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“We can’t keep designing as we used to if we want people to engage with our content. We can’t keep charging for ads that our layouts train readers to ignore. We can’t focus so much on technology that we forget the web is often, and quite gloriously, a transaction between reader and writer.” — Web Design Manifesto 2012 – Jeffrey Zeldman
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TED.com: Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way -
Reggie Watts’ beats defy boxes. Unplug your logic board and watch as he blends poetry and crosses musical genres in this larger-than-life performance.
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Sculpting waves in wood and time -
Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art — inspired in equal parts by math and nature.
What if every seemingly isolated object was actually just where the continuous wave of that object poked through into our world?
Reuben Margolin
“Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.” — Bertrand Russell
“Tweets are often a kind of shorthand. A public prayer that someone, out there, hears us and understands.” — ᔥ @patrickrhone
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CSS Filters was presented at Oxford Geek Night.
A 5 minute microslot on how to make sure the browser you want gets the CSS that you want it to have! Exclude IE6 and earlier from seeing your CSS3, and specify styles for mobiles and IE versions.