walnut-tree

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   by walnut-tree 14y ago

   I like the concept of the "ribbon" but dislike the way it's organised and laid out in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. The "ribbon" interface may have been a novel idea for Microsoft, but it did have precedents in ealier software (although th
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   by walnut-tree 14y ago

   I do think that the court prosecutions in the UK against Twitter and Facebook users have gone too far and that this is a worrying trend. Overall, the UK has good freedom of speech (not perfect, but then which country has?). As others have p
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   by walnut-tree 14y ago

   I really like your discussion system - some great thinking here! The arrows are surprisingly clear in directing you to posts and indicating hierarchy. Also, the comments just feel more visible in this layout; it feels quicker to glance thr
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   by walnut-tree 14y ago

   I am not a fan of narrowly-proportioned, single-aspect micro-apartments. I understand that space is at a premium but should we really consider 220 square feet as acceptable? The size of homes (be they apartments or houses) can have a profou
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   by walnut-tree 14y ago

   I particularly liked this passage from Wirth's essay: A notorious example for a bad idea was the choice of the equal sign to denote assignment. It goes back to Fortran in 1957 and has blindly been copied by armies of language designers. Wh
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   Interface Sketch: free templates for web, mobile and tablet(interfacesketch.tumblr.com)

   39 points by walnut-tree 14y ago|0 comments
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   by walnut-tree 14y ago

   "Some, but not enough to discount the fact that it is essentially sugar you're eating." I have to respectfully disagree with you about fruits. Fruit is more than just sugar, it's a source of vitamins and minerals and it should not intenti