Flyover | St. Roth, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Sep 2008

Style | Old Town, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Sep 2008

Unrelated: Why People Pirate Stuff

Why do people pirate inexpensive digital goods? Why steal candy? This was the question game developer Cliff Harris asked the online world.

He found patterns in the replies that surprised him. Chief among them was the common feeling that his games (and games in general) were overpriced for what buyers got — even at $20. Secondly, anything that made purchasing and starting to play difficult — like copy protection, DRM, two-step online purchasing routines — anything at all standing between the impulse to play and playing in the game itself was seen as a legitimate signal to take the free route. Harris also noted that ideological reasons (rants against capitalism, intellectual property, the man, or wanting to be outlaw) were a decided minority. via kottke.org

Unrelated: 37 Signals: There’s no shame in looking good

Aesthetics is a feature in itself. One that I — and most the rest of the human race — is perfectly willing to let trump other functionality.

Unrelated: Ever wonder what I read every day? Instead of burdening you with the complete list, I’ve picked out my favorite websites and setup an OPML file for you to import into your RSS reader. Click here to download the file.

Don’t know what OPML or RSS are? Then don’t worry about it…