Posts by Ron Severdia
If you're not familiar with his "Izanami" yacht cruising Bay Area waters you should be.
Just reviewed a product with 37 buttons on one screen. Sometimes I want to mail designers a copy of Dieter Rams’ principles with “Less, But Better” highlighted.
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Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in San Francisco.
So said that this guy left us today. I took this photo when working with him on The Doors—he rarely broke character when the cameras weren't on.
Both—and the cowards haven't figured out you don't have to be both.
The Falstaff Awards honor excellence in #Shakespeare each year. 2024 is now live...
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Just a refresher...
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🎭 Become a Shakespeare Pro! 🎭
A special walkthrough of the Shakespeare Pro app with @stephenfry.bsky.social to help you navigate the works, uncover hidden textual insights, & even prepare scripts for performances—all with Fry’s signature charm and wit.
👉 Watch: youtu.be/4qleL138Hsw
#Shakespeare
@usabilitycounts.bsky.social Great idea! Please add me. :)
For some, it's because of ego—they think they know better. Or worse—their manager does because they cling to anecdotal information or only serve the "squeakiest wheel".
While @bookshop-org.bsky.social supporting independent booksellers is a good first step, it won't have a lasting impact until they get rid of DRM altogether.
It's painful to watch a movie that's trying sooo hard to be something it isn't—and the harder it tries, the less it succeeds. Such a film was Section 31.
Today's quote of the day from the #Shakespeare app...
The new season of The Repair Shop just started. Catch up on older episodes if you haven’t seen it before.
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I wish I could create Feeds and Lists on @bsky.app but, alas, not possible.
cc @support.bsky.team
New voodoo.
I've seen a lot of #Shakespeare First Folios over the years—even held a few in my own hands. Every one of them has given me goosebumps—not because it's a $10 million dollar book, but because it's an amazing relic emblematic of an era that literally transformed the world we live in. Here's number 50.
One more #Shakespeare update before the holidays. Get it while it's hot...
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Better UX on Mac and mobile.
Sad to say, but Branagh's #KingLear at the Shed doesn't live up to his track record—feels like he's just checking the box on a bucket list of major #Shakespeare roles he wanted to tackle.
The Supreme Court actually is a real tragedy right now, but this is the cherry on top...
#shakespeare #allarepunished
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Did #Marvel just buy #Paramount? This is pretty far afield of the prime directive and core #StarTrek...
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This will be amazing—a brilliantly edited trailer and shot on iPhone. If you haven't seen it yet, watch the first 2002 film, which was shot on a DV camera—another groundbreaking achievement.
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OK so @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and @gregproops.bsky.social are here. So it's legit. 🚀
When does this place pick up? 🚀
#twitterexodus #twitterrefugee
Having the #Shakespeare app is like having the folio in your hands.
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