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What the hell are these things, and why are they in your phone?


Short answer? Japanese]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="https://m.signalvnoise.com/how-to-launch-software-changes-without-pissing-people-off-cf79dce64630">
    <title>How to launch software changes without pissing people off</title>
    <dc:date>2017-04-04T10:22:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://m.signalvnoise.com/how-to-launch-software-changes-without-pissing-people-off-cf79dce64630</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Don’t bother pre-announcing changes.
You might think it’d be helpful to warn everyone before a big launch, like…
In three weeks, this website will be totally unrecognizable. You’ll have to figure everything out from scratch, but we think the new one is nicer. Enjoy!
…but what good does that do? Maybe the advance notice dulls the shock, but the customer can’t act on this information. They have to wait to be interrupted again later by the actual change.
This only prolongs the anxiety, with very little upside. It’s better to focus energy on the transition instead—make it so smooth that there’s no need for a pre-announcement.
Explain what’s different.
It’s bad enough to be forced into an update you didn’t agree to, but it’s even worse if you have no idea what happened or why things changed.
Make sure you have a way to introduce and explain what’s new when you launch, either via in-app announcements, a mailing list, a blog, or whatever method you have to communicate with customers.
People may not like the changes, but at least they won’t be blindsided. It’s the courteous thing to do.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ux design communication customers</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="http://plainenglish.co.uk/files/alternative.pdf">
    <title>The A to Z of alternative words</title>
    <dc:date>2016-07-05T14:37:59+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://plainenglish.co.uk/files/alternative.pdf</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>writing english communication simplicity clarity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:3d074d645365/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/07/how-7-news-organizations-are-using-slack-to-work-better-and-differently/">
    <title>How 7 news organizations are using Slack to work better and differently » Nieman Journalism Lab</title>
    <dc:date>2015-07-31T19:09:24+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/07/how-7-news-organizations-are-using-slack-to-work-better-and-differently/</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>technology internet communication slack collaboration agency</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:e0f2639fce85/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.quora.com/Twitter-in-2015/Hashtags-are-out-of-favor-on-Twitter-right-What-about-using-names-in-your-tweets-when-referring-to-well-known-people-or-companies/answer/Mills-Baker">
    <title>Mills Baker's answer to Twitter in 2015: Hashtags are out of favor on Twitter, right? What about using @names in your tweets when referring to well-known people or companies? - Quora</title>
    <dc:date>2015-02-16T17:16:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.quora.com/Twitter-in-2015/Hashtags-are-out-of-favor-on-Twitter-right-What-about-using-names-in-your-tweets-when-referring-to-well-known-people-or-companies/answer/Mills-Baker</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>technology internet twitter hashtags communication social</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:9744559d5fae/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html">
    <title>The Rapid Evolution of Emoji, a Wordless Tongue -- NYMag</title>
    <dc:date>2014-11-17T13:08:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>society culture linguistics emoji communication</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:60a8dfa7d349/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://gist.github.com/stoutbeard/4158578">
    <title>Mathematics: What do grad students in math do all day?</title>
    <dc:date>2013-03-18T15:41:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://gist.github.com/stoutbeard/4158578</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>communication education mathematics academia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/12/web-discussions-flat-by-design.html">
    <title>Coding Horror: Web Discussions: Flat by Design</title>
    <dc:date>2013-01-16T10:19:26+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/12/web-discussions-flat-by-design.html</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>design communication commenting</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:1f00b379e547/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v3/n9/full/nchem.1094.html#/challenges-in-communicating-chemistry">
    <title>Communicating chemistry for public engagement : Nature Chemistry : Nature Publishing Group</title>
    <dc:date>2012-02-05T20:40:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v3/n9/full/nchem.1094.html#/challenges-in-communicating-chemistry</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>science chemistry communication public understanding engagement</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://instapaper.com/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:0ca8b44a9ba1/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.josscrowcroft.com/2011/random/death-to-the-noreply-mailbox/">
    <title>Death to the ‘noreply’ mailbox - Joss Crowcroft</title>
    <dc:date>2011-09-19T09:46:25+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.josscrowcroft.com/2011/random/death-to-the-noreply-mailbox/</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hey asshole, what if I want to reply? It astounds me that in 2011, startups and companies are sending out automated emails with noreply email addresses. It basically says to the recipient:

“I’m not interested in hearing from you by email, regardless of whether email is better or easier for you. I just don’t respect you enough to take the risk that a dozen people might reply and insult me.”]]></description>
<dc:subject>email communication noreply conversation</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:b91411ef53a5/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/t:noreply"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/t:conversation"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/susanorlean/2010/06/hash.html">
    <title>Free Range: Hash : The New Yorker</title>
    <dc:date>2011-09-06T08:36:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/susanorlean/2010/06/hash.html</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sneakiest way to use a hashtag is to set apart a word or phrase or name in your tweet and make it look like you very accidentally blurted it out, which is an extension of the muttered-into-a-handkerchief usage, but with a slight Freudian twist. Here, the hashtag is like a bit of chicken wire between what you are consciously and deliberately saying, and what just happened to slip out, especially useful when you are making a comment and pretending that you absolutely, positively will not name names, and then, whoops, it just came tumbling out. A hashtag is not a secure perimeter, after all! Just look at how holey a hashtag is—it’s only chicken wire, and sometimes things—bad things, names and particulars, details, information, those sorts of things—do manage to make it through. To wit:

