Web & coffee

My daily reading list, served with coffee and spare time.

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"Some people move on by pretending their old self never existed, I insist on honoring mine. There are little simple joys that occurs daily that most people take for granted but still feel like miracles to me"

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"Spec work being a hot button issue in our community recently afforded Dan Cassaro a swell of support when he publicly turned down Showtime’s offer of unpaid work."

[webandcoffee]

"Simple rules for knowing when it’s time to bow out. It should be apparent that you should leave your company for the “other” one since all you are thinking about is deli meats and not actually what you were brought on to do."

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"I’m with you, Mark. I abhor waking up. Every morning, I silence the first of my iPhone’s three alarms (set for 5:30, 5:45, and 6 a.m.)"

[webandcoffee]

"A few weeks ago, Timothy and I were chatting about designing apps for wearables to validate some of the content we’re planning for Google I/O 20141. We talked a lot about how these devices require scrutiny to preserve user attention while exposing some unique new surface areas for developers."

[webandcoffee]

"LOS ANGELES — I CAN’T help it. Every few weeks, my wife mentions the latest book her book club is reading, and no matter what it is, whether I’ve read it or not, I offer an opinion of the work, based entirely on ..."

[webandcoffee]

"I Want To LiveRobin Williams’ death helped me understand something. I don’t want to die. My depression isn’t going to win."

[webandcoffee]

"Are you aware of the steps it takes for a client to hire you? What’s involved on their end, and on your end? You might be spending a lot of time doing and explaining the same things, over and over again, for each prospective client."

[webandcoffee]

"I was pretty shocked at the accuracy of my drawing with only a reference image. You can tell that my translation isn't perfect. Specifically, the little serifed edges on the character have slight variations. And yet, the integrity of the shape remains solid. There is a learning curve involved."

[webandcoffee]

"I am not bipolar. I don’t have a personality disorder. I never thought of suicide when I was depressed, nor have I ever considered harming another human being."

[webandcoffee]

"Not only are our apps getting faster, cheaper and more beautiful, but they’re branching off into the physical world. Our favorite new applications, from Uber to Nest, are applying the best lessons of the consumer web to real-world products and experiences."

[webandcoffee]

"It's important for people to tell you what side they are on and why, and whether they might be biased. A declaration of members' interests, of a sort. So, I am going to be talking to you about reading. I'm going to tell you that libraries are important."

[webandcoffee]

"Today we released the latest version of Foursquare to the world. We crafted, designed and engineered this version from the ground up, and today you can download it. Earlier this year we sat down as a company and looked at all the amazing pieces of technology we had built."

[webandcoffee]

"Lockheimer testified that Android, too, was the product of long hours and hard work. One thing that was not initially contemplated for the first Android device — at least initially — was any sort of touchscreen."

[webandcoffee]

"You have no problem keeping busy. No problem crossing things off your to-do list. You multitask like it’s going out of style. But the weeks continue to fly by and you can’t help but be dissatisfied with what you’ve actually accomplished. Not only that, but you’re exhausted."

[webandcoffee]

"In a given iOS app, there are likely going to be many buttons that have the same background but might be different sizes depending on the screen they’re on (although the new iOS7 button has no background)."

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"I once interviewed with a company where they asked me whether I can create “Pixel Perfect” work based on the design I’m given. I stopped interviewing with that company immediately after that call – this question was a big red flag to me."