Things that are the new black

Since this link is just to a page with a bunch of links on the theme of "the new black" I might as well link to some of the highlights:

• "The threat level remains at gray."
• Horror flicks - Why blood is the new black
• "I know anal sex is the new black, because my bloody mother just rang to talk about it."
• Minimalism is the new black, which is all well and good for corporate design, but I'd really like to see more texture, color, and just more life in people's personal work. I guess a lot of that has to do with not separating the professional portfolio from the personal site forcing the look and feel of one's weblog to sell itself to potential clients / employers.
• Duct tape accessories are the new black. I met my best friend from middle school when he was visiting Hampshire for an ultimate frisbee tournament. He had made his wallet out of duct tape. Not some elongated pouch folded in half, but a fully articulated functional wallet. I had made my wallet (that I still use) out of leather.
• Pirates are the new black. This one's for Cybil.
• Outsourcing is the New Black Fuck this. I really hope that the law goes into effect taxing the import of intellectual property making it more expensive to send all your code work to India. Quality of product is the most important thing to me, so I believe that if there is enough work to merit it the best thing for a company to do is to have an in house team that really understands the needs of the company and is held fucking accountable if they do shit work. Of course if your in house team is your secretary using frontpage then by all means outsource away. I guess the bottom line is quality, and there is just an awful lot of shit work being done and a lot of it is outsourced without the vendor being held accountable for their inaptitude. That's what gets me all riled up.