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lhnz, I agree with you, completely. A designer should be judged on how they present everything. ALL resumes should be considered an example of how they design, and thus part of the…

I'm mad as hell about this because I want the ACA to succeed. I don't think its ideal, but its vastly better than the existing system of hospitals as clinics for the uninsured hord…

I don't know if taxing is the right idea. I just know that a city void of actual residents is a city without a soul. NYC is becoming like parts of Florida, except at least in FL, t…

The amount changes every year. It is voted upon by the rent regulation board. Last year these were the numbers. For a one-year renewal lease commencing on or after October 1, 2011 …

Towards the end of the article, Mr. Bryne touches on a topic that is at the heart of a city devoid of culture --- people who buy large swaths of property and then do not live here.…

I absolutely agree, setting expectations is key. But I can also see the point of needing the extra push to modify your own behavior. I don't have a TV. It died and I didn't get a n…

3D is just one shortcut to affordance. It is not the only way to lead a user to action.

That news makes this news all the less surprising. http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/07/22/layoffs-...

"And one of the big challenges is that the 'managerial position' (as Lena calls it) is often in conflict with the talent for making things that got your there in the first place." …

"Google paid around $25 million for Frommer's, according to a person briefed on the deal, which hasn't yet closed. But the deal is more significant for its strategy than its price …

Frommer's has a rich licensing program. MS is only one of their partners. You can see how prominently their content is displayed in the NY Times travel section. http://travel.nytim…

I think needing software for conversion is a barrier to the common user.

I went with a Nook Touch instead of a Kindle, because it is very easy to get your hands on standard epub and load them at will. Loading e-books from outside the Amazon ecosystem ca…

I can't help but wonder if the prevalence of Kindles in a particular city relates to the number of brick and mortar bookstores in that city. I am imagining that the more "cosmopoli…