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• • Im not sure the focus on graphic design is right, but an interesting point. Graphic designers are ruining the web http://t.co/mhT4o9RL
  • Getting my coding chops back. Built a django-based e-commerce site from the ground up. For fun.
  • Kindle.app fail for programming tutorial. books. Copying text is fiddly and they insert a copyright string. PDF ebooks for me frm now on
  • I refuse to get a kindle (soooo ugly!) but I am trying their mac app for the first time. So far so good except that the pages are so short.
  • Super impressed with Homebrew - great pkg mgr for installing the UNIX tools Apple didn't include with OS X http://t.co/WtKJyafJ
  • Django and Ajax. Thine butt is kicked
  • RT @MatthewDiffee: I bet girls with dragon tattoos think The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is lame.
  • Know a cause which would benefit from free books? Register to be a World Book Night 2012 Giver http://t.co/7UolIjx2 via @WorldBookNight
  • UX Reviews for the masses, made fun. The Voices in Your Head: Crowdsourced Live Usability http://t.co/So5Le82r
  • RT @vitamintalent: 43 days (or 6 weeks +1 day) to go! SXSW Update #2 http://t.co/UxWjraKa
• • Richard Boardman followed Simon Willison.
  • Richard Boardman followed Braden Kowitz.
  • Richard Boardman followed Tanya Herrgott.
  • How are design decisions made at Apple?
  • Richard Boardman voted up a post on Offensive but Funny Illustrations.
  • What are the most useful Textmate shortcuts?
  • Which should I learn, Django or Rails?
  • Which is a better web development framework between Django and Ruby on Rails in terms of features, learning curve and flexibility?
  • Which high-profile web startups have chosen to use Django over Ruby on Rails in the past 6 months?
  • Why is Django not as popular as Ruby on Rails?