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What we should have said to PG

This is the story of how we interviewed at, and were turned down by, Y Combinator. I decided to write about the experience because storytelling is one function where we startups tend to shit the bed.…

rogerdudler.github.com 1min

the simple guide

to update your local repository to the newest commit, execute git pull in your working directory to fetch and merge remote changes. to merge another branch into your active branch (e.g. master),…

43folders.com 3min

Powerful OS X app for writers

Jan. 21, 2007

Literature and Latte - Scrivener Scrivener, a full-featured writing program that I've been raving about a lot lately on MacBreak Weekly, has now reached the 1.0 milestone and is available for…

desiringgod.org 3min

What If I Had Stayed In the Workforce?

By Luma Simms July 2, 2012

I have certain days as a mother — like the one I had a few weeks ago — where the eight-year-old, four-year-old, and one-year-old were all crying at the same time, each for a different…

nerdburn.com 1min

Time Management Tips: Saying No = Saying Yes

Lately I've been reading books about economics - it's really a fascinating subject. One of the economic principles that has stood out to my wife and I the most is: Every time you choose to spend a…

css-tricks.com 6min

SASS vs. LESS

By Chris Coyier

"Which CSS preprocessor language should I choose?" is a hot topic lately. I've been asked in person several times and an online debate has been popping up every few days it seems. It's nice that the…

trentwalton.com 5min

Fluid Type

June 19, 2012

Embracing the fluid & flexible aspect of responsive web design was an easy decision, but I’ve been less sure-footed when it comes to balancing that with setting type on the web. From…

desiringgod.org 2min

Let Wonder Lead You to Worship (Don’t Let the Devil Dumb You)

By Jon Bloom June 15, 2012

How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep! The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this” (Psalm 92:5–6). The devil does not want you to wonder. Wonder…

desiringgod.org 3min

That Awkward Moment When We Speak the Gospel

By Ken Currie June 14, 2012

Evangelism is counter-cultural. It's true everywhere on the planet, but perhaps it's especially so in our increasingly post-Christian Western society. We live in a polite culture, for the most part.…

blog.jackcheng.com 9min

Jack Cheng

One of the better spots to enjoy a bowl of ramen noodles here in New York is Minca, in the East Village. Minca is the kind of place just out of the way enough that as you’re about to get…

savagethoughts.com 2min

Please prescribe a best path for your product

Please tell me: What is the best way to use your product? This seems like a simple question, yet there are so many great companies and well-respected entrepreneurs that absolutely fail to make it…

d.pr 2min

So, Apple announced the new MacBook Pro with retina display. And…

So, Apple announced the new MacBook Pro with retina display. And almost everyone in the world got super excited and rushed to buy one. Except me. Why? Because I'm a designer. And being a designer on…

desiringgod.org 3min

Letter to a 13-Year Old Asking How to Go Deeper in Bible Study

By John Piper June 5, 2012

Dear [Samantha], I got your note about going deeper with your Bible reading. Thanks for asking. First, let me say that I am really encouraged that you take the Bible so seriously. Sometimes I hold it…

cdn.desiringgod.org 1min

Pdf "Ferguson.Union.with.Christ.pdf" from cdn.desiringgod.org

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cameronmoll.tumblr.com 1min

Visual Hierarchy is the Art of Managing, Not Eliminating

A few months ago 37signals redesigned Basecamp’s notification emails, and the result was a move from plain-text emails to HTML emails. For reference, these emails are sent when someone posts…

desiringgod.org 5min

A Pregnant Woman’s Defense Against the Schemes of the Devil

By Gloria Furman May 26, 2012

If you are a pregnant mom, perhaps with your first baby, you may be reading these articles about Mommy Wars and shaking your head. As if you didn’t have enough on your mind already! In the…

desiringgod.org 4min

Mommy Wars Are Spirit Wars

By Carolyn McCulley May 25, 2012

As a part of American jargon, the “mommy wars” have raged for more than 20 years. The term was coined in the late 1980s by Child magazine to describe the tension that existed between…

