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by robmclarty 13y ago
Yeah I agree. I don't think that's what he was saying though. I think he was pretty clear that the words are a tool (i.e., a means to an end). I think he said web design should be about words (i.e., don't get wrapped up in
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by robmclarty 13y ago
I agree with you that the web is not only about words, but I don't think that was necessarily what Justin's post was trying to say. He said words are a powerful tool on the web, that global communication is magical, and that i
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Love it.
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Ling's got some solid points to make. For example, the silly things she does on her site builds trust with her customers because her customers get more of a glimpse into her personality compared to other dealerships. Trust converts mor
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by robmclarty 13y ago
And logical studies in the 20s http://tractatuslogico-philosophicus.com/
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Wittgenstein said it best: "The limits of my language are the limits of my world."
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by robmclarty 13y ago
...for those who think in spaghetti, I suppose
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Good point. The flatness of the design is irrelevant. The clarity of the communication is paramount. I agree that the OP may be favouring that particular design trend in his examples a little too specifically which is distracting from his (
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Yeah, I'm not a fan of the slide-deck medium. Why couldn't this be a simple blog post page that I could scroll through quickly and easily if I wanted to refer to it? Slides are for secondary collateral in presentations, not communicating la
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by robmclarty 13y ago
You're right. I checked out his homepage and it seemed like the opposite of what he was saying in his post (irony). But I think he made some good points nonetheless. Not necessarily that "flat design" is good design, but that Design's goal
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by robmclarty 13y ago
I agree with you that the title of the post is a clinging to the trend and keywords of the day, but the message is (dare I say?) a proper one. Design is not (just) trendy fashion ornamentation. At its root, it should be about clear comm
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Stripe VS Paypal(robmclarty.com)
5 points by robmclarty 13y ago|0 comments
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Wow. If that's what you took away from the author's post, I seriously question DN's capacity to moderate. This, on top of the FlatUI fiasco, leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. My interest in DN is less and less each day.
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by robmclarty 13y ago
I just read all the comments on Designer News. All I can say is "wow". Did all those commenters even read the article? For those who didn't read it, the overall point was simply focus (don't get distracted with efforts that aren't directl
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Granted, that goes with the territory of being in the service business. My gripe is that clients expect to pay for "just the coding" rather than the entire process of discovery, consultation, and strategy + coding.
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by robmclarty 13y ago
I can't count the number of times a client has asked me something like "I want my website to be more dynamic. How much would you charge?" I don't know! Why does anyone expect a specific answer to a non-specific question? This usually turns
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How to Deploy a Rails 4 App With Git and Capistrano(robmclarty.com)
2 points by robmclarty 13y ago|0 comments
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A High-level Online Business Rollout Strategy(robmclarty.com)
1 points by robmclarty 13y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: I made an HTML5 game in 3 days called "Cancer Bird"(robmclarty.com)
1 points by robmclarty 13y ago|0 comments
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Seriously. I have access to almost unlimited media at my fingertips. Companies need to provide incentives (like convenience, selection, and reliability) to convince anyone to pay money for their services. I felt Netflix was moving in the ri
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by robmclarty 13y ago
I wanted to find out more about what Hourglass actually was, how much it costs, and how it might benefit me, but clicking on any links in the menu and especially the "show me the way" call to action, all lead me to their solitary sales page
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Right. Will do.
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Thanks for all the advice! You've definitely introduced me to some things I've never considered before. Now to cram more learnings into my brain... :)
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by robmclarty 13y ago
Great points. I've never used a bastion host before. Totally agree that documentation is critical.
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Ask HN: What are the most paranoid security measures for running a web app?
4 points by robmclarty 13y ago|9 comments
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How to Setup a Production Server for Rails 4(robmclarty.com)
4 points by robmclarty 13y ago|0 comments
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by robmclarty 13y ago
ikr... and Africans are obviously colour-coded as black. They might as well have coloured Europeans in white (but I guess that wouldn't show up well on the already white background). I think there's a little bit of ethnicity generalization
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Give Me the Movie I Want, In the Format I Want, Right Now(robmclarty.com)
2 points by robmclarty 14y ago|0 comments
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Completely agree. The beauty of the web is it's plethora of choice (i.e., freedom). You decide what you want to make and how you want to make it. And nobody can stop you from doing it, or lock you down, or deny your request. You don't hav
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by robmclarty 14y ago
woot! grats on getting it back up somehow. what happened?

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