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#GamerGate [Online] Survival Guide | Jon Jones, smArtist Here is a quick, streamlined guide on how to keep yourself safe online and make harassing you and tracking you down much more difficult. Two-factor authentication on everything. Password manager for unique, difficult passwords. Install PrivacyFix. Lock down old Facebook posts and adjust your privacy settings. Domain name whois guard. Delete old accounts. Check the internet for your personal information. Use a VPN....

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 )

(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 )

Support Guidelines « Vesper Dave Wiskus ’ guidelines for handling @vesperapp support emails: Use Names Everyone Gets a Reply No Arguments Keep Records Be Honest Sooner is Better Ask for a Favor Say ‘Thank You’

Design Principles | Android Developers These design principles were developed by and for the Android User Experience Team to keep users’ best interests in mind. Consider them as you apply your own creativity and design thinking. Deviate with purpose. Enchant Me Delight me in surprising ways Real objects are more fun than buttons and menus Let me make it mine Get to know me Simplify My Life Keep it brief Pictures are faster than words Decide for me but let me have the final say Only show what I need when I need it I should always know where I am Never lose my stuff If it looks the same, it should act the same Only interrupt me if it’s important Make Me Amazing...