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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   I sure as hell don't. I look forward to the day when everything is in DropBox/iCloud/Bitcasa/whatever and I can finally stop lugging around 2 external hard drives for backup and worrying about what would happen to my data if somebody stole
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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   Definitely staged, otherwise please explain to me how "Justin" adds a link without using his mouse at 02:03.
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   Can Clients Trust You?(blog.folyo.me)

   2 points by sgdesign 14y ago|0 comments
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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   I haven't read through all of it, but it seems to be excerpt from Randall Strossen's book, only the intro is by Tim Ferriss. Maybe the title should reflect that?
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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   Recruit is one of those huge companies that people don't know about outside of Japan, another one being Rakuten. These companies (as well as Tencent, Baidu, etc.) are starting to set their sights on Silicon Valley and I think you're going t
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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   You have to realize that "most people around you" are probably not representative of internet users at large. With the current state of things, browsers would probably need to have implemented these features for a couple years before most p
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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   Would love to know what's so horrid about my site's design.
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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   Perfect example of a strawman argument. Nobody said that bad design was preventing something from catching on at all. I said that good design would help something catch on.
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   by sgdesign 14y ago

   But why couldn't you have both ?! That's what I mean when I'm talking about a false dichotomy, you're just using a strawman argument.
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    I know you're replying to Saiko-chriskun, but I would just like to point out that my post was not about UX. I don't have any complaints about the UX of the Go site (although as far as PHP is concerned, they could probably remove some of the
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    I would love to prove you wrong, so let's hope somebody contacts me to redesign their site through this article.
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    > no one serious about learning a new language is really going to be dissuaded by "ugliness" What about people who are not serious? As I said in my post, this "ugliness" acts as a filter to turn away non-experts. Whether this is good
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    Much nicer!
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    I'm confused if you're accusing me of hating on PHP, or Ruby & Python, or all of them. In any case I'm sure you know what I mean, there's clearly a move away from PHP and towards Ruby & Python, at least in these parts.
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    If you can't compare the Go site and, say, http://git-scm.com/ and see which one is better designed, then I don't think anything I can say will change your mind. It's just a general feeling, specific objections are not important. But here
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    Maybe the problem is precisely the target audience. The current site only appeals to a very specific kind of people.
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    Note: this post was inspired by this discussion on the Go thread yesterday: http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=4548144
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    Why Are Programming Languages Sites So Ugly?(sachagreif.com)

    30 points by sgdesign 14y ago|80 comments
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    As a matter of fact, I am "a graphic designer or something". And yes, you're right, those sites all look great. In fact I might just print out screenshots of them and hang them on my wall. But seriously, I know HN is focused on technology,
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    Like everybody, I've been hearing good things about Go lately. But although I'm curious about the language, its homepage ( http://golang.org/ ) doesn't make a great impression. It looks very amateurish and unappealing. And you can pretty mu
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    I find it funny how HNers always want everything to be a "service". It's not a service, but I did write a blog post that might help you out: http://sachagreif.com/more-google-webfonts-that-dont-suck/
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    UX vs UI: What Type of Designer Should You Be Hiring?(blog.folyo.me)

    4 points by sgdesign 14y ago|0 comments
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    So if you were hiring a coder, would you disregard their preferred language and domain of expertise completely, and just expect them to adapt to the task at hand? I'm sure good coders can do just that (just like good designers can be flexib
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    Thanks for mentioning Folyo, and Paddy is a great designer! The new homepage looks awesome!
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    If you want a quick way to get base64 patterns that you can use as textures, you can check out Patternify: http://www.patternify.com/ I haven't had time to update the app in a while, but it's still quite handy. Also works well for (very)
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    To paraphrase Winston Churchill, Apple's products are the hardest to use, except for all the other product out there...
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    Hacker News Kansai Meetup – September 28th, Kyoto(sachagreif.com)

    14 points by sgdesign 14y ago|2 comments
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    Only if I can collect a different commemorative stamp at each event!
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    We're coincidentally holding the Kansai HN meetup the very next day! http://hnkansai.doorkeeper.jp/events/1688
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    by sgdesign 14y ago

    I'll be there! And here's a direct link to the registration page so you don't have to copy/paste: http://hnkansai.doorkeeper.jp/events/1688