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by bendtheblock 17y ago
Give me the art over the ads any day. In large cities, our vision is violated by garish sprawling advertisements from public places, so even if the property is private, it still infringes on the individual. Billboard advertising can be oppr
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by bendtheblock 17y ago
If there actually is any correlation, maybe it's because in countries where people 'spend longer eating' there is a better focus on eating good quality food (rather than any direct correlation e.g. wolfing down food means you are more likel
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by bendtheblock 17y ago
Check my delicious bookmarks, I have a few stored for precisely this: http://delicious.com/search?context=userposts&p=fonts&#3... IMHO the best in that list is probably: http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/45-beautiful-free-fo...
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by bendtheblock 17y ago
I think this is probably exacerbated by the comments with most votes being at the top of the page (but that's also the value of the system). For stories with lots of comments, I'm sure many people only read the top few and are hence more li
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by bendtheblock 18y ago
The article mentions this (i.e. that an open standard should be created for IMs between different social networks). I would say that in most cases this doesn't even matter, everyone in my social network, and nearly every new person I meet,
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by bendtheblock 18y ago
This is a great idea. Does anyone know if any of the existing URL shortners do it? You could then differentiate your service by having a very minimal ui, since you'd no longer be dependant on advertising for revenue.
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by bendtheblock 18y ago
This is great, and the article itself is excellent. Regarding "going back to eliminate unnecessary language", as Stephen King said, "2nd Draft = 1st Draft – 10%".
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by bendtheblock 18y ago
This is brilliant. Great for improving home efficiency and will probably have a knock-on effect in the home white-goods/electronics market, as people are able to review products based on their energy consumption in the home, as opposed to m
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by bendtheblock 18y ago
If this is what I think it is, I like the general idea of the product. It's for big screens in train stations, taxis etc. right? People usually understand things better with examples, so I would try and get some images of it in action (on a
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by bendtheblock 18y ago
I think this press release is a response to the research mentioned in this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7823387.stm . Whether or not this type of statistic is relevant, it probably pales in comparison to the increase in g