headbiznatch

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by headbiznatch 7y ago
"The Non-Designer's Design Book" by Robin Williams was a big help to me when I needed to take a leap in my ability to pretty things up. The tenets in there seem to be rediscovered and reworded often (not sure if this book is
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by headbiznatch 8y ago
I think your analogy is poor - an LED does not produce fake light. Is a candle fake light compared to the sun? But anyway, you missed the point - I am not telling you what to do. I am simply suggesting the alternative of "not faking it
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by headbiznatch 8y ago
Informative. Thanks for sharing!
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by headbiznatch 8y ago
This reply is worth a thousand down-votes. I see where you are coming from and I appreciate that you shared it in words, not just a click on a down arrow. Thank you. But I still think the down-voters are taking it personally. I don't b
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by headbiznatch 8y ago
I know meta-discussion on HN is frowned upon, but seriously, I just have to ask those who down-voted this comment: why? Just... why? What is the problem with this sentiment with respect to its contribution to this thread? If it helps, I thi
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by headbiznatch 12y ago
Detecting rohypnol, or similar scenarios where you are "truth testing" the ingredients. Pretty sure rohypnol detecting glasses (or drink umbrellas, etc.) exist, but I am not Googling that.
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
I honestly believe the nerdery around 2048 to be a generally positive thing. I love games and the possibilities they hold for shared understanding of systems...
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
FUCK THAT sorry - had to
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
Here - someone did the few minutes of Google searching and rational analysis that Dorfman didn't have time for, you know, to keep this piece from being complete bullshit. http://www.mathofpolitics.com/2014/01/
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
Fun topic which inspires me to mention two goodies that help fuel in-depth conversations about measurement and conversion: 1) The Measure of All Things - http://www.kenalder.com/measure/ (science history goodness) 2) F
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
I appreciate the evolution of the Humble Bundle idea. The indie bundles seem to be obvious wins for the developers, the non-indies seem like sensible plays to make more money on older titles, and the promotion of worthwhile charities is leg
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
Re: SVG drawing tools - why not Inkscape? It's native format is SVG and it allows editing the markup directly. I get much better results using it than converting XAML to SVG (which is JUST different enough to be annoying). Would love t
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
Nice! Thanks.
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
Powershell is really quite good if you don't mind learning a slightly different shell. And there are good tools to extend it (PowerGUI is one I like).
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
Because they had to pick something and you can't please anybody ever when picking typefaces?
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by headbiznatch 13y ago
Steve Jobs blah blah blah UNIX blah blah blah Apple blah blah UX nerdery blah blah blah blah blah. OK - now the important stuff about the Cube: https://www.google.com/search?q=next+magnesium+case+burn
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Hilarious. The world hates you because of how you treat PEOPLE. Yer a record label, idiots - you fuck people over for fun and profit: coders (artists - remember when you pioneered thinking of coders this way?) and players (you understand th
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Anyone who has ever jumped out of the room because of a windshield attack in "Rescue on Fractalus" understands... Manipulate the psyche, not the eyes. (Bonus - at the time LucasArts also manipulated the eyes with their 8-bit fractal landsca
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Everybody makes their own deal. O'Reilly must have recognized by Mr. Few's demands that these expensive details mattered to him or else they would not have signed the contract. But they did. Belly-ache all day about the margins and practica
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
I second the bizarre unfriendliness of LastPass enterprise. I have recently been using PassPack ( https://www.passpack.com/ ) which has a decent pricing model and a fairly sensible sharing workflow. Browser integration is only bookmarklets
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Funny - I feel precision and good judgement are the primary qualities by which the integrity of a journalist should be measured.
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Seriously. Managing Chinese contractors is hard work!
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Cool story, legendary toys. Their manufacturing practice is also impressive, paying special regard to their consistency: tolerances like 2 micrometers, ~18 fails in a million bricks ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego#Manufacture ). Any LEG
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Having just read the post and most of the comments, this seems to about sum it up. The post barely sneaks in an ask for community opinion on Kickstarter's communication policy while focusing on casting aspersions on the project's validity (
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
I agree that it is above average. Subtle little touches (like the highlight gradients and thoughtfully padded section texts) really add to the readability. And, of course, the content. It's a good blog in general - unpretentious and informa
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
I truly love my MacBook Pro from late 2008: "pry-it-from-my-cold-dead-hands-unless-I-get-a-new-machine" love. But I still get that anxious knot in my gut when thinking about upgrading OS X, for one reason: when problems are discovered and r
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
I second the idea of the non-exclusive/exclusive price tiers. I would also suggest relating pieces with one another when they might make sense as a suite (i.e. same genere, thematically similar, techno vs. orchestral, etc.) And I also secon
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
It's the Blend interface and I dig it too. But I like dark windows and stuff in general - I know it's not for everyone.
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
Heh - OK. Yeah, I like the 3 Stooges AND Spalding Gray, so you can get as arrogant as you want to about that. Some of the other style/substance mavens here agree with you, but this one doesn't. That's all... I think you should be a little m
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by headbiznatch 14y ago
I disagree. The circles represent people. The metaphor is skillfully used in conjunction with the words. You don't want to dig deeper on this - fine. I get it. But there is a symbolism being successfully manipulated here and just because yo

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