(This post was part of an elaborate April Fools prank. Dan Cedarholm reacted graciously. Thanks to the many many people who participated! Cheers!)

There’s been a lot of noise on the internet lately about people stealing other people’s ideas. Most of it has left me rolling my eyes, and thinking “Come on. Are designers supposed to come up with something new every time we design something?” I mean, sometimes we’re super busy, or the NCAA finals are on, or our client just really likes Joyent’s website. Should designers miss out on life because we’re stuck at our keyboards trying to do something “original” (with air quotes)? Well, that all changed this morning…

I woke up today and discovered MY new identity had been stolen by no fewer than 10 (Ten) reputable designers and developers, some of whom I’d actually considered “friends” (more air quotes).

The following people are no longer invited to my… ...(more)