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WORDOID – Creative Naming Service Wordoids are made-up words. They look nice and feel great. They are good for naming things. And more…

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. Invictus , poem by William Ernest Henley in 1875 (Victorian)

Mocks Aren’t Stubs Meszaros uses the term Test Double as the generic term for any kind of pretend object used in place of a real object for testing purposes. The name comes from the notion of a Stunt Double in movies. (…) Meszaros then defined four particular kinds of double: Dummy objects are passed around but never actually used. Usually they are just used to fill parameter lists. Fake objects actually have working implementations, but usually take some shortcut which makes them not suitable for production (an in memory database is a good example)....

::: {style=“margin-bottom:5px”} If programming languages were religion{target="_blank"} from katherine goodier{target="_blank"} ::: (via If programming languages were religion ) I originally wrote this article in December 15, 2008, and posted it on the Aegisub blog. I’m re-posting it here for archival purposes. — Rodrigo Monteiro ( Source: http://www.slideshare.net/ )

::: {style=“margin-bottom:5px”} O macaco de rabo cortado{target="_blank"} from teresaneves{target="_blank"} ::: (via O macaco de rabo cortado) Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20160411095831/https://www.slideshare.net/teresaneves/o-macaco-de-rabo-cortado-16342709 ( Source: http://www.slideshare.net/ ) —//— O Macaco de Rabo Cortado, por António Torrado https://www.lapismagico.com/contos-tradicionais/macaco-rabo-cortado/

Luis Correia Carmelo conta a A Viagem do Tio Armindo – SAPO Vídeos

As a doctor, I don’t have to convince someone that vaccines don’t cause harm; I just have to convince them that not vaccinating does. Saul Hymes (via Give It Your Best Shot — The Magazine )

CAPPTIVATE.co Capptivate.co captures fleeting transitions between app screens and delightful animated UI elements that we’ll otherwise lose forever as apps and operating systems continue to evolve. Categories: Basic Motion Fade Grow or Shrink Motion Path Move or Slide Point At Spin or Rotate Camera Focus or Blur Frame Parallax Rotate Around or Sweep Zoom Simulations Align to Motion Attract or Repel Bounce Collide Ease Drift Gravity Orbit Around Spring Vortex

How Much Does It Cost To Make An App? Estimate the cost of an app easily using this handy tool. This budget range is a rough estimate based on the amount of time it will take to complete your project and a recommended budget of $60-100 USD per hour (market rate for quality talent is typically in this range). Considering the base rates stated in the tool, we can derive the following effort estimates which, in my opinion, are much more interesting to analyse (from a development point of view):...

Docracy – Free Legal Documents the web’s only open collection of legal contracts and the best way to negotiate and sign documents online. Very interesting “Terms & Conditions” and “Mobile Privacy Policy” examples/templates from Docracy Inc.’s Documents .