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by Nekojoe 16y ago
You can generally get cheap buckets of Lego at people's yard sales, eBay, etc... The good thing about Lego is that it ages well, The bricks don't become obsolete. For more specific parts you could try BrickLink - http://www.bricklink.com/
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A journey into sound - Building a phonograph(news.bbc.co.uk)
1 points by Nekojoe 16y ago|0 comments
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
I agree, it's a sensible guideline, but he would be critical of websites that don't follow this guideline. It's good to be consistent. But lots of sites now have an colour scheme that makes it clear which links are visited and which ones ar
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
I used to read a lot of Jakob Nielsen's writing, on his website and books. I don't read his work so much now because I find what he says tends to be too conservative. He tends to be too strict with guidelines. For years he insisted that all
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Facebook is a major influence on girls(news.bbc.co.uk)
3 points by Nekojoe 16y ago|0 comments
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
For something like that, it's best to read PPK's excellent Quirks Mode site - http://www.quirksmode.org/compatibility.html
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
This is a dupe of yesterday's story - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1342748
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
I agree with this. Each platform can be completely different. Banks often have their own internal platforms too. Some are even set to trade in millions by default. So when you enter an order for 15 shares, you're really buy 15 million share
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
Stuff like this does happen now and again. One example is putting the wrong value in the wrong fields - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4512962.stm In the above case the trader got the price and number of share fields confused.
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
Yes, but rather than him just randomly select an address for a location he has taken the time to visit it and describe it accurately in his books. If he's gone to this level of detail already, it would make sense that the layout of the furn
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
Sherlock Holmes is a work of fiction, but 221b Baker Street is a real address. You can go there today and visit it in London. It's a popular tourist destination. Conan Doyle did visit the house and I've been told that details match up with
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
I agree, normally there is an opt out for this. With the nappy company it's sneakier though. If you don't agree to being contacted about special deals etc.., you won't receive the bag full of goodies, which is the only reason you'd agree to
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by Nekojoe 16y ago
The part of the nappy company getting your details could be emphasised more. Some people are against supermarket loyalty cards, but the "nappy company" can be even worse. They'll ask you all sorts of questions, and since the parents are all
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Why everything you've been told about evolution is wrong(guardian.co.uk)
4 points by Nekojoe 17y ago|1 comments
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
I see this as more useful for people who want to publish newspapers and don't have to worry about distribution. Mainly events or regular gatherings where their key audience is already there. Eg: Churches could use this for local news / even
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
Why not use a service like HP's MagCloud? - http://magcloud.com/ They do printing and shipping.
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
The original post doesn't start with www. this one does.
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
That reminds me of this guy who did a similar thing to get a Concorde flight - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3204699.stm
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
Have you read Jakob Nielson's work? - http://www.useit.com/ Designing Web Usability would be a good start - http://www.useit.com/jakob/webusability/ And Homepage Usability is good for screenshots with examples - http://www.useit.com/ho
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
Stephen Fry is known to be a massive Apple fan, he doesn't deny it. Douglas Adams and he were the first people in the UK to get Macs. The BBC have an interesting write up [1]. "The most enthusiastic person I came across in this room full of
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MP3 pioneers launch 'deluxe' file(news.bbc.co.uk)
1 points by Nekojoe 17y ago|0 comments
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
So adding VAT at 17.5% that's £2,616.25 Bringing the total up to £17,566.25 Which is about $28,276 (USD). That's before you pay for installation too.
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
Duplicate of - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1067333
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
Scott McCloud also did the comic book for Google Chrome [1] I love the way complex ideas are explained in a simple manner in that comic book. I do show it my non-programmer friends to explain what goes on under the hood of a browser. I wish
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
"Starting in early 2011..." that's an age away in internet time. Things could have changed considerably by then.
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
With books you should mention the ISBN. Amazon can search the ISBN, as can every bookshop and library database. In fact Amazon use the ISBN as part of the url for books.
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
.../archives/2009/12/want_a_job_anal.html <- That's the worst case of SEO readable URL I've seen in a while. I've e-mailed it to a few friends interested in this field and I've already had to tell them ignore what the URL says, it's not
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
Although this article [1] is 9 years old, it's still relevant as it shows the impact of the one child policy. Women become valuable commodities. I've heard stories about rural Chinese girls being scammed and promised offers of marriage from
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
A real project is an excellent way to pick how to do web development. Have you got any hobbies or interests? Why not create a website dedicated to your hobby/interest? That way it'll be something that you'll be able to run over the course o
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by Nekojoe 17y ago
The Guardian also have a shorter version with some extra background - http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/dec/01/arianna-huffingt...

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