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Designers vs Coding

“Do I need to know how to code?” is a question that comes up with sure-fire consistency in design circles. I’ve seen it asked by so many, from uncertain design students in classrooms worried about their chances of landing a job, to seasoned professionals at conferences seeing their pool of print projects slowly evaporate. The question is being asked with even greater frequency as of late, because Adobe has launched their product Muse, which promises designers the ability to “create unique websites without writing code.” So, if a designer wants to work on the web, should they take the time to learn this dastardly “code” or instead rely on software like Muse?

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Aug 31, 2011604 notes

(via Instapaper)

I can’t choose a good pull quote from it because it is all great.

Aug 21, 2011

“As we’ve seen too many times before, school administrators (probably Gen Xers or baby boomers) apparently overreacted by applying their rules to a new generation developing its own—and different—set of rules. I remain hopeful that we’ll see fewer of these lawsuits as school administrators stop freaking out about the Internet.” —Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Racy Teen Photos Posted to Facebook Are Constitutionally Protected Speech—TV v. Smith-Green

Aug 17, 2011

“The point I think is this: Pseudonyms are not in themselves harmful. Yes, they can be used for harm, as when people use them for anonymous, slanderous attacks, trolling, etc., but in the vast majority of cases there is no harm done. Importantly, they can serve to protect vulnerable groups. There’s even a comprehensive list of people harmed by Real Names policies. In the cases where pseudonyms are being abused, it is the harm that should be stopped, not the pseudonyms.” —Caterina.net» Blog Archive » Anonymity and Pseudonyms in Social Software via Anil Dash

Aug 15, 2011

“Today the same is true but the polarization is not between black and white. It is between those who have a stake in society and those who do not.” —David Lammy, quoted in English Historian Blames Black Culture for Riots - NYTimes.com

Aug 14, 2011

“Lisagor is sui generis—“the best and only one doing what he does,” Dorsey says—and his promos blend “the aesthetics and techniques of advertising with the storytelling of an instructional video,” says Malthe Sigurdsson, Rdio VP of product design.” —Fast Company Profiles Adam Lisagor

Aug 12, 2011

“The Dodgers’ speedster hit a slow chopper towards Chase Utley, who appeared poised to handle the ball cleanly when he was absolutely bulled over by Rivera on his way to second. With Utley never getting a chance to handle the ball cleanly, the play is ruled dead and Rivera is out. Velez was forced to go back to second. Lidge then made a fantastic fielding play complete with glove flip to Ryan Howard on a bunt attempt along the first base line by Tony Gwynn Jr to end the wild inning.” —Halladay Pulled Mid Seventh, Earns 15th Win After Pen Stumbles But Holds On

Aug 9, 2011

Mike Monteiro at americanmccarver:

Errata: Quite a few Giants fans wrote in to point out that at the time of the stolen base the Phillies were up 8-2, not 6-2 as I wrote. I apologize for the mistake. We had a lot of runs to keep track of. I still maintain that an 8-2 lead with four innings to play isn’t insurmountable. At least it shouldn’t be for a World Champion.

Aug 8, 201136 notes

#San Francisco Giants #baseball #Philadelphia Phillies

My title suggestion was used for the latest episode of Back to Work:

Back to Work #27: Danny, Hold the License Plate - 5by5

Runtime: 1:24:50
Download Audio: MP3 (38.8 MB)
iTunes: iTunes Feed

And the corresponding After Dark:

After Dark #37: After Back To Work 027 - 5by5

Runtime: 10:10
Download Audio: MP3 (4.66 MB)
iTunes: iTunes Feed

Aug 3, 2011

Indiana Hoosiers Fall 2011 Basketball Games

IU has some good games coming up this fall:

11/27/11 Indiana vs. Butler in Bloomington, IN
11/30/11 Indiana @ NC State in Raleigh, NC
12/10/11 Indiana vs. Kentucky in Bloomington, IN
12/17/11 Indiana vs. Notre Dame at the Conseco Fieldhouse

Aug 3, 2011

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