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Some very rich peeps are building next-level size mansions in LA. Read the article if you fancy, it’s mind-boggling.
How can you be amazed , Lebanon?
How Lebanon inspired the Syrian Civil War written by the author of Moulahazat, a blog discussing Lebanese politics.
How can you be amazed , Lebanon?
Great Digital Products Don’t Happen By Accident.
Great Digital Products Don’t Happen By Accident.
This is long, but it’s interesting. Some insight gained over the years by the folks at teehan+lax.
Great Digital Products Don’t Happen By Accident.
This is long, but it’s interesting. Some insight gained over the years by the folks at teehan+lax.
A shorthand for designing UI flows, courtesy of Ryan Singer, designer and cofounder of Basecamp.
It’s very simple, you write above the line what hte user sees, and below what they do. Then draw an arrow and repeat for the next step.
I’ve been doing that for quite some time now, I didn’t know other people did. It’s great advice.
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A shorthand for designing UI flows, courtesy of Ryan Singer, designer and cofounder of Basecamp.
It’s very simple, you write above the line what hte user sees, and below what they do. Then draw an arrow and repeat for the next step.
I’ve been doing that for quite some time now, I didn’t know other people did. It’s great advice.
The intellectual reason we build a case, or give context, to a difficult decision before announcing it is because we want to convey that the decision is well-thought out, rational, and an inevitable conclusion to the facts. But since the listeners don’t know what decision is being made, they have no context for the context and it all feels meaningless.
HBR with how to start a conversation you’re dreading. The advice is to start with the punchline. Don’t procrastinate.
The intellectual reason we build a case, or give context, to a difficult decision before announcing it is because we want to convey that the decision is well-thought out, rational, and an inevitable conclusion to the facts. But since the listeners don’t know what decision is being made, they have no context for the context and it all feels meaningless.
10 things we learned about Apple this year
10 things we learned about Apple this year
A good recap, courtesy of Quartz.
Apple announces iTunes Best of 2014: apps, music, movies, TV shows and books
Apple announces iTunes Best of 2014: apps, music, movies, TV shows and books
Deserved recognition for Threes!, simply an awesome game.
Apple announces iTunes Best of 2014: apps, music, movies, TV shows and books
Deserved recognition for Threes!, simply an awesome game.
All Messi La Liga goals (November 2014).
All Messi La Liga goals (November 2014).
QR codes, UI and culture
Dan Grover left San Francisco for Guangzhou and became product manager at WeChat.
On his blog, he compiled a list of UI trends of Chinese apps and compared them to Western apps.
Two elements are striking because we, the Western world, never managed to make them achieve mainstream success: QR codes and location. Both are very popular in China.
Perhaps, then it might be important to consider cultural subtleties when executing on your idea. A good execution might be impeded by poor judgement on the cultural tendencies of the market’s society.
QR codes, UI and culture
Dan Grover left San Francisco for Guangzhou and became product manager at WeChat.
On his blog, he compiled a list of UI trends of Chinese apps and compared them to Western apps.
Two elements are striking because we, the Western world, never managed to make them achieve mainstream success: QR codes and location. Both are very popular in China.
Perhaps, then it might be important to consider cultural subtleties when executing on your idea. A good execution might be impeded by poor judgement on the cultural tendencies of the market’s society.
All Jerusalemites pay taxes, but the proportion of the municipal budget allocated to the roughly 300,000 Palestinian residents of a city with a population of 815,000 doesn’t exceed 10 per cent. Service provision is grossly unequal. In the East, there are five benefit offices compared to the West’s 18; four health centres for mothers and babies compared to the West’s 25; and 11 mail carriers compared to the West’s 133. Roads are mostly in disrepair and often too narrow to accommodate garbage trucks, forcing Palestinians to burn rubbish outside their homes. A shortage of sewage pipes means that Palestinian residents have to use septic tanks which often overflow. Students are stuffed into overcrowded schools or converted apartments; 2200 additional classrooms are needed. More than three-quarters of the city’s Palestinians live below the poverty line.
Economics, politics and conflicts in the Middle East.
All Jerusalemites pay taxes, but the proportion of the municipal budget allocated to the roughly 300,000 Palestinian residents of a city with a population of 815,000 doesn’t exceed 10 per cent. Service provision is grossly unequal. In the East, there are five benefit offices compared to the West’s 18; four health centres for mothers and babies compared to the West’s 25; and 11 mail carriers compared to the West’s 133. Roads are mostly in disrepair and often too narrow to accommodate garbage trucks, forcing Palestinians to burn rubbish outside their homes. A shortage of sewage pipes means that Palestinian residents have to use septic tanks which often overflow. Students are stuffed into overcrowded schools or converted apartments; 2200 additional classrooms are needed. More than three-quarters of the city’s Palestinians live below the poverty line.
This is an Amazon fulfilment centre. Robots all around, carrying your stuff. Amazing. Scary.