03 December 2009

And in sports news today...

From today's NYTimes:

N.F.L. Sets New Guidelines on Concussions

A new rule will bar pro football players who show major signs of head injuries from returning to games. [...]

Wait -- what?

They're just now figuring this out?


And they have to make a rule about it?

Just because you can doesn't mean you should

From Scott Berkun, on the use of animations in PowerPoint:
Animations are almost always a distraction If I’m telling a story you care about, I don’t need to animate a thing, the story animates enough. When you asked your spouse to marry you, did you need flyouts and animations? No. The content was interesting enough all on its own.
'Nuff said.