November 2011
10 posts
Nov 28th
3 tags
“I feel like my devices are trying to tell me something. I programmed it to say...”
– Steven, while making some kind of probably unnecessarily complex Arduino-based photo-booth push-button device for YJ’s wedding.
Nov 23rd
12 notes
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LiveReload →
LiveReload monitors changes in the file system. As soon as you save a file, it is preprocessed as needed, and the browser is refreshed. Even cooler, when you change a CSS file or an image, the browser is updated instantly without reloading the page. Great stuff for web developers. You might prefer CodeKit, though.
Nov 22nd
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CodeKit →
CodeKit automatically compiles Less, Sass, Stylus & CoffeeScript files. It effortlessly combines, minifies and error-checks Javascript. It even optimizes images, auto-reloads your browser and lets you use the same files across many projects. And that’s just the first paragraph. Great stuff for web developers. You might prefer LiveReload, though.
Nov 22nd
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Bjango on pixel scaling →
Marc Edwards writes great design articles on the Bjango blog. This one has a giant table and a histogram, so I like it even more than usual. The Iterate podcast he does with a couple of other folks is great listening, too.
Nov 16th
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OpenClassroom →
Full courses. Short Videos. Free for everyone. Stanford’s OpenClassroom offers introductory courses to human-computer interaction, building web applications, algorithms, databases, and machine learning. Also, Algebra One (“This is a course created to test the website. Do not watch.”).
Nov 8th
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The maker movement in education →
An interview with Dale Dougherty, co-founder of O’Reilly Media and MAKE magazine. Tim O’Reilly sums it up: “When you see kids at Maker Faire suddenly turned on to science and math because they want to make things, when you see them dragging their parents around with eyes shining, you realize just how dull our education system has made some of the most exciting and interesting...
Nov 7th
8 notes
2 tags
Ars Technica on Vim's 20th anniversary →
we ♥ vim!
Nov 5th
9 notes
3 tags
Foldable webpage →
Like those ads of old. So much nostalgia! The secret message is great, too.
Nov 2nd
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Nov 1st
1 note
October 2011
13 posts
4 tags
Oct 31st