Programming for Mere Mortals is a series of books designed to introduce the concepts of programming from the ground up to a reader who has never written a line of code.
The first volume, How to Count (approx. 70 pages), introduces you in a laid-back, conversational tone to math concepts that are essential to becoming a successful programmer. Topics include:
The NYTimes article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/magazine/the-trivialities-and-transcendence-of-kickstarter.html
The web site: http://www.kickstarter.com/
http://www.borowitzreport.com/
Glad someone still has a sense of humor.
How to Write a Book in Three Days: Lessons from Michael Moorcock
In 1992, he published a collection of interviews conducted by Colin Greenwood called Michael Moorcock: Death is No Obstacle, in which he discusses his writing method. In the first chapter, “Six Days to Save the World”, he says those early novels were written in about “three to ten days” each, and outlines exactly how one accomplishes such fast writing.
http://unify.eightshapes.com/training/aiuxd/
video training from eightshapes.com
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you can upload your own image to create a custom iphone case
Great circular saw track system. A good affordable alternative to Festool.
http://eurekazone.com/
Recommended circular saw: Makita 5007MGA Magnesium 7-1/4-Inch Circular Saw with Electric Brake
Need to add a dust system to this.
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/07/06/painted-people.html via Boing Boing
http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/vcp/vcp_index.htm
recommended by the Laguna people. $599
http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/
This seems to be the UX design tool of choice. $99 for the Standard version. Wish it were cheaper.
minimum wall thickness 0.7mm
use a 0.7mm sphere to check.
Don’t make prongs narrower than 0.5mm
Use 0.65mm prongs
Plot Device from Red Giant on Vimeo.
Held this year in San Diego. Sounds like the ecommerce trade show to attend.
I love the wit in Sagmeister’s designs.
http://www.sagmeister.com/work/featured
http://www.ted.com/talks/stefan_sagmeister_7_rules_for_making_more_happiness.html
http://www.flexiblestream.org/index.php