twfarland

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by twfarland 13y ago
This is romantic but unrealistic. By its nature, Art tends to resist the isn'ts and shouldn'ts.
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by twfarland 13y ago
My js style began with a heavy usage of classes. I then left that for prototype composition. Recently, I've arrived at a style influenced by Haskell's separation of functions and data - namespaced objects of functions that act on
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by twfarland 13y ago
Would you be willing to detail said life hacks a bit?
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by twfarland 13y ago
Om looks interesting for more complex stuff, but I agree with others that the jquery version shown for comparison is a bit baroque. Here's a simpler one for comparison https://gist.github.com/twfarland/9285304 Sho
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by twfarland 13y ago
Agreed. Even the most world-changing idea would only be as strong as its presentation.
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by twfarland 14y ago
Someone should hire you just for your ability to name your projects. "How'd a nitwit like you get so tasteful?"
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by twfarland 14y ago
Not sure if this works everywhere, but: ▲
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by twfarland 14y ago
Excellent point - a formal system can't have 'speed.'
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by twfarland 14y ago
What a beautiful idea. Will a physical copy be available at some time?
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by twfarland 14y ago
I'm an NZ expat who has lived in Berlin for the last few years. While Berlin is cool, let me present a caveat... I've enjoyed the music scene and cheap rent, but have experienced major culture shock. It is a very intense place, full of cont
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by twfarland 14y ago
They all sound kind of high. Although such a power is terrible, it must be pretty exhilarating.
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by twfarland 14y ago
Some people do tell these things to their kids. Really.
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by twfarland 14y ago
You don't have to impress anyone. You don't have to 'be' anyone. Be a Cynic, a Hedonist in the Epicurean sense.
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by twfarland 14y ago
Really respect that he chose to prioritise his personal life. Reminds me of the lesson I learnt from Herbert and Harry as a child. http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780140567830/herbert-har...
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by twfarland 14y ago
Dude. It is ok. The huge valuation these guys had for their flippant startup in 2012 will be of little importance in the long run, and when we are on our deathbeds.
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by twfarland 14y ago
I never give money to beggars after having seen how they operate in Berlin. The standard ones are extremely pushy, and in areas like Ku'damm, there are organised gangs of women who bring their children with them. I've seen them converge and
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by twfarland 14y ago
Estonia is looking quite intriguing... the low/simple tax thing could be quite tempting for those of us sick of the high/ponderous western european taxes.
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by twfarland 15y ago
I'm also a fine arts grad gone tech. I feel like a total outsider in this world but can't help being fascinated by it. I hope that those with an education that emphasises communication and aesthetics can bring something new to the tech worl
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by twfarland 15y ago
I love this kind of thing. I tried something similar a few years ago, after visiting Turkey and seeing their language. I'd had a single character for each sound, though (i.e. 'å' instead of 'ei' for the 'a' sound in 'late').
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by twfarland 15y ago
This is a really nice idea. Reminds me of Guy Steele's 'Growing a language' talk ( http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-8860158196198824415 ) and generally of building a formal system by combining primitives.
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by twfarland 15y ago
I'm utterly convinced that some people are missing the part of their brain that detects satire.
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by twfarland 15y ago
To understand this, I translated it into Racket: https://gist.github.com/2214978
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by twfarland 15y ago
The decision not to target the Fine Arts world is wise - an egalitarian marketplace would go against everything they stand for.
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by twfarland 15y ago
This wouldn't make css any more powerful than it can be when treated as a compilation target. You can get all the logic you need in a preprocessor embedded in another language, e.g for js I made this: http://github.com/twfarland/son New s
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by twfarland 15y ago
Check this first: http://www.pixelmator.com/ - works like a lighter/prettier Fireworks, currently only 30 bucks, and no annoying licensing thingy. Mac-only, but most designers are on mac anyway.
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by twfarland 15y ago
A quick win: Instead of Photoshop, which is overkill for web graphics, use Fireworks or Pixelmator.
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by twfarland 15y ago
This is related to the concept of 'desire lines' used by architects.
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by twfarland 15y ago
Glad to see another attempt at this righteous marriage. The piping approach is very tasteful. I tried to get this working with Racket (on osx) but hit too many blocks and ended up going with Gambit, which works well so far.
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by twfarland 15y ago
The currying function shown can be made more flexible: var _slice = Array.prototype.slice; var curry = function() { var args = _slice.call(arguments); return function() { var args2 = _slice.call(arguments);
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by twfarland 15y ago
Refreshingly cynical. It makes me want to just open a bar or something, rather than do battle with TOADs, JOCKs, Product Management Pirates and Social Media Ninjas.

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