michaeljbishop

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by michaeljbishop 5y ago
This is a symptom of flat design. When you remove texture, shadow, and borders, you have to rely more on margins to group and distinguish items.
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by michaeljbishop 6y ago
I wish the power switch on the mini was back on top, where it should rightfully be.
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Dear Designer: How to Explain to Your Kids That You Work at Facebook(modus.medium.com)
1 points by michaeljbishop 6y ago|0 comments
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
Small point, but you are assuming the only direction a phone can grow is height and width. Thickness would also allow a larger battery.
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
It works where the power company might just raise your air conditioning thermostat for a few hours. Your Nest can already do this: https://nest.com/support/article/What-is-Rush-Hour-Rewards
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
For those of you skeptical that software can address this problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_power_plant Adding storage to the grid is one solution, but adding software that can better influence the de
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
This absolutely is a software problem. Many utilities are interested in enrolling their customers in programs that would allow software to control the energy demands their customers put on the grid. For instance, if you are a high-energy co
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
I set this up in the most hacky way 10 years ago with my girlfriend. We would watch dvds together and I wanted to synchronize them (especially important for comedies) My setup? An app that would monitor DVD Player for events while listening
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
That video about the 6-year-old complaining that their whole life is online without their consent is spot on.
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In Defense of Skeuomorphism(blog.prototypr.io)
2 points by michaeljbishop 8y ago|0 comments
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Nerves v1.0 Released(embedded-elixir.com)
139 points by michaeljbishop 8y ago|7 comments
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Russia’s Telegram ban is a big, convoluted mess(theverge.com)
2 points by michaeljbishop 8y ago|0 comments
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
Indeed: https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/985793231295311872...
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Why Mark Zuckerberg’s 14-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook(wired.com)
6 points by michaeljbishop 8y ago|1 comments
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by michaeljbishop 8y ago
The most important part: > In total, we believe the Facebook information of up to 87 million people — mostly in the US — may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.
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by michaeljbishop 9y ago
Interesting followup by Seth Abramson. https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/978329921192906752
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How a Political Engineering Firm Exposed Their Code Base(upguard.com)
187 points by michaeljbishop 9y ago|67 comments
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by michaeljbishop 9y ago
How to do this in a for-loop: for (int 1 = 0; i < length; i++) { if (checkError(i)) continue; ... // happy path } You can also use a return statement inside the for-loop if you want to exit the entire
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Whistleblower reveals data grab of 50M Facebook profiles(youtube.com)
2 points by michaeljbishop 9y ago|0 comments
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by michaeljbishop 9y ago
Why would this be surprising? Apple has no skin in the advertising game, while it's the core of Google's income.
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by michaeljbishop 9y ago
You get what you pay for. These shoes last a very long time. If you are timid about the price, they have regular clearance sales about twice a year, usually about 40% off. Just get on their mailing list. And buy quick as soon as the sale oc
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by michaeljbishop 9y ago
My friend, the company you need to go visit is Vivobarefoot. They are not as cheap as your Chinese shoe, but they are the wide-toebox, no-support, tough-as-nails-soles that you have been looking for. https://www.vivobarefoot.c
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by michaeljbishop 9y ago
I worked at a startup that used WeWork (Denver) for about 9 months. When I first walked into the lobby, I wondered if I was in the right place, because it felt like a clothing-retail store, complete with constant runway-music playing from o
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by michaeljbishop 9y ago
This post is excellent. Bravo! The best places I’ve worked had this kind of culture.
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by michaeljbishop 10y ago
Am I the only person frustrated that this article contains a call to arms and then no actionable items ? I'm on board, but what should I do about it? Put that in your article!
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Spigen AirPods Strap Never Lose Your AirPods(amazon.com)
1 points by michaeljbishop 10y ago|0 comments
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by michaeljbishop 10y ago
It's enough of a challenge to communicate effectively through text-only discussions with people I like. I like this idea, but wish it were full video chat so I could get facial expressions and tone.
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The internet as an engine of liberation is an innocent fraud(aeon.co)
2 points by michaeljbishop 10y ago|0 comments
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by michaeljbishop 11y ago
I used to use this site, long ago and I did lose weight in my 20’s. Now in my 40’s I find it emphasizes a way of thinking that I think is missing the point. I don’t necessarily disagree with calorie counting, but forcing yourself to not eat
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by michaeljbishop 11y ago
Are you afraid of the process of dying or afraid of being dead? Those are two slightly different things. I hope you can take comfort in the idea that after you are dead, you're really not going to be worrying about anything at all. You

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