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Shine-on you crazy ones!

As our devices get more and more advanced hardware, we can be wasteful with the processing power to create better experiences for the customers. The leap from command line to clickable desktop wasted thousands of pixels to always represent a trash car that’s rarely used. Now Apple has pushed back again and is wasting processing power and sensors to simulate reflections and lighting conditions in the interface. Is it wasteful, yes, is it a good idea, probably, have their raised the bar, definitely, but have they done it right?

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Blank Business Cards

For everyone who forgets to bring their business cards with them to events. I have a solution.

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The Data Journalism Handbook

The Data Journalism Handbook is a Creative Common’s licensed book about using data in reporting. This article is my contribution to the book.

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Titanic: Behind the numbers

100 years ago, the RMS Titanic set of on her maiden voyage only to strike tragedy two days later. If we look at the passenger list, what sort of additional information can be gleaned from the data?

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Being passionate for your work

Successful companies are the ones who are truly passionate and care about their product and customers. You can see that shine through with companies like TypeKit and FontDeck. They live and breath their passion and it is reflected on the quality of their work.

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