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Bluejacking could be a meme in the making, though the website the article links to appears nonexistent. It’s the “sport” of finding nearby mobile devices with an open, unsecured Bluetooth connection and sending the unsuspecting owner messages (”what’s that you’re drinking?”). Something about having control of your device wrested from you seems like such a significant moment; imagine if your cursor moved right now across the screen like it was an ouja board.

I’ve been thinking about other significant moments recently. I think another one is the first time a person does a Google search of their own name. Seeing the search results and realizing the persistent and uncontrollable data traces that show like smudges across the internet must provoke some interesting impressions from a person at that moment. I don’t remember what I felt when I realized I could search the internet about myself.

My friend tells me I don’t post here often enough. I should be highlighting my thesis as it develops, but it’s anxiety-inducing to post on something I’m still mucking around in. Things are just beginning to solidify, so I’ll post more.

Also, I’ve got mess of good quotes I’ve pulled from a number of places - articles, books, other websites. I’ll start posting them occasionally, beginning with the ones on design. If it’s a quote from your website, then my thanks.

Notes from the annual conference. Looks like I picked the wrong conference to miss - lots of great speakers.

From InfoDesign

Brenda Laurel is editing a book called Design Research that’s coming out in December. Looks like an interesting mix of contributors - you don’t often see Darrel Rhea (weblog) and Eric Zimmerman both writing under the same cover.