26 May 2013

The Ruby Reflector

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Holmes

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By Giles Bowkett of Giles Bowkett 2 months ago.
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…tempers getting much shorter at around the same time, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to spot the connection.

Most of the threats leveled against Ms. Richards, if I understand correctly, occurred on 4chan, and I certainly think that is not an ideal thing, to say the least, but 4chan served a similar function in the similar salvo of rape and death threats which Kathy Sierra suffered in 2007 , and although that episode was also horrible, it played out at least a little more …

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On ZURB 9 months ago.
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There would always come a point in a Sherlock Holmes story when the detective's brilliant deduction would perplex Watson. A bemused Holmes would merely turn to his partner and say, "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains however improbable must be the truth."

Design, like detective work, seeks an answer, a solution to a particular problem. Which is something Harry Brignull, of Clearleft, pointed out during a talk where he spoke about creating …

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Nick Charles , Poirot , Sherlock Holmes, or Andy Barker P.I .

In my case, you probably would choose Andy Barker P.I. as my sleuthing character. The reason? I am about to cobble together the loosest set of links and information to present to you a future that Apple could ( emphasize could ) bring to your digital lifestyle.

This is my first entry in the "If I were Steve Jobs ..." series that will make Oliver Stone's JFK look like a …

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On Alex R. Young over 2 years ago.
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I've seen a lot of crime dramas over the last few years. As a Sherlock Holmes fan, it's easy to spot the homages to Conan Doyle's influential character. One of the qualities espoused by modern TV crime drama is attention to detail . A famous example, and perhaps the origin of this character trope, is Holmes' beyond-autistic ability to read deductions from mundane facts.

In this scene, Watson is surprised that Holmes knew he had recently been walking through …

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By Giles Bowkett of Giles Bowkett over 3 years ago.
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…day's also a little unusual in that a friend got a screening copy of Sherlock Holmes , so I changed the schedule to go see it at their house, but then they had to change their schedule to mail something to their agent or something.)

The fact that I schedule when I'm going to floss is actually a pretty great example. I used to never even brush my teeth. A dental hygienist told me I had to floss every day, and explained how to do it right. I tried and it really hurt. That plus my …

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