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by mgcross 14y ago
I've only been using 2x images for UI elements and logos. Photos still look fine at standard res (especially if 'Saved for Web' with a .25 blur). A recent project included a 25K 8-bit 2x sprite sheet, and a 13K 1x sprite sheet for LTE IE8.
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by mgcross 14y ago
There are certainly great games that lend themselves to touch, but there are also some great games that would be much nicer to play with tactile controls: platformers like League of Evil, Muffin Knight; dual stick shooters; GTA 3 and Max Pa
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by mgcross 14y ago
You can't see the difference in text, particularly small text? Nytimes.com for example, is much harder for me to read on my wife's iPad 1 vs my new iPad or nexus 7. Comparing photos, I don't notice the resolution so much as the increased co
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by mgcross 14y ago
Definitely necessary. For the time being, I dropped these into the console: document.getElementById('audio1').volume = .5 document.getElementById('audio2').volume = .5
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by mgcross 14y ago
Nice, I love the oscillating brownian noise.
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by mgcross 14y ago
How about this part? "Just look at the code below - do you really think you can understand it? Of course not." What kind of a presumptuous ass puts something like that at the top of their source? Tailored Music, Inc. does.
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by mgcross 14y ago
Relative positioning. Floats. Fonts (dynamic of course; particularly targeting 9 and below - functional, but pretty buggy). Hardware accelerated transforms. For games (and certainly banners)? I still think there's long way to go to catch up
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by mgcross 14y ago
Thanks, I still love the app, and I really don't use it outside of desktop (during development), but on a touch-enabled device I just instinctively want to start dragging my cards around. And the native app is nice as-is on a phone (draggab
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by mgcross 14y ago
I've got CM7 on my N1, gave it new life. Trello app is compatible too.
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by mgcross 14y ago
Both this and the iPhone app are nice for a 320px use case, but for tablet, the web app is much nicer. It would be great if the web app supported touch-based drag and drop (jQuery UI touch punch?). Or if the native apps (which do use dragg
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by mgcross 14y ago
Just a personal aside on the egg yolks - When I was 20lbs overweight, my cholesterol was a little above 200. I've since lost weight and eat 4 whole eggs for breakfast, and my cholesterol stays around 130, unfasted. I'm careful when it comes
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by mgcross 14y ago
I get the same way from time to time, especially after a workout. I feel (but could very well be wrong) that it's a sign of insulin resistance.
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by mgcross 14y ago
I've got a friend who has been on something akin to the warrior diet without knowing it. He works as a server, so He's up all night and sleeps during the day with one grand, large meal he eats in the afternoon. He did it more as a convenien
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by mgcross 14y ago
iPhone apps render at 3:2 rather than reformat to fit the iPad's 4:3 screen.
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by mgcross 14y ago
I think the halo effect of Google's devices (and Jelly Bean) strengthens the market and opens it up for tablets with more features. I'd pay $150 more for a 7" with DLNA, sd card, and a rear camera (for scanning, goggles, and AR).
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by mgcross 14y ago
I wasn't even aware CSS3 added 130 color keywords. I like the larger size of the chips used here, but prefer the labeled list on MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/CSS/color_value#Color_Keywo...
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by mgcross 14y ago
FWIW, I just played Shadowgun for 20 minutes on my n7 and I'm not having any touchscreen issues.
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by mgcross 14y ago
Looks like it would be possible with a formatter and the data-html binding.
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by mgcross 14y ago
Wow, beautiful art and animation (trailer: http://scrolls.com/media ). I've never played a CCG, but I'll check this one out.
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by mgcross 14y ago
I'm surprised the article didn't mention the Tiny Wings/Wavespark thing. It's a great example of how far execution and polish (and for that matter, timing, venue, art style, etc.) can take a relatively simple, but unique idea and mechanic:
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by mgcross 14y ago
From the comments: "The black ‘giveaway’ box on the signup page carries through the entire signup process – and will refresh to show how many Giveaway Bucks are remaining – so you’ll be able to tell BEFORE you complete the signup how close
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by mgcross 14y ago
I have an HP zr2740w (27", 2560x1440), just under $700. Nice screen, but it's pretty bare-bones. No HDMI or analog inputs (just displayport and DVI-D); no OSD (seriously - none!) and a pretty cheap stand. Overall, the extras in the Dell are
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by mgcross 14y ago
I got one for iOS development, and sometimes it's nice to either tinker, or do small updates in bed or on the couch. I connect it to KVM if I"m doing anything that takes more than a half hour. I use it now more than my Windows desktop, but
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by mgcross 14y ago
You're right - I just switched to a 2560w 27" (from 1920w 24") and can now fit a browser at 1280px on the left side of the screen, and Sublime Text at 1280px on the right. The display, ST with the SFTP plugin and LiveReload have made much m
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by mgcross 14y ago
After taking a look at Xcode in an Air Display window on a new iPad (2048x1536 across 10"), I don't think I'd even want to use the MBP retina display at native res - I was having trouble reading the text at > 12" away.
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by mgcross 14y ago
I only wear jeans (whatever style of levis fit well, usually 514), casual pants and t-shirts (fitted, solid colors, no prints or brands). I don't like collared shirts or 'business casual' in general. I do like late 70s/early 80's style snea
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by mgcross 14y ago
Yeah, but they look great on high ppi devices (new iPad, nexus one) even at 12px.
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by mgcross 14y ago
I actually just answered within the context of sharing within a family... I also have my MacBook air, the agency Mac pro I use everyday, an agency iPad (used for iOS dev and website testing), and my daughters old iPod touch all using the sa
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by mgcross 14y ago
I use one ID for my wife's iPad, my kids' 2 iPods, and my iPad. Rather than setting up 'stub' Apple IDs for the three of them, I just added additional email addresses to my ID so that they each have their own Messaging and FaceTime account.
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by mgcross 14y ago
Yes, and doing so also auto-subscribes you to a list. Not that I mind, but it would be nice to let someone know beforehand.

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