SlyShy

42 ms·

1. 421.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   Think about how often idiomatic phrases come up in English. Then try to translate those phrases into, say, Chinese. And vice versa. Good luck with that. "Steel rice bowl" makes no sense in English, and "apple of your eye" makes no sense in
2. 422.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   1. Agreed. They have #666 on #f5f5ed, which is too much. A slightly colored background allows you to use #000 without it looking harsh. I like combinations such as #000 on #fcfaf4. 2. Larger font size makes up for lower contrast. The propor
3. 423.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   I would add these two tips: Don't use gray text on a white background. Don't be afraid of larger font sizes. Cough .
4. 424.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   Yes, that's what I'm saying about the filtering, is that it serves to hide trolling comments. That doesn't necessarily mean that it reduces the number of trolls, as suggested by the parent.
5. 425.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   Some fonts I like that they left off: Envy Code R Pragmata Terminus
6. 426.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   Respectfully, I doubt downvoting is a deterrent to any troll. Trolls are already determined to anger the community. Downvoting is more of a deterrent to people who care what the community thinks of them--they might refrain from posting thei
7. 427.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   I'd use it for just about everything. I hate sending letters, but I do really enjoy writing to people. Making the system fully automated would be cool on a number of levels.
8. 428.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   Yeah, the service could be distributed so that the letters can be printed and mailed by any number of people.
9. 429.▲
   by SlyShy 17y ago

   Interesting. I wonder if dcurtis would mind describing some details of the operation. Is the postage being printed too, or are stamps being affixed some other way? And I guess someone is still delivering the mail to a box or post office--wo
10. 430.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    This came out around the time of the Star Trek movie. It's a reference/parody of the absurd lens flares in that movie.
11. 431.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    Design is an art, so there won't be rigid rules that apply to every situation. This should come as no surprise. Personally, I know how to scroll, but I like being able to read a lot of the content before scrolling. On a side note, my pet pe
12. 432.▲
    What does HTML5 mean for us?(diveintohtml5.org)

    126 points by SlyShy 17y ago|37 comments
13. 433.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    Without widespread adoption these apps aren't very useful. But I don't see that they are able to convince people to sign up very effectively. A lot of people don't have capable devices yet, either.
14. 434.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    Duplicate: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=900086
15. 435.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    Same here.
16. 436.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    I recommend the book "A Crime so Monstrous" for people interested in learning more on this subject.
17. 437.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    set nocompatible set backspace=indent,eol,start if has("vms") set nobackup else set backup endif set history=50 set ruler set showcmd set incsearch map Q gq inoremap <C-U> <C-G>u<C-U> if has('mouse')
18. 438.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01gGluEOSghzBJQYZkGXFQsQ==... Thanks in advance!
19. 439.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    "engineer". Otherwise, very nicely put together, I feel.
20. 440.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    The Camping page is alive still, too. http://camping.rubyforge.org/files/README.html
21. 441.▲
    by SlyShy 17y ago

    You might enjoy the book Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen.