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Software Contracting and Legal Matters | Sealed Abstract

sealedabstract.com/business/software-contracting-and-legal-matters/
It takes a couple of bad clients to bulletproof your contracts. If you're new at software contracting, you may know enough to know that you need a contract,

Distractions - Matt Gemmell

mattgemmell.com/distractions/
How the Apple Watch changed my relationship with other devices.

Little crowd simulation

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I was watching a presentation about simulating crowd behavior and one slide said "don't path crowd members around each other. It's more natural to make one person stop and allow the other to pass, then keep moving." So I mocked it up. It's buggy but I like the look of it, and it looks less like bird flocks and more like human traffic. - dariusk

The World's Tiniest Countries and the Eccentrics Who Rule Them | WIRED

wired.com/2014/11/micronations
Never heard of the Imperial Kingdom of Calsahara? The Conch Republic? The Principality of Sealand? You’re not alone.​ Léo Delafontaine hadn’t either until 2012, when he visited the Republic of Saugeais, a self-proclaimed micronation in eastern France. He’s since become fascinated with “countries” unrecognized by world governments and organizations. His book Micronations​ documents independent states that are just as varied and interesting as their official counterparts.

scanlime/fadecandy

github.com/scanlime/fadecandy
fadecandy - Easy to use open source hardware to drive WS2811 LEDs with high-quality color

Je n'ai rien à cacher.

jenairienacacher.fr/
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