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Boston Review — Deborah M. Gordon: Colonial Studies Understanding how ant colonies actually function means that we have to abandon explanations based on central control. (tags: biology brain complexity insects ants networks systems)

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Label Placement in Austrian Forms, with Some Lessons for English Forms :: UXmatters tl;dr Plaats labels dicht bij velden in forms. Boven of onder maakt niet uit. (tags: design form patterns usability)

Wonderwall Totally useless. Still, totally cool. (tags: interactive navigation ui inspiration)

’My Brother, Borat’ – Video Feature – NYTimes.com Cliff Levy attempts to decipher a Kazakh director’s response to the film that many in the country considered an affront to the national character. (tags: film nytimes)

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The Age of Uncertainty: Sir Philip Gibbs It is hard to convey how famous Philip Gibbs was. To call him the David Frost of his day would be an insult, as Gibbs comes across as a far greater man, whose integrity wasn't compromised by ambition or success. (tags: biography journalism toread)

DarkPatterns.org This pattern library is dedicated to Dark Patterns: user interfaces that have been designed to trick users into doing things they wouldn’t otherwise have done. (tags: design ui ux usability patterns)