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Tailor-made General web DevTools Tips [devtoolstips] is a tumblr showing quick dev tricks. It’s definitely worth following/bookmarking/resharing/whatever those crazy kids on tumblr do all day. TextTailor [github] is a jQuery plugin that makes sure text fills the height of a parent element or ellipses it away when it doesn’t fit. Remote-Preview [github] is a clever way to test out your site on multiple devices simultaneously, so you can test it out quickly. remarkable [github] is a markdown parser “done right”, with extensions, syntax plugins and more.

C001 C01025 Design Here’s a quick guide to mastering CSS’ :nth-child [nthmaster]. Here’s a collection of CSS hex colors that are also (leet) words [bada55], like ‘c0ffee’ or ‘c01025’ (colors). It’s kinda like when you wrote (usually childish) words using the numbers on your calculator at school, which is an incredibly old-fashioned analogy that some of you will not understand. Dribbble has made it easier for you to buy stuff from Dribbblers you follow [blog.dribbble]. And here’s an argument that “display: table” is the antihero, rather than the villain, of CSS layout [colintoh]. Like Walter White crossed with Tony Soprano, except, you know, a bit of code.

Oh Snap! SitePoint Since we last spoke, we’ve gone ahead and put a whole bunch of good stuff up on SitePoint dot com, so here’s some of the best. Here’s a great guide to optimizing your email design to avoid bugs and rendering issues. We also continued our preview to ECMAScript 6, with this guide to the new function syntax. There’s also an excellent introduction to Snap.svg, a library to help create drawings and charts with SVG. And then we have an excellent resource for new Rubyists — common mistakes and how to avoid them. Learn from other people’s slip-ups!

Shiver Me Servers News/business Remember how Google said it was going to tweak its algorithm and drop piracy sites from its results? It wasn’t kidding [arstechnica]. Illegal streaming and torrent sites have dropped noticeably in search results since the change was made, and are now pretty much in Davy Jones’ Locker. Here’s a look at what it’s like to be a web developer in China [webdesign.tutsplus]. Super fascinating stuff. Charlie [charlieapp] is like an aide whispering in your ear, automatically providing a one page document on anyone you’re about to meet. And here’s an interesting article from the co-founder of Instagram, breaking down why the photosharing app caught on [medium].

The Write Way Off-topic Sweden has its own font? Sweden has its own font [medium]. Ikea, meatballs, and now this. Sweden has all the best stuff. Writefