eliot_sykes

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   by eliot_sykes 13y ago

   How is this different to the original Iconic from the same designer? https://github.com/somerandomdude/Iconic
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   by eliot_sykes 13y ago

   Can you share any of the results from your typography testing?
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   by eliot_sykes 13y ago

   According to archive.org, the $19 plan for us little guys did include mobile browser support up until November 6th 2013 at least: https://web.archive.org/web/20131106160333/https://www.brows...
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   by eliot_sykes 13y ago

   Today I'm looking to start subscribing to BrowserStack and discovered that the $19 plan had lessened its value considerably. I thought it used to support mobile browsers but this blog post was the only evidence I found to verify this.
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   BrowserStack $19 plan ends mobile browser support(autumnlansing.com)

   1 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|2 comments
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   by eliot_sykes 13y ago

   Do you know if the Guardian has done any split testing with webfont vs non-webfont articles? I wonder if it would make a noticeable difference to any interesting metrics.
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   In Texas, a New Law Lets Defendants Fight Bad Science(theatlantic.com)

   2 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|0 comments
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   Ask HN: Will webfonts ever be good enough?

   2 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|2 comments
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   by eliot_sykes 13y ago

   Please move this discussion to the alt.www.webmaster newsgroup.
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    404s for me. Link path is missing ~zach/ prefix.
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    http://zerosixthree.se/vertical-align-anything-with-just-3-l...
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    For web developers, whenever you see some styling you like when you're browsing and you don't know how to do it, use dev tools to figure out how it was done in CSS.
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    Can Google track me if I use Google Web Fonts?(stackoverflow.com)

    2 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|0 comments
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    Thanks, enjoyed game #3. Enhancement request: Fullscreen mode
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    Thanks. Links to substantiate trustworthiness and plummeting number claims would be appreciated if you have them.
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    In response to "Violent crime has been plummeting in the UK for years", we may want to bear in mind the possibility that the PR talents and ability to control the press of UK governments and police forces has been on the rise for
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    Is there a particular server you'd recommend?
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    Ask HN: Suggested backend(s) for JavaScript MVC tutorial?

    2 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|6 comments
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    Here's another JS library for extracting colors from an image: https://github.com/arcanis/colibri.js
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    RGBaster.js looks to be the underlying library used by the plugin to extract the colors, its written by the same developer (briangonzalez): https://github.com/briangonzalez/rgbaster.js
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    RGBaster.js extracts dominant colors from images(github.com)

    1 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|1 comments
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    Appcache Facts(appcachefacts.info)

    2 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|0 comments
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    Upload Bitmap, Get Vector Artwork Back(vectormagic.com)

    1 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|0 comments
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    ngTouch is why I ought to get round to upgrading to Angular 1.2.x (currently on 1.0.x). One of the things ngTouch gives is "A more powerful replacement for the default ngClick designed to be used on touchscreen"[1]. Oh, I see its
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    So to be clear, as long as the content attribute contains "width=device-width", regardless of what comes after it, the 300ms is removed in those browsers?
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    I don't recall why I've set it up like this, but I'm using the following in an app: <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0">. Should the 300ms tap del
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    CSS is for developers(lea.verou.me)

    3 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|0 comments
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    There are lots of small CSS problems that engage the same part of my brain that reading IQ puzzles does, including that buzz you get when you solve them. I think there might be other devs who feel the same way, and so from next week I'
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    Show HN: Weekly CSS Brain Teasers by email(cssteasers.com)

    1 points by eliot_sykes 13y ago|1 comments
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    by eliot_sykes 13y ago

    In the UK, you can work as a contractor on a software project for BigCo. If you go as a permanent employee as part of a consultancy company (eg Thoughtworks, IBM) they will take the lion's share of your day rate. As a contractor that c