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restlessdesignon Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace

Exactly. I think there’s also a distinction to be made between engineering and writing/editorial environments. Then again, the opinion of one is not a fair reflection of the majority. Sounds like her office lacks ample break-out rooms, though who really cares if it’s a “fishbowl” office or not?

restlessdesignon Massively Multiplayer Online Drum Machine

I couldn't figure it out either. Can make single effects with keyboard, but clicking the tiles generated a line but no noticeable effect.

restlessdesignon HTML6 Concept

I stand corrected—thanks!

restlessdesignon HTML6 Concept

This makes zero mention of shadow DOM or web components, which strikes me as somewhat ignorant on the author’s part.

restlessdesignon Experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe, prompts immune response

Convenient timing!

restlessdesignon Humans.txt

Find: “Julie Ann Horvath”

Results: 0

Cool story… 👎

restlessdesignon Choosing the Right JavaScript Framework

“Backed by Google…”

Yeah, but so were Google Reader and Google Wave.

restlessdesignon Let's Take a Trip Inside a Power Strip

For the repair, I used a simple piece of solder wick to replace the blown trace, stiffened with solder to prevent it from flapping around and possibly shorting to the ground island in the middle

Never heard of someone using solder wick in this way before. Can't decide if brilliant or insane.

restlessdesignon Firefly Space Systems

It’s great that this may help lower costs for putting smaller/personal satellites up, but I also worry that this will only exacerbate our current space debris problem =[

restlessdesignon A list of 1000 jQuery plugins

why

restlessdesignon The correct abbreviation for Firefox is ‘Fx’, not ‘FF’

…and “GIF” is supposed to be pronounced “JIFF” …and “npm” doesn’t really stand for “Node Package Manager”

sigh

restlessdesignon Google offering $1M prize for a much smaller power inverter

If Google is willing to pay $1M for this, I suspect that such a design is worth significantly more.

restlessdesignon Syntax highlighters are wrong

I might take the author more seriously if he didn’t brush off every criticism in the most dismissive, holy-than-thou tone I’ve come across since I was in Williamsburg the other weekend.

restlessdesignon How Academia and Publishing are Destroying Scientific Innovation

Clickbait. Next.

restlessdesignon Blonk – a Tinder for Jobs iOS/Android app

Downloaded the iOS app, but nothing ever displays. There's no contact info to get support either!

restlessdesignon FusionCharts mocks open source but uses it extensively

Since when does a hobby project automatically equate to open source? Sure, the wording is still shitty, but I don’t think you have to view this as a direct attack on open source.

I agree that you’re probably reading into this too much. But that’s okay—by posting it up to HN, you were able to get a larger sampling of devs to run it past! :)

restlessdesignon I found a 17-year-old file still available for download on Adobe’s site

A cool thing you’ll notice in these PostScript files: seemingly random number sets. These are actually units of measurement specified in points! 612 x 792 points == 8.5 x 11 inches

restlessdesignon The Code Documentation Fallacy

Here is a box.

You can choose to have it filled 90% of the way or 10% of the way. Most would choose 90%, right? But guess what—

THE BOX IS FILLED WITH BEES!

restlessdesignon Responsive Design is Not About Screen Sizes Any More

The article is nearly four years old and focused only on purchases made through travel websites.

restlessdesignon Poll: Would you vote online if you could?

Not secure enough. Especially if it's done by a government contractor that half-asses it and still runs off with hundreds of millions of dollars for the job.

restlessdesignon FlowType: font-size and line-height based on element width

I really hate when libraries blindly assume that you are going to be using jQuery and make zero mention of that as a dependency.

restlessdesignon A solution for designers who don't know Wordpress

If your job is to make Wordpress websites and you don't know how to make Wordpress websites, then you should not be making Wordpress websites.

restlessdesignon Show HN: An Etherpad clone in Node.js and Socket.io

Welp. That didn't take very long.

restlessdesignon This German band’s GeoCities site successfully redirects to their Facebook page

Granted it’s not “technically” GeoCities and it should probably be a 301 redirect, but I still thought it was pretty cool!

restlessdesignon The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown

Why is this even news? It's over two years old. Where's the IE8 count down?

restlessdesignon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2013)

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