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Re:Kenyan Women Create Their Own 'Geek Culture' on Monday December 24, 2012 @05:14PM (#4964299)
Stories like this can give you a lot of hope for the developing world.
So... plans for another book?
Re:One reason Gmail for iOS still sucks on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @07:14AM (#4875928)
This just shows how you must always optimize the UI for the primary task. It is never acceptable to compromise usability to improve style.

On small devices screen real estate is premium, so don't waste it with margins like this. Though I have to say the design looks nice, too bad it wastes so much space.

The Bloomberg video is one of the most interesting tech interviews I've ever seen.
Re:UX Lessons From Facebook's New iPhone App on Saturday August 25, 2012 @08:54AM (#4431925)
Is there any information on the actual technology changes they made? It would be nice to know what the code looks like behind the scenes.
Re:How Lance Armstrong Lost His Tour de France Titles on Saturday August 25, 2012 @08:52AM (#4431921)
This case is fascinating. I don't know much about cycling, but I tend to side with Armstrong in this case. Will be interesting to see how it continues to play out.