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by endtwist 15y ago
I think this would fall under a "design patent"[1] (though I may be wrong). Since they didn't bother to get one, as long as the actual assets aren't used, the interaction and design can be imitated. Also, speaking as a designer, I would be
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by endtwist 15y ago
This article reeks of inexperience and just a dash of sour grapes. Supplier got the order wrong? Your problem; you fix it. Sales team can't get their act together (despite a wonderfully choreographed song and dance routine)? That's on your
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by endtwist 15y ago
For those curious, the trick works by creating strings (such as "NaN" or "Infinity") and integers, then treating the strings as arrays and selecting out characters. The [], +, ! and () are assembled in sequences that result in these strings
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by endtwist 15y ago
Except, that's a poor argument: http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey3/#javascript
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by endtwist 15y ago
The percentage of users with Javascript disabled[1] is smaller than the percentage of users using Opera[2]. So there is nothing wrong with choosing to not support 2 out of every 100 users; that's simply a time/cost assessment. What's wron
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by endtwist 15y ago
UIWebView actually got slower in iOS 5: http://www.blaze.io/mobile/ios5-top10-performance-changes/
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by endtwist 15y ago
My earbuds block outside noise very well. (Also, I generally don't seem to mind working in noisy environments.)
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by endtwist 15y ago
Funny, I don't know what NYC you experienced, but the one I live in has a much wider variety of people than the types you've mentioned. I know plenty of people that go to work in jeans and a t-shirt, and no one holds it against them. Person
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by endtwist 15y ago
Hey, I wrote that article! It seems like "reallysimplewebsites.co.uk" lifted it directly from Onextrapixel.com, where it was originally published: http://www.onextrapixel.com/2011/10/24/from-print-to-web-cre... You may want to update the
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by endtwist 15y ago
> And I’d be the last person to discourage someone who feels compelled to start a start-up. …Yet, you (the author) just spent two pages doing exactly that.
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by endtwist 15y ago
Donatello (the person) was a renowned artist and sculptor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatello
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by endtwist 15y ago
Please let me deselect letters while I'm kerning them. I find it hard to see the spacing with one letter in bright blue.
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by endtwist 15y ago
Have you tried native scrolling in Safari on iOS? It sucks.
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by endtwist 15y ago
Is the pain localized? Because you might be getting low-grade migraines. I used to regularly get stress-induced migraines (before I regularly drank anything caffeinated). Then I started drinking 2 cups of tea or coffee per day, which comple
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by endtwist 15y ago
I should note this in the documentation, but if you add "visibility: hidden" to your content, it will automatically be set to "visibility: inherit" after it's ready.
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by endtwist 15y ago
Actually, there's no reason you can't use this on a real site. Sure, you don't want to use it on a long block of text, but it's great for headers and short copy. It doesn't break anything and the "fallback" if it doesn't work is just unkern
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by endtwist 15y ago
I evaluated JSCSSP (didn't know about Parser-lib), but was trying to keep the file size down to a minimum. Though perhaps not the most robust, the library I'm using now ( http://bililite.com/blog/2009/01/16/jquery-css-parser/ ) seems to wor
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Show HN: Kerning.js — Take control of your web typography(endtwist.github.com)
154 points by endtwist 15y ago|30 comments
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by endtwist 15y ago
fn = -> return
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by endtwist 15y ago
The DNT initiative always reminded me of the "Evil Bit" joke: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3514.txt
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by endtwist 15y ago
You do know you're not the typical laptop buyer, right? The majority of people buy a laptop, take it home, and want it to just work. Do you buy a new refrigerator expecting to have to clean out the compressor the minute you take it home?
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by endtwist 15y ago
Bullshit of the highest order. If your only goal is to get a "pretty website" when you hire a designer, not only will you hire the wrong person, but you lose the benefits a good designer can provide. But sure, go ahead and buy that $50 temp
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by endtwist 15y ago
Design is not about the tools you use, and development is not about the code you write. Developers can learn design fundamentals (and I mean really basic "what's the idea behind this color/element/typographic decision?") without touchin
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W3C: HTML predefined icon-like symbols (1996)(w3.org)
5 points by endtwist 15y ago|0 comments
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by endtwist 15y ago
Confused about the conclusion versus the analysis: no one uses the command bar, ergo we should make this useless interface element bigger and more complex! "Note that we haven’t finalized the exact number of commands in the ribbon yet. It
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by endtwist 15y ago
It's definitely a Plycraft[1]; look at the armrests vs a real Eames[2]. [1] http://p2.la-img.com/21/21630/7445736_1_l.jpg [2] http://the3125.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/eames-lounge-chai...
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Creating web apps for iOS(notes.deaxon.com)
4 points by endtwist 15y ago|0 comments
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by endtwist 15y ago
I really like the detailed analysis of the existing interface proportions; the irregularity is definitely something people can feel but most won't be able to pin down. There really isn't too much for me to argue with here, actually. My only
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by endtwist 15y ago
I might just be a little slow this morning, but it took me a good minute to figure out where the content was: it's an audio interview. Hit play on the left. Also, go watch the movie Helvetica, if you haven't already.
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by endtwist 15y ago
This was already discussed in length just four weeks ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2800581

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