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Hi HN, My friend Alex Repty and I made this story game about pull requests and collaborative software dev. It's meant to be a little absurd while playing on current trends. The the…

You can write functional-style code in many languages, as I have in JS and occasionally Python to great benefit.

This collection is a bit ordinary and unremarkable. There are many great large format, new/used print books on street art

No link. IA only concerned with organizing info for various mediums and its UX to meet org and individual goals

Abby is awesome and an old friend from NYC ux & information architecture scene in early 2010s. Her book is great, and like others mention, the homepage is just the TOC. Go buy it! …

Or are they modern day oracles? The full title is inclusive and invites consideration. Besides, how many different types of models are there? How are they used? For freely availabl…

Yup, American expat in Germany here just watched it with family. I didn't understand the fascination but it's become funnier over the years, particularly with kids.

I don’t know about rashes and reactions. But in health circles, seed oils are generally considered safe and retain higher nutritional value if cold pressed. This makes them suitabl…

All this reminds me of a much more minor spat years ago when Matt got upset Chris Pearson made a configurable premium theme (Thesis) which controversially went against the GPL lice…

I find Figma useful for quick ideation on small projects to see potential constraints and challenge assumptions. The lower-fi, the better. I only do mobile-design to focus on essen…

“wanting to impress people is the result of not knowing what you want” That’s quite reductive unless you’re overloading “impress” with “awe”. Because making strong impressions and …

A buddy of mine writes “Adventure Snack”, an interactive fiction blog. After each intro, the story begins using a static HTML/JS template that I adapted to use with the Inky story …

The more interesting conversation is about outspoken individuals with wealth, sustaining power, massive communication reach, and what ethical behavior responsibilities they have.

I do the ‘skip breakfast’ for 2-3 months a couple times per year. It’s hard to start a set program though when my kids don’t finish their breakfasts — and then I don’t want to thro…

I’ve always thought of users as guests, and your website/app acts as the concierge for various services. They speak clearly, consistently, are helpful, and act according to the sit…

Better for manufacturers to focus on clear, multichannel product registration, error messages that can be decoded and referenced online, and provide a usb port if necessary for upd…

I started converting my bookmarks to Raindrop.io and noticed the following: - timeless recipes and instructions should rather be saved locally (pdf, mp4) - research oriented links …

That is a nice design! It’s cool that one can download the app for desktops. I made a shared timer (not nearly as pretty) a few years back, with live URLs and admin login codes for…

I thought at first it was targeting MFA students (Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing) using Office365, maybe ransomwaring their stories and poems. Who could be so cruel?! :)

Cool project! Is the name perhaps inspired by either: 1) The kids cartoon scientist with a lab, or 2) The Miami homicide bloodsplatter specialist moonlighting renegade serial kille…

I figured y'all would post it right away, and I linked to the standard ebook from my web-book page at http://great-gatsby.com Big fan of your group's work!

I made http://www.great-gatsby.com last week as a web-book project to practice responsive design. Since ebooks are generally superior with bookmarks and more features, I tried to c…

I would have punched a kid at 16 and kissed Cassandra at 19. That's about it -- many years later, I'm happy with a family today :)