gilrain

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811.
by gilrain 14y ago
I'm not a lawyer, or even an armchair lawyer, so I don't know where to look to find the applicable laws. However, there are plenty of cites from industry people saying the same thing. I assume they have to be familiar with the law that regu
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by gilrain 14y ago
From here ( http://insite.artinstitutes.edu/food-stylists-blend-technica... ): "The food stylist’s magic tricks face regulation from the Federal Trade Commission and its truth in advertising laws. That Crisco-powdered sugar mix can substitu
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by gilrain 14y ago
In the US, they have to by law... if the photo is advertising an actual product. For instance, they could garnish the photo with a basket of fresh tomatoes, a head of lettuce, a friendly cow, etc. and that would be okay... as long as the ac
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by gilrain 14y ago
Press chirp. Press rotate three times. Press multiply many times. Press ledge. Result: many Twitter birds beak-planting into the ground and farting in surprise.
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by gilrain 14y ago
It's clearly more of an art project than a game, or maybe a sociology experiment. I'd suggest the title of "curiosity" refers more to Peter's curiosity than those who play.
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by gilrain 14y ago
It's quite similar, at least, so it'll blend in with native Windows 8 programs (on the desktop, not in Metro). http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/18/3029547/microsoft-windows-...
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by gilrain 14y ago
I would marry someone I trusted to death and beyond, compared to which trusting with mere property is trivial. Yes, it's a risk... there's a saying about risk, though, isn't there? Let's give Mark the benefit of the doubt and assume he's ma
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by gilrain 14y ago
Can you expand on why you recommend Fireworks over Photoshop, please?
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by gilrain 15y ago
Good choice, in the end. The brand is more "DuckDuck", not "Go".
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by gilrain 15y ago
The dollar amount might become meaningless, were it to happen, but they might still be called the "richest company" merely by virtue of controlling such a huge amount of valuable resources.
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Non-Euclidean Minecraft Raytracer(youtube.com)
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by gilrain 15y ago
It's not my job to teach you Sexism 101, so I'll be brief. It reinforces to the minority of women in tech that they will be routinely otherized by their colleagues.
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by gilrain 15y ago
(because it is)
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by gilrain 15y ago
You can indeed reclaim the space with, for example, Nova Launcher. My home screen has 5 rows, as a result, and no spacing issues or anything.
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by gilrain 15y ago
I wouldn't even try something like this, so good on you for giving it a shot and writing about it. However, having researched polyphasic sleep before, my reaction at coming to the end of your essay was surprise that you'd ended the experime
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by gilrain 15y ago
This is a problem with your job or possibly your work ethic, not your phone.
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by gilrain 15y ago
Mechanical Turk works just fine for this with no risk of bans. Maxed out my referrals in a day for about $10, and I was probably too generous.
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by gilrain 15y ago
Echoing patio11, but yes indeed you can have an impact with the sort of business Matt is advocating for, here. For example, his own site: Metafilter. It's made a profound impact on me and many others. There are tons of personal stories, but