"This term, which came originally from shipbuilding, now refers to the geometrical representation of all the vehicle's interior and exterior surfaces that are visible to the customer - taking all technical and formal aesthetic requirements into account. The 'Strake' therefore embodies the core competence for the finest surface finishes and the associated quality."
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Developing the Audi Q7
Kevin Fox of Gmail & FriendFeed on User Experience Design
Moleskine, Fireworks, Carnegie Mellon, Yahoo, HCI, Powerbook, Boing Boing, Flickr, Microsoft Office, SXSW, and many other words make appearances in this interesting interview.
IT Martini
The co-founder of this new event sent me some invites. It looks like it could be fun - drop me a line if you think you might want to attend.
Log into OpenID sites using your own URL
I’m still torn on the whole OpenID thing, although it’s darn handy for tying all of my Basecamp, Backpack, and Highrise accounts together. However, this is a handy tip for using your own URL for your ID while allowing you to change your OpenID provider seamlessly.