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explainshell.com – match command-line arguments to their help text write down a command-line to see the help text that matches each argument

[hyphen](http://thewritepractice.com/create-your-own-words-and-other-uses-of-the-hyphen/) = connect things to be used as one word/unit [n-dash](http://thewritepractice.com/whats-an-en-dash-and-how-to-use-it-correctly/) = indicates a range, as in: X--Y (from x to y) [m-dash](http://thewritepractice.com/what-the-heck-is-an-em-dash/) = break in narration, a short aside

In a Mac with the Portuguese (Portugal) keyboard layout , these keyboard shortcuts are available for common typographical characters via the alt key: — m-dash alt - – n-dash alt shift - … ellipsis alt . " left double curly quote alt , " right double curly quote alt shift , ’ left single curly quote alt l ’ right single curly quote or apostrophe alt shift l ...

ImageOptim optimizes images — so they take up less disk space and load faster — by finding best compression parameters and by removing unnecessary comments and color profiles. It handles PNG, JPEG and GIF animations. (via ImageOptim — better Save For Web )

First make it work (get tests to pass). Then make it right (clean it). Then make it fast. (if it needs it). Uncle Bob (via How to convince ‘performance guys’ to Clean Code – Google Groups )

Ruby Conf 12 – Y Not: Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich (by Confreaks) One of the deepest mysteries in the functional programming world is the Y-Combinator. Many have heard of it, but few have mastered its mysteries. Although fairly useless in real world software, understanding how the Y-Combinator works and why it is important gives the student an important insight into the nature of functional programming.

(via 6 Proven Ways to Boost the Conversion Rates of Your Call-to-Action Buttons ) So let’s cut the excuses and start using techniques we know will work, like the six data-backed methods for improving conversions explained below. Entertain the lizard brain Focus visitors on simple calls to action Make buttons look like buttons Write button copy in the first person Boost your buttons with “click triggers” When visitors are ready, unleash the awesome

(via Dan Ariely: Are we in control of our own decisions? | Video on TED.com) Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we’re not as rational as we think when we make decisions. See also images from this talk in 6 Proven Ways to Boost the Conversion Rates of Your Call-to-Action Buttons

Glossário de Jornalismo Deadline – Último prazo para que uma edição seja fechada ou queuma reportagem seja concluída. Fechamento [Fecho] – Etapa do processo de edição em que os trabalhos sãoencerrados. Depois do fechamento não há mais revisão do texto e a edição é enviada para a gráfica

The User is Drunk (by squareweave ) Blurry vision Attention-poor (Guide them) Say it twice Emotional (Do over the shoulder testing) Drunk, not dumb ( Source: https://www.youtube.com/ )

crankyangela: Which Personality Type Are You? This test is devised using Carl Jung’s and Isabel Briggs Myers' definitions of sixteen varying personality types.

If you want to choose your lifestyle, you cannot be picky about what careers you want to pursue. If you want to choose your career, you cannot be picky about what cities/lifestyles you want to live in. — Francis Chen (via Life: What has life taught you? – Quora )

Alcatraz : Xcode Package Manager Alcatraz is an open-source package manager for Xcode. It lets you discover and install plugins, templates and color schemes without the need for manually cloning or copying files. It installs itself as a part of Xcode and it feels like home.

Help Scout — Help Desk Software | Customer Support Software Scalable customer support, no help desk headaches Invisible to Customers Help Scout scales like any other help desk, but the customer experience is personalized like a normal email.

(via The 5 Rules of Storytelling Every Teacher Should Know about ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning )

All well-drawn characters have a spine. And the idea is that the character has an inner motor, a dominant, unconscious goal that they’re striving for, an itch that they can’t scratch. Judith Weston (via Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story | TED.com )

All good stories (…) should give you a promise. [to be fulfilled] Make the audience put things together. Don’t give them four, give them two plus two. [“The Unifying Theory of 2 + 2”] Storytelling has guidelines, not hard, fast rules. A strong theme is always running through well told story. The best stories infuse wonder. (via Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story | Video on TED.com)

Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty William Archer (via Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story | TED.com )

When I left Sun to go to NeXT, I thought Objective-C was the coolest thing since sliced bread, and I hated C++. So, naturally when I stayed to start the (eventually) Java project, Obj-C had a big influence. James Gosling, being much older than I was, he had lots of experience with SmallTalk and Simula68, which we also borrowed from liberally. Patrick Naughton (in Java Was Strongly Influenced by Objective-C ) Sigh… we sure knew how to have fun in those days… ...

Pixate Freestyle — CSS for iOS Pixate is a free framework that lets you style your native iOS views with stylesheets. Update 2014-12-06 Pixate has pivoted into some kind of “prototyping” tool, but their original library is open sourced and still available as Freestyle : Freestyle – A simple, powerful way to define a native app’s look and feel, using CSS See also: native CSS – the fast hybrid mobile development framework to start developing iOS or Android apps as an alternative to Pixate TM or NUI NUI – Style iOS apps with a stylesheet, similar to CSS And similar: ...