Apple Camera?

I, for one, would love to see Apple develop an iPhone 7P. The “P” is for photography. Add back 2mm to the device’s profile, which would enable a larger battery, and install an even better camera (bigger lens, bigger sensor) for people who love photography. I would easily pay a $100 premium for the specialized device. I have to think they would sell more of these than the iPhone 6c.
The One Thing Apple Understands is Photography
plus 5 reasons Apple should make a professional camera

An European alternative to Soylent:

Update, 1 month later: I could not get used to the taste. And I’m sorry about that, the prospect was extremely appealing 🙁

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Security Keys

With 2-Step Verification, Google requires something you know (your password) and something you have (like your phone) to sign in. Google sends a verification code to your phone when you try to sign in to confirm it’s you. However, sophisticated attackers could set up lookalike sites that ask you to provide your verification codes to them, instead of Google. Security Key offers better protection against this kind of attack, because it uses cryptography instead of verification codes and automatically works only with the website it’s supposed to work with.
Using Security Key for 2-Step Verification

A few notes about security keys in general and YubiKey in particular:
– the security keys do not need batteries or mobile connectivity (as the cell phones receiving security codes)
– full YubiKey product lineup
– the blue YubiKey implements the U2F standard and works with GMail, Dropbox and GitHub
– the most expensive YubiKey version works also via NFC with the supported devices
– the other ones must rely on a recent Chrome version and on a device with an USB port
– if the security key is not available, the normal security codes (received on cell phones) still work

YNWA

We heard the news today, oh boy! All the best at The Kop, Jürgen Klopp! All the best at @LFC! #klopplfc pic.twitter.com/2vAvY4Hc4F

— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) October 8, 2015

Since reading Designing for emotion I’ve been paying attention to the emotional component of the web. Most of the times it’s not present, some other times is very visible, and in some cases, it’s hidden. The people at Balsamiq Floris Dekker created LittleBigDetails.org – a place where they collect the small, hidden, fascinating details that contribute to a great user experience. One of the latest impressive things I found there is the float label pattern – that changes the placeholder to a label on focus (initial idea from @mds, see demo).

Back to the little big details, I started to see them myself. For now, here are two:

1. Flickr link to jobs page

If you view source you’ll see an ASCII text logo and a link to the flick jobs page: “You’re reading. We’re hiring. https://flickr.com/jobs/”

2. Hidden swoosh in dutch football shirt crest

The Netherlands football kit designed by Nike feature a lion crest with the tongue forming a subtle Nike swoosh. The new lion is present on both home and away kits, and the lion head is quite different from the KNVB (Dutch Fooball Federation) logo:

The lion has has been a focal point of the Dutch kits for more than 100 years, appearing in both black and white over the decades. Recently, the KNVB crest had portrayed just the head of the lion with a crown over it. Nike have changed that with a “rampant” lion that is white and enlarged, taking a very prominent spot on the shirt and immediately drawing the viewer’s eye to it.
– sbnation.com