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When questions like this come up, this is one of the two sets of "rules" that I often point to. The other is Tania Rascia's (which shows each rule being applied to the same example…

Changing the context to voice markup doesn't in any way change or address the core point, which is that you really seem to be expressing that you only care about the way that you h…

As a (relatively, though age is catching up with my vision, admittedly) able-bodied Westerner who reads no other languages than English, I find this opinion shocking. Would paraphr…

The answer to "Why did Google do ____?" is _always_ - and has always been - because it was better in the long run for Google.

There's no one single thing, except internalizing a bunch of small ones. My favorite guide is by Tania Rascia [1]. It walks through each of the "rules" and applies them to a simple…

Exactly. Apple's lack of contribution to the internet ecosystem exactly aligns with their profit motive: Selling hardware. Google's involvement in the internet ecosystem exactly al…

Based in part off Gibson's work, there's also The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman. First published as Psychology of Everyday Things in '88, it's arguable whether it coun…

An example, which sounds like it won't work on iOS. https://codepen.io/LukeAtWork/pen/JjYXdbN

An example might be helpful. Imagine you had buttons that come in small, medium, and large sizes. You want those buttons to have similar, proportional padding, letter-spacing, and …

The Oldest Game, in link format? That's actually pretty clever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZOwaeAEIw0

I can't wait to try this. I understand why folks praise III, but II remains my favorite for the art style and slightly smaller scope.

The only problem in this scenario is being the type of person who always drinks the same wine.

"Transcendent" might be my new favorite way to describe my old favorite application.

Github Pages can use Jekyll to turn markdown files (mostly just plain text) into navigable pages for free. It might not be as simple as you'd like, though, depending upon your comf…

I just ran into this myself and came to see if others ran into it. I'm blocked (while logged in, with strict settings and NoScript) on Firefox Developer Edition, but it's working o…

There's an alternate, high level overview with a few animations, based upon the same material at https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/space-based-missile-defense... as well.

For simple overviews targeted at folks who are developers include: https://www.taniarascia.com/design-for-developers/ (Tania Rascia's take is my favorite, for its clarity and scope…

AKA: Thousands of Image File Formats. I still remember trying to explain to a previous employer why I needed Debabelizer to create appropriately-striped TIFFs in addition to Photos…

`body::before { cursor: none; }` doesn't quite do the trick because the SVG is larger than the notch itself and includes a lot of dead space. Changing that to be a smaller image + …

This is tough because it's less a matter of tactics, but awareness. Reading about Jews radicalized to martyrdom by the inquisition doesn't exactly give you a hands-on toolkit to ad…

Agreed, having read a few of them. Also surprisingly approachable.

The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong has been a huge influence in how I view and interact with folks who are resistant to change. While the book itself is about religious fundamen…

An alternate way of framing the same idea: I'm less opposed to sending data to a hardware company than an advertising company.

Finally! Now I can add "Being judged by my phone" to the list of anxieties that impact my well-being.

I'd suggest that Jeff Bezos is unlikely to pay a meaningful amount in taxes (in this case, meaning "relative to the action" rather than "relative to his overall wealth"), regardles…