“I just made out with your husband! #kidding #hewishes #likeIwouldadmititanyway #ToddPalin”

Amazing how rich and complex 140 characters with a few symbols thrown in can be.]]></description>
<dc:subject>hashtags irony punctuation via:robertogreco communication</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:3aa0dafc45ab/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/t:irony"/>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/t:via:robertogreco"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://phildearson.com/what-is-digital">
    <title>What is digital? - Baritone English Villain</title>
    <dc:date>2011-04-12T14:00:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://phildearson.com/what-is-digital</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When you have transactions, content and conversation passing through the network of connections at the volume and speed we see today, what we're really talking about is culture. Digital is not a line in the media budget. It's not a "microsite". It's not an iPhone app. It's not a channel. Digital is culture.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>digital phildearson technology communication</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:cfd2f33da7f3/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/t:phildearson"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marshall-McLuhan-Know-Nothing-Work/dp/1935633163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8">
    <title>Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!: Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Coupland: Books</title>
    <dc:date>2011-02-19T15:30:12+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marshall-McLuhan-Know-Nothing-Work/dp/1935633163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><dc:subject>marshalmcluhan douglascoupland media communication books biography</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:d8ee340c7324/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog/yes-50-scientifically-proven-ways-to-be-persuasive">
    <title>Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive « alex.moskalyuk</title>
    <dc:date>2011-02-05T15:26:58+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog/yes-50-scientifically-proven-ways-to-be-persuasive</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[50 scientifically proven ways constitute 50 chapters of the book, longest of which take 7 pages. The authors take the position that persuasion is a science, not art, hence with the right approach anybody can become the master in the skill of persuasion. So, what are the 50 ways?]]></description>
<dc:subject>psychology marketing persuasion communication business advertising</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:2e94bceb7e47/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://discovermagazine.com/1997/nov/quantumhoneybees1263">
    <title>Quantum Honeybees | Animal Intelligence | DISCOVER Magazine</title>
    <dc:date>2011-01-09T14:44:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://discovermagazine.com/1997/nov/quantumhoneybees1263</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How could bees of little brain come up with anything as complex as a dance language? The answer could lie not in biology but in six-dimensional math and the bizarre world of quantum mechanics.]]></description>
<dc:subject>science physics biology communication mathematics bees</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:14a30b503e6a/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://reason.com/archives/2010/10/28/by-the-book">
    <title>By the Book - Reason Magazine</title>
    <dc:date>2010-12-30T18:18:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://reason.com/archives/2010/10/28/by-the-book</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first phone book, published by the New Haven District Telephone Company in New Haven, Connecticut, appeared in February 1878. It contained 50 entries, a mix of individuals, government services, clubs, and most of all commercial enterprises. Phone numbers didn’t exist yet--at that point, if you had a phone, the operator at your local exchange knew who you were.]]></description>
<dc:subject>history technology information books innovation communication telephone phonebook</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/10/dont-take-no-for-an-answer.php">
    <title>Don’t Take No For An Answer — PsyBlog</title>
    <dc:date>2010-12-30T10:35:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/10/dont-take-no-for-an-answer.php</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The key is transforming the 'no' from a flat refusal into an obstacle to be surmounted. If you can deal with the obstacle, the theory goes, your request is more likely to be granted.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>psychology negotiation communication research management influencing yes</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:a9362a7e2219/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/1574845504/i-saw-this-a-few-weeks-ago-at-powells-im">
    <title>Frank Chimero</title>
    <dc:date>2010-12-04T16:11:36+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/1574845504/i-saw-this-a-few-weeks-ago-at-powells-im</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Typography belongs to the people. Typography does not belong to graphic designers. Visual communication, like verbal communication belongs to all. Just as we are all free to speak, we should all be allowed to communicate graphically. Trained designers are not the only ones who have earned the right to do so. Designers who stand in opposition to such “untrained” communication stand in the way of democracy and the right to speak our minds.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>design education typography communication</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:coldbrain/b:faed118ec9da/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://lifehacker.com/5673311/how-to-write-concise-effective-complaints-when-companies-piss-you-off">
    <title>Use This Template to Write Concise, Effective Complaints When Companies Piss You Off</title>
    <dc:date>2010-11-20T16:05:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://lifehacker.com/5673311/how-to-write-concise-effective-complaints-when-companies-piss-you-off</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some companies want you to have a good experience and others couldn't care less, but either way you're bound to have a bad experience now and again. Here's how to approach the problem calmly and write an effective complaint.
