Found an old notebook full of RIS notes. Be prepared for a LOT of quotes from the likes of Zaid Shakir, Habib Ali-Jifri, Umar Abdallah, Hamza Yusuf, Yahya Rhodus, and of course Tariq Ramadan.
Kernings & Chrome
User Experiences I come across every day. Good, bad, and ugly.
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[Whether it’s] loving something for its beauty, perfection, or goodness - human nature is infatuated with beauty. First thing in a person’s love for beauty is spiritual. Even if it is later dominated by something physical.
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The starting point of understanding Allah should be positive and not negative. When I was young, I asked my father for 10 francs. He gave them to me and said, “Don’t do something that will displease God”. Give your children the freedom to choose, but with background knowledge. Raise your kids so they feel good. Strike a balance between work and play.
— Tariq Ramadan -
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We can be rich and wealthy, but we’re not lords over anyone
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Why do non-Muslims have such strong opinions on the hijab? I don’t have strong opinions on the kippah or the cross or the Sikh turban. You should be aware of it, sure. But if it doesn’t concern or harm you in anyway, just chill out about it.
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This is why I love people tinkering with tech to make new stuff. This.
Web Colour Data: A quick way to grab colors from any site. The site eventually aims to answer things like, what are the most popular colors for certain industries and what colors are frequently paired.
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Belated Macaron Day TO (March 20th) pics! Macaron Day is celebrated all over the world and it’s a day where you get to go around town sampling macarons for free. Furthermore, 25% of all macaron purchases from that day go towards a certain charity.
Rankings:
#3 La Bamboche
Petite Thuet was the only place where the people were really rude and forced us to donate in order to get the free macaron, which is totally not how it’s supposed to work. Also, their macarons sucked.
The best macarons I’ve ever had anywhere in the world are the ones at Bottega Louie in downtown Los Angeles. If you ever go, I recommend the rose-flavored macaron. Oh and their margherita pizza.
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Duolingo is my new favorite web service. It makes learning a new language accessible and the best part is that it’s free! Their iOS app is consistent with their web presence, easy to use, and has just the right number of interactive elements that let you learn without cluttering your screen. It’s also super smooth to use. No icky lagging business like most apps out there.
You lose hearts if you make a mistake and if you lose all hearts you have to start all over again. One type of question is listening to a sentence and typing it out in your default language. Notice the appropriately designed turtle icon for playing the sentence slower.
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when a higher up swoops in to take credit for my idea
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LayoutIt! - Interface Builder for Bootstrap
LayoutIt! is a drag-and-drop interface builder for Bootstrap that wants to be the kick-off for your front-end developments.
