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Awesome, this is one of my favorite XKCDs. I've been mulling over a plan in my mind to make a physical version of it, looking similar to a deep picture frame or display case. It would use white acrylic with the text somehow printed or transferred on, backlit by white LEDs (maybe incandescent lamps would look nicer?). Each cell would be separated by thin black wood or plastic strips. It should be pretty easy to contro…
Not super related to the content, but I love the "Show Code" button at the bottom of the article. So often sites either show code inline and break up my reading, or just dump the whole thing into a github repo, which loses context. That button is awesome, because I can read the whole thing to understand the problem, then review the code the next time through with better context. Awesome!
I agree that having a "Show code" button only at the end prevents disrupting the reading flow. In terms of "code with explanation" layout, I really like todos.js' approach: http://backbonejs.org/docs/todos.html It also works with images: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac+Pro+Late+2013+Teardown/20... Most layouts nowadays fail to take advantage of the horizontal space available. It's just 2 colums in the end, but it…
Not super related to the content, but I love the "Show Code" button at the bottom of the article. So often sites either show code inline and break up my reading, or just dump the whole thing into a github repo, which loses context. That button is awesome, because I can read the whole thing to understand the problem, then review the code the next time through with better context. Awesome!
Awesome, this is one of my favorite XKCDs. I've been mulling over a plan in my mind to make a physical version of it, looking similar to a deep picture frame or display case. It would use white acrylic with the text somehow printed or transferred on, backlit by white LEDs (maybe incandescent lamps would look nicer?). Each cell would be separated by thin black wood or plastic strips. It should be pretty easy to contro…
Ping me if you do end up making one!
Awesome, this is one of my favorite XKCDs. I've been mulling over a plan in my mind to make a physical version of it, looking similar to a deep picture frame or display case. It would use white acrylic with the text somehow printed or transferred on, backlit by white LEDs (maybe incandescent lamps would look nicer?). Each cell would be separated by thin black wood or plastic strips. It should be pretty easy to contro…
I like this. Reminds me a (tiny) bit of Bruce Nauman's "One Hundred Live and Die": http://www.art21.org/images/bruce-nauman/one-hundred-live-an...
Awesome, this is one of my favorite XKCDs. I've been mulling over a plan in my mind to make a physical version of it, looking similar to a deep picture frame or display case. It would use white acrylic with the text somehow printed or transferred on, backlit by white LEDs (maybe incandescent lamps would look nicer?). Each cell would be separated by thin black wood or plastic strips. It should be pretty easy to contro…
I like this. Reminds me a (tiny) bit of Bruce Nauman's "One Hundred Live and Die": http://www.art21.org/images/bruce-nauman/one-hundred-live-an...
Not super related to the content, but I love the "Show Code" button at the bottom of the article. So often sites either show code inline and break up my reading, or just dump the whole thing into a github repo, which loses context. That button is awesome, because I can read the whole thing to understand the problem, then review the code the next time through with better context. Awesome!
I agree that having a "Show code" button only at the end prevents disrupting the reading flow. In terms of "code with explanation" layout, I really like todos.js' approach: http://backbonejs.org/docs/todos.html It also works with images: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac+Pro+Late+2013+Teardown/20... Most layouts nowadays fail to take advantage of the horizontal space available. It's just 2 colums in the end, but it…
... todos.js' did it better though.