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I'm interested in and write about a wide variety of topics - economics, psychology, marketing, music, etc. I prefer writing long articles to short posts and don't update very often.

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Design, UI, usability....


Color Theory

09/14/04
Red, Yellow and Blue are not the primary colors! Crayola lied to us, and through a systematic perpetuation of the lie from grade school art teachers, we've been deceived into believing this. It's a conspiracy!

Amazon Real Name Badge

07/23/04
Amazon takes a bold step towards fixing their flawed & exploitable review system.

The BN saga continues...

08/01/02
Apparently the mantle of finding flaws in BN.com has been passed on.

My 15 Minutes of Fame (Wired.com, BN.com)

07/28/02
Just a quick link to an article in Wired.com that features yours truly. http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,53942,00.html

Fraud?

07/12/02
Today I was informed that my debit card was flagged for potential fraudulent activity.

More BN.com Things

07/11/02
The problem is more serious than I initially thought.

Protecting Yourself From BN.com Flaw

07/09/02
Answering some questions people have been asking me about the BN.com security flaw I stumbled on.

BarnesAndNoble.com Security Flaw

07/09/02
How I accidentally discovered some cracks in BarnesAndNoble.com's security, or How to hack BN.com in 1 easy step.

Barnes & Noble dot com Woes

07/08/02
By changing a minor item in my profile, I've managed to erase all of my history with Barnes & Noble. How Interesting.

Amazon Usability on the Decline, Western Civilization Soon To Follow

04/27/02
Amazon.com's usability is on the decline. It seems like their quality control has gone down the tubes. I realize that they're under a lot of pressure to turn a profit and are reworking their business model, but it's sad to see usability on Amazon.com suffer.

Why I don't like the Inductive user interface

04/27/02
A number of posts on the Joel on Software Forum about why I don't like the Inductive User Interface, edited for my site.


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