February 2012
11 posts
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Am I the only one who kinda likes the new dash...
jamiek:
They’re more legible and modern than the old ones, and I think they fit with the aesthetic of the site better, too.
There are plenty of things that need fixing, but this seems like low-hanging fruit to me, and we all know what I think of Tumblr’s coders and management.
I like Photo, Chat, Quote, and Audio. “Aa” is typically used for a font settings button. Not sure what...
“Adobe swallowed a lot of pride in conceding defeat and abandoning development of...”
– Adobe releases Flash roadmap, narrows focus to gaming and ‘premium’ video | The Verge
(Emphasis mine)
Flash is not on any of the over 300 million iOS devices. In 2010 it was on less than 10% of smartphones. I’m sure it’s significantly higher by now, but probably not over...
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I tried all weekend, but I couldn't get this down...
So what if GOP congressmen aren’t anatomically qualified to decide about contraception? Do you really expect them to only work on horse’s ass-related legislation?
As I was looking through tweets yesterday to pick a favorite, I went to the Web Archive to see if they had any of my stuff from Favrd. I read through a couple of pages and was surprised by how much my style has changed. I did a lot more yelling back then, for one. I think I was trying too hard to create a persona that wasn’t really me. Or maybe I was just trying too hard, period. I...
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Memes are Work
I work as a “senior interactive developer” for a media (primarily newspaper) company. Mostly I do iOS development, though I’m also responsible for anything feed-related (RSS or otherwise) that we do.
Mostly I write code every day. I’m not much of a designer, but I know just enough about user experience to be irritating in meetings. I have some say in what features we add,...
“More than 700 low-wage workers, known as writers, clock in every day, and,...”
– ‘Huffington Post’ Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
“known as writers”
(via texburgher)
Just… just read the whole thing. 