<p>So many late nights this week watching basketball and working on a freelance project. Lots of good things to read this week:</p>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.cssglobe.com/post/1446/5-most-common-web-standards-misconceptions">5 Most Common Web Standards Misconceptions</a>
<p>I love the first item: <strong>Web Standards = Validation</strong>. Just because your site is valid, that doesn’t mean it’s not crap.</p>
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<li><a href="http://psdtuts.com/articles/core-principles-for-rapidly-attaining-creative-flow/">Core Principles for Rapidly Attaining Creative Flow</a>
<p>Some simple techniques for achieving “a state of focused concentration”. I find it hard to stay focused some times; I need to try some of these.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.alistapart.com/issues/255">A List Apart: Issue 255</a>
<p>As usual, A List Apart delivers two solid articles: <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/findabilityorphan">Findability, Orphan of the Web Design Industry</a> and <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/signupforms">Sign Up Forms Must Die</a>. While I don’t really agree with the thought that all Sign Up Forms Must Die, I think Luke Wroblewski brings up a lot of interesting points.</p>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/24/the-secret-to-googles-success-free-beer-and-sushi/">The Secret To Google’s Success: Free Beer And Sushi</a>
<p>So you’re telling me that I just have to tell my job that I will work better with beer and sushi? Yeah, I’m sure that would fly.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.simplebits.com/notebook/2008/03/25/ie8.html">Decision or Bug?</a>
<p>Can you imagine actually being able to use pixels for font size? I guess we can dream.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/26/grid-based-design-six-creative-column-techniques/">Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques</a>
<p>Six creative techniques for making your grid design extra special.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.digital-web.com/articles/ten_tips_for_email_campaigns/">10 Tips For Your First Email Campaign</a>
<p>Ugh, just thinking about HTML emails makes me want to cry. At least this article discusses the non-design factors when preparing a campaign.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.airbagindustries.com/archives/airbag/farnsworth.php">Farnsworth.</a>
<p>Wow, they call all of their clients every week? That’s pretty awesome.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/webapps/the-thrill-of-launch">The thrill of launch</a>
<p>This is a great article for two reasons:</p>
<ol><li>It was really interesting to read about the hectic day that <a href="http://clickpass.com/">Clickpass</a> had leading up to their launch. (I know the feeling)</li>
<li>I think that OpenID is going to be really important this year. With services like Clickpass making it easier for developers to add OpenID to their sites, I am hoping that OpenID will really take off this year.</li>
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