Links from 2013

[this is good]

<blockquote>By simply applying ‘text-align: justify’ to the container, and giving the child elements ‘display: inline-block’ and a percentage width, you’ll never have to deal with horizontal margins ever again! (Oh and did I mention, when using this trick, you’ll also never need to use float on your elements ever again, so you can wave goodbye to those ignominious clearfixes and clear divs too!)</blockquote> Clever, mildly hacky.

One of the best articles I've read so far this year.

<blockquote>My definition of a good solution to a complex problem is one that solves the immediate problem, is built to last and generates more potential than it uses.

The more I think about complex problems, the more I get convinced that the built to last part is critical. Almost all failures are caused by not aiming for durability.</blockquote>

<blockquote>a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries</blockquote>

<blockquote>A compatibility table showing the available default system fonts across different mobile platforms</blockquote>

<blockquote>For rapid generation of Vagrant VMs provisioned by Puppet, specifically made for those that don't have the time or interest in learning the details [...] aimed at PHP developers that do not have the time or inclination to learn a whole new system.</blockquote>

Magic.

<blockquote>caniuse.com now allows you to import Google Analytics statistics from your own sites to verify real levels of user support and compare them to the worldwide average.</blockquote>

Handy list of common mobile, tablet and monitor screen sizes.

<blockquote>If developers want a local copy of the design assets for a project for whatever reason (perhaps they’re offline at a coffee shop or hang-gliding with their Google Glass), we can share with them a read only key for a specific folder and sync the contents over the internet quickly.</blockquote>

<blockquote>A better tool for cubic-bezier() easing</blockquote>

<blockquote>The spectre of competition means that at work, school, everywhere we think we have to work/study/run as fast as we possibly can, all the time. But, says Bjergegaard, much of that is counterproductive. "We get tired, we don't work as well under constant stress. We don't always need to be there anyway – many of my best ideas have come when I'm running, or on holiday."</blockquote>

<blockquote>This book provides a new way of thinking about designing digital products: as a series of microinteractions that are essential to bringing personality and delight to applications and devices.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Python interface to Amazon Web Services</blockquote>

<blockquote>An open-source engine which automates the deployment of applications as highly portable, self-sufficient containers.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Quickly and painlessly check your web links with Ruby, Nokogiri and Anemone</blockquote>

<blockquote>A framework for easily creating beautiful presentations using HTML. Comes with a broad range of features including nested slides, markdown contents, PDF export, speaker notes and a JavaScript API. It's best viewed in a browser with support for CSS 3D transforms but fallbacks are available to make sure your presentation can still be viewed elsewhere.</blockquote>

<blockquote>fabtools includes useful functions to help you write your Fabric files.</blockquote>

Includes Vagrant helpers, yay.

<blockquote>An image (SD-card) to turn the Raspberry Pi into an easy to use MusicBox with Spotify playback and AirTunes streaming</blockquote>