This week, we discuss user preferences and whether a lot is too much. In News, we talk about Sketch's new site, recap the Figma contest fallout, and conduct a requiem for Path. And as always, we share a couple cool things, including a wireless mesh network and tchotchkes in plastic bubbles.
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Follow-up:
- Photo: Podcasting is serious bizznizz
- We got some new iTunes Reviews from some wonderfully kind folks! Feel free to leave your own :)
- We tweeted out a couple polls on last episode's vehicles
News:
- "Dark Mode, Data, a brand new look and more in Sketch 52"
- "The new website is really nice." —NiceboyTM
- "Introducing: Figma’s first API Challenge"
- "We made a mistake with our API Challenge, and we’re sorry"
- Path Blog: "The Last Goodbye"
- Path's (+) button animation on YouTube
- Here's a video review from back then, which shows the timeline, scrollbar clock, and reactions
Point/Counterpoint:
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider on YouTube Gaming (plug lol)
- Doom difficulty spectrum
- Tomb Raider difficulty spectrum
- Spectrum (plug lol)
- Apollo app has a lot of customization options
- God of War difficulty spectrum
- Spider-Man difficulty spectrum
- "You're holding it wrong"
- Vintage Burger King Commercial - Have it Your Way - 1974 on YouTube
- Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way on YouTube
- "You've been sherlocked"
- "Sketch sherlocked Midnight with 52." —Marshall
- f.lux
One Cool Thing:
- Marshall shared eero
- Brian shared gashapon
- "Life's a journey, not a destination" —Steven Tyler
- Steins;Gate
- Fidget Cube
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