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Ryan Berg

I write a blog, link to interesting sites, update statuses, and work on fun projects. More about me.

I am a user experience designer in New York, NY. I also do freelance web design and development.

My favorite driving shoes on, music booming, and I'm out wasting gas heading nowhere in particular.

August 1st 2009, 2:31 p.m.

@retlehs the beauty is the lack of a plan :-)

August 1st 2009, 2:45 p.m.

Home after taking an exhilarating drive in the now-dirty from gravel roads GTI. I love how pretty the area surrounding Knoxville is.

August 1st 2009, 6:44 p.m.

There was an earthquake in SE Tennessee today? http://bit.ly/4zWn0x I didn't feel it here in Knoxville.

August 1st 2009, 6:50 p.m.

It's days like today that remind me I could have a lot of fun with a DSLR.

August 1st 2009, 7:11 p.m.

Painful: http://ee.usatoday.com/sample/ At least NYT tried to innovate with Times Reader and provide a decent UX. (RT @nathanborror)

August 3rd 2009, 11:51 a.m.

@mock I had more faith in my coworkers' respect for a communication channel that is a component of my professional image.

August 3rd 2009, 1:55 p.m.

I'm a sucker for sexy cars http://bit.ly/10UxiV

August 3rd 2009, 2:03 p.m.

@ericmoritz That car is awesome in its presence alone, regardless of aesthetic approval. My tweet was more referring to that entire gallery

August 3rd 2009, 3:01 p.m.

Wondering what my MacBook Pro's fan is so worked up about.

August 4th 2009, 12:13 a.m.

@logancollins I'm digging the concept. But the dark desk may not work well when smaller in the dock. Consider a brighter desk, maybe wood?

August 4th 2009, 11:28 a.m.

Dear Firefox: When idle, you should not be consuming ~100% of CPU time. Quit it.

August 4th 2009, 11:25 a.m.

@ericmoritz I believe it was the "Digital Media Communications" widget on http://knoxnews.com, actually.

August 4th 2009, 12:04 p.m.

When it rais in Knoxville, it pours. Literally. Then it hails a bit and I see power equipment blowing up and seek shelter asap

August 4th 2009, 6:13 p.m.

Excited to see Chicago Tribune's new look. Existing http://chicagotribune.com has many shortcomings and few bright spots.

August 5th 2009, 1:22 p.m.

Checking out the new http://chicagotribune.com - First impression is it's a big step up. Will have to let it settle a bit to fully evaluate.

August 5th 2009, 9:03 p.m.

To clarify a bit: the layout/hierarchy of new http://chicagotribune.com is a huge step forward. Individual design elements come across as messy

August 5th 2009, 9:11 p.m.

@dannydb Basically lots of rough edges at launch. A successful step in the right direction nonetheless.

August 5th 2009, 9:33 p.m.

@dannydb navigation does a poor job of retaining state while mousing from one level to the next and across the page ie sports -&gt; white sox

August 5th 2009, 9:32 p.m.

@dannydb Font sizes, padding, etc come across as haphazard not intentional. Sidebars and inlines run into one another...

August 5th 2009, 9:31 p.m.

Dear Comcast, When I typed a wrong URL, I did NOT ask you to perform a comcast-branded, comcast ad-filled search. Not fucking cool.

August 5th 2009, 9:53 p.m.

@Gulopine I never saw an email (don't even know what my comcast address is) and can not find any optout on comcast's site. Not fucking cool.

August 5th 2009, 10:10 p.m.

@Gulopine I figured there might be one there - but really didn't want to go back. Thanks.

August 5th 2009, 10:22 p.m.

@Gulopine Comcast requires my comcast email addy to opt out of this DNS bullshit. I've never used it, I don't know it, it's not on my bill.

August 5th 2009, 10:28 p.m.

@Gulopine Apparently I can't read so good. I saw "A http://comcast.net email address is..." then "Why do we need this?... authenticate/confirm"

August 5th 2009, 11:09 p.m.

@Gulopine Wise words, sir.

August 5th 2009, 11:18 p.m.

@jlivingood Thank you. I think the "Customer" email address label threw me off too. "An email address for confirmation" might be clearer.

August 5th 2009, 11:45 p.m.

Done wireframing for the night. I love the initial sketching phase, it's so full of possibility and free from technical restrictions.

August 6th 2009, 2:15 a.m.

@logancollins Agreed. My ISP has no business injecting content into my browser. Next step, sponsored suggestions after dialing wrong # ?

August 6th 2009, 2:40 a.m.

@jlivingood Thank you, that's good to hear. I still feel the DNS hijacking is disturbing. More "Domain Violator" than "Domain Helper"

August 6th 2009, 10:54 a.m.

@joshuabickel You're approaching my neck of the woods (Knoxville). Where are you headed?

August 6th 2009, 3:16 p.m.

@almcafee That's really not fair. Cool Kids aren't coming within a thousand miles of Knoxville. Have fun!

August 9th 2009, 12:32 p.m.

Heading to the pool with my Moleskine for some brainstorming.

August 9th 2009, 2:39 p.m.

Trying to finish up some freelance bits so I can get a couple minutes of sleep before work.

August 10th 2009, 12:54 a.m.

@chrisodonnell It's really really freaking easy to use Django on WebFaction. https://djangofriendly.com/hosts/webfaction/

August 10th 2009, 1:20 a.m.

@chrisodonnell Thanks! Glad you like CSS Prism, and good luck with WebFaction and Django.

August 10th 2009, 2:03 a.m.

@chrisodonnell Switched to mod_wsgi a while back, with Apache running several virtual servers per WebFaction Django app.

August 10th 2009, 9:59 a.m.

CSS Prism got a mention in today's Smashing Magazine article, under CSS Tools. http://bit.ly/9lbHI . Thanks @smashingmag!

August 10th 2009, 10:18 a.m.

@jabraha7 Was Last week the Maccabi games?

@dannydb navigation does a poor job of retaining state while mousing from one level to the next and across the page ie sports -> white sox

I <3 Chicago http://twitpic.com/e65ys