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“You know that thing we do where we tilt screengrabs in our portfolios...”
– Elliot-Jay Stocks 2009
“The individual unit in microbiology is not the cell; the primary unit is the...”
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“A special world for you and me;
A special bond one cannot see;
It wraps us up in...”
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“Romance is in style; fall in love with Spring.”
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“Every crisis is an opportunity in disguise.”
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“Poetry gives me glimpses of the human ability to transcend existence. But...”
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The State of Computing
stevenf:
WARNING: A long, rambly exploration of the state of computing with no real conclusion follows.
Every geek I know shares, to some degree, the notion that the “desktop” metaphor for computers is outdated. What nobody seems to have a solid opinion on is what would take its place.
There have really only been two dominant UI metaphors in the short history of desktop computing:
Keyboard...
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WatchLaser cutter plays Super Mario theme.
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“Working Sundays: good for the wallet; detrimental to the soul.”
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“Here, in the anguished story of a straight line who falls in love with a dot, is...”
– Cover Text, “The Dot and the Line” by Norton Juster
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