Brief explanation.
I have (possibly) overused the “Patent pending. Patent pending. Patent pending,” gag in recent posts.
This line actually comes from Simpsons epsiode CABF05 in which Homer “invents” the Spine-O-Cylinder. (Homer: “Not trash can, son — Dr. Homer’s Miracle Spine-O-Cylinder! [protectively] Patent pending.”)
I have no idea how to navigate the elliptical process […]
Mmmm… Great tag line for a business:
“We’re not focused on making money, we’re focused on making customers.”
Thankyouthankyou.
A focus on customers is a good thing from a customer point-of-view, and the tag line is just vague enough to sound good without really saying anything. That said, I wish more companies would adopt this tag […]
Egads! I did a search on All the Web for “fajalar.” Most of the hits are on SvN, but a couple of blasts-from-the-past came up. The log of the High Reaches Weyr hatching that took place on March 23, 1994. This was back when I was completely addicted to MUSHing, which […]
This may have been said before, but I have been thinking that usability needs a tag line (like Usability II: This time it’s personal). I have been toying with clever ways to say something about usability or UCD. But it finally hit me today.
“It’s not about us-ability, it’s about you-sability.”
Clever! Consice! […]
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