Do you ever picture Bill Gates laughing when you have to go back and “fix” and otherwise perfectly semantically built layout to make it work in Internet Explorer?
I realized tonight that I do, and that it’s one specific scene that comes to mind, this one:
I’m not entirely sure what Steve has to do with anything, but certainly there’s some evil he’s perpetrated recently that was worth a chuckle.
…with laundry.
Whether it’s organizing Westboro Baptist Church counter protests or the constant harassment of Justin Bieber, it’s becoming evident that the internet sub-culture is having a growing impact on the world.
Today we learned the company that owns Reddit, Conde Nast, has taken a stance against profiting on ads placed by groups that support California’s Prop. 19. As a backlash, Reddit readers are submitting images, text and stories in mass promoting the new bill and subsequently voting to increase their popularity (and as a result, visibility). I can only imagine how much more pro-marijuana imagery and content there is now than if they had let the ads run; though, now the press is free.
The internet generation is growing up, and it’s only a matter of time before we are in a position to use this unity and intelligence as a force for positive change (oh, and the occasional prank).
I was very surprised to finally see a voicemail today that was transcribed perfectly. Perhaps they are continuing to improve the algorithms? It was only two days ago that the phrase “I came across dot cripple death” was included as part of a message in my inbox. A little disconcerting, really, like some sort of morbid new web protocol.
My name is Justin Winslow and I currently reside in Austin, TX.
By day I work for the design/development firm responsible for all web activity for the state of Texas, by night I am an aspiring musician and freelance designer.
If you would like to get in touch with me please use the contact form on my portfolio site, jwindesign.com.