desiringgod.org 1min

The Heart of Discipleship

By Jonathan Parnell May 24, 2012

Discipleship is about values. This could not be clearer in the Gospels. Jesus' call is for a double action: leave and follow. "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men," he first said to Peter…

jeffcroft.com 3min

Jeff Croft

Responsive Web Design is hard. Really hard, actually. But I’ve recently been exploring ways to make it fit more neatly into my development workflow, and I thought it’d be worth sharing…

blog.typekit.com 6min

Pairing typefaces

May 23, 2012

Type study is an ongoing series of guest posts about typography on the web. In this article, Aura Seltzer provides tips and tricks for pairing type well. Pairing typefaces is much like choosing…

howells.ws 3min

My collected opinions on responsive web design - Journal

I find myself tweeting occasional opinions about responsive web design without painting a bigger picture of my actual view on the current state of responsive design. Usually crossed-wires ensue,…

sachagreif.com 9min

The Toolbox: From Idea to Launch in 10 Hours

Last week, I launched The Toolbox, a directory of useful one-page sites and apps. It got upvoted a lot on Hacker News, then went viral on Twitter, and got about 11k visitors on the day of the…

desiringgod.org 2min

A Celebration of Biblical Masculinity

By Gloria Furman May 18, 2012

I live in a culture that admires a man’s earning power, and his fertility, and his ability to rule his domain with an iron fist. While Scripture certainly calls for a Christ-like masculinity…

desiringgod.org 9min

Funeral Meditation for Owen Glenn Shramek

By John Piper

1. Owen Shramek was and is a human being created in God's image. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 To show that…

markboulton.co.uk 5min

It’s Not Working For Me: #crit

By Mark Boulton May 10, 2012

“What we have is bricks. I don’t see a house, yet.” Don Draper I started ‘formal’ art and design training when I was about fourteen years old. I took Art as an…

b.aking.ca 5min

Of Cloud Forests & Starving Children

It was the last week of January, 2008 and the harsh beep of an alarm pulled me out of sleep. Groggy, I looked up at the peeling cement ceiling three feet above me. I was on a top bunk in the room of…

desiringgod.org 2min

Motherhood Is Victory

By Rachel Jankovic May 12, 2012

Jewish women waited for a messiah. They hungered to be the mother of the Savior. They bore children in the hope of a messiah. They raised, nourished, taught, and sheltered their children in…

mindfolder.com 2min

30 minutes a day

Do you brush your teeth every day? Do you work on your dream project every day? ….. no? Sometimes? Your teeth will begin to decay if you don't brush. And so will your idea. Specifically: ideas…

csswizardry.com 4min

The single responsibility principle applied to CSS

Having just spoken at the Front-Trends conference in Warsaw, I’ve decided to expand on something which my talk mentioned a lot: classes. My talk covered how to build big, scalable front-ends…

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What we should have said to PG

the simple guide

Powerful OS X app for writers

What If I Had Stayed In the Workforce?

Time Management Tips: Saying No = Saying Yes

SASS vs. LESS

Fluid Type

Let Wonder Lead You to Worship (Don’t Let the Devil Dumb You)

That Awkward Moment When We Speak the Gospel

Jack Cheng

Please prescribe a best path for your product

So, Apple announced the new MacBook Pro with retina display. And…

Letter to a 13-Year Old Asking How to Go Deeper in Bible Study

Pdf "Ferguson.Union.with.Christ.pdf" from cdn.desiringgod.org

Visual Hierarchy is the Art of Managing, Not Eliminating

A Pregnant Woman’s Defense Against the Schemes of the Devil

Mommy Wars Are Spirit Wars

The Heart of Discipleship

Jeff Croft

Pairing typefaces

My collected opinions on responsive web design - Journal

The Toolbox: From Idea to Launch in 10 Hours

A Celebration of Biblical Masculinity

Funeral Meditation for Owen Glenn Shramek

It’s Not Working For Me: #crit

Of Cloud Forests & Starving Children

Motherhood Is Victory

30 minutes a day

The single responsibility principle applied to CSS

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