Compare and contrast

Compare. Suburbs built on top of military/industrial complexes - intriguing yet awful. Quirky and cute - people re-enacting Far Side comics.

Contrast. Assaf Arkin notes that the current recession may bring us more apps that put function over form. Hopefully this means we won’t hear about Rich Internet Apps (blech!) for a while. On the other hand, hopefully we will see more apps that leverage game mechanics.