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    <dc:date>2010-11-20T15:52:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.believermag.com/issues/200311/?read=interview_wallace</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“MY OWN PLAN FOR THE COMING FOURTEEN MONTHS IS TO KNOCK ON DOORS AND STUFF ENVELOPES. MAYBE EVEN TO WEAR A BUTTON. TO TRY TO ACCRETE WITH OTHERS INTO A DEMOGRAPHICALLY SIGNIFICANT MASS. TO TRY EXTRA HARD TO EXERCISE PATIENCE, POLITENESS, AND IMAGINATION ON THOSE WITH WHOM I DISAGREE. ALSO TO FLOSS MORE.”
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<item rdf:about="http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/cable_ready/">
    <title>A Thread Across the Ocean - John Steele Gordon - Cyrus Field transatlantic cable - History - Failure magazine |</title>
    <dc:date>2010-10-23T13:47:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/cable_ready/</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In today’s era of high-speed communications and global connectivity it’s difficult to imagine a time when news traveled no faster than it could be delivered in person. After all, a message can now be sent around the world in less time than it takes to read this sentence. But as late as the 1860s the only way to transmit information across oceans was by ship, which meant weeks of lag time between sender and receiver. Naturally, the completion of the first sustainable transatlantic telegraph line (1866) redefined international communications—literally overnight. But like many so-called overnight sensations, the transatlantic cable was years in the making—twelve years to be exact. It took five attempts, the largest ship in the world and millions of dollars of capital to overcome the long list of catastrophes and human errors that plagued the project.
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<item rdf:about="http://unsuck-it.com/">
    <title>Unsuck It</title>
    <dc:date>2010-09-11T14:38:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://unsuck-it.com/</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What terrible business jargon do you need unsucked?
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    <title>russell davies: how to be interesting</title>
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    <link>http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2006/11/how_to_be_inter.html</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2010/05/experiments_in.php">
    <title>Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: Experiments in delinkification</title>
    <dc:date>2010-08-03T17:44:35+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2010/05/experiments_in.php</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A few years back, my friend Steve Gillmor, the long-time technology writer and blogger, went on a crusade against the hyperlink. He stopped putting links into his posts and other online writings. I could never quite understand his motivation, and the whole effort struck me as quixotic and silly. I mean, wasn't the hyperlink the formative technology of the entire World Wide Web? Wasn't the Web a hypermedia system, for crying out loud?
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<item rdf:about="http://www.good.is/post/the-very-long-history-of-emoticons/">
    <title>The Very Long History of Emoticons - Signatures - GOOD</title>
    <dc:date>2010-08-03T17:33:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.good.is/post/the-very-long-history-of-emoticons/</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A punctuation purist would claim that emoticons are debased ways to signal tone and voice, something a good writer should be able to indicate with words. But the contrary is true: The history of punctuation is precisely the history of using symbols to denote tone and voice. Seen in this way, emoticons are simply the latest comma or quotation mark. And despite the oft-repeated story that Carnegie Mellon professor Scott Fahlman invented the smiley and the frown face all the way back in 1982, the history of emoticons goes back much further.
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<item rdf:about="http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/1225/elements-of-twitter-style/">
    <title>Red Sweater Blog – Elements Of Twitter Style</title>
    <dc:date>2010-05-29T18:16:26+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/1225/elements-of-twitter-style/</link>
    <dc:creator>coldbrain</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This did the rounds a month or so ago - a few interesting ideas about Twitter best practices.
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