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Interactive Resume 13 years ago

lhnz, I agree with you, completely. A designer should be judged on how they present everything. ALL resumes should be considered an example of how they design, and thus part of their "portfolio." I have been a art director and seen many resumes in my tenure. If an applicant comes at the problem from a fresh angle, it is welcomed with open arms. A good art director or creative director can work with this to fix the issue of contact info being buried and whatnot, as others have pointed out. This is a great place to start!

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David Byrne: If the 1% stifles New York's creative talent, I'm out of here 13 years ago

The amount changes every year. It is voted upon by the rent regulation board. Last year these were the numbers. For a one-year renewal lease commencing on or after October 1, 2011 and on or before September 30, 2012: 3.75% For a two-year renewal lease commencing on or after October 1, 2011 and on or before September 30, 2012: 7.25%

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David Byrne: If the 1% stifles New York's creative talent, I'm out of here 13 years ago

Towards the end of the article, Mr. Bryne touches on a topic that is at the heart of a city devoid of culture --- people who buy large swaths of property and then do not live here. We don't need rent control, but we do need to build affordable housing instead of luxury condo after luxury condo for people to use a few weeks out of the year. The least expensive average rental price for a studio is $1481/month. Landlords require you to earn 40x the monthly rent. That's $60K a year. That's a nice living in most places in the US. In NYC, it's just scraping by. http://www.mns.com/manhattan_rental_market_report

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Life without a cell phone 13 years ago

I absolutely agree, setting expectations is key. But I can also see the point of needing the extra push to modify your own behavior. I don't have a TV. It died and I didn't get a new one. I have found new ways to watch TV, but now I cannot idle away hours in front of HGTV. It sounds ridiculous, but the few mouse clicks it takes to watch a program versus the single click of a button is all it took to create a difference between mindless and mindful behavior.

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Becoming A Boss 14 years ago

"And one of the big challenges is that the 'managerial position' (as Lena calls it) is often in conflict with the talent for making things that got your there in the first place."

No truer words have ever been spoken, especially in tech. The skills that make you a good developer or designer are usually exactly the ones that make management a terrible path. Some traits, like empathy for users/customers, lend to success in both areas, but I'm hard pressed to find another.

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More on DRM and ebooks 14 years ago

I went with a Nook Touch instead of a Kindle, because it is very easy to get your hands on standard epub and load them at will. Loading e-books from outside the Amazon ecosystem can be done, but it is a cumbersome process at best. The Nook feels less tied to the B&N ecosystem than the Kindle is to Amazon. This is true for Sony and possibly Kobo as well, but I prefer the Nook as a device.

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The Kindle Index 14 years ago

I can't help but wonder if the prevalence of Kindles in a particular city relates to the number of brick and mortar bookstores in that city. I am imagining that the more "cosmopolitan" cities probably have more physical bookstores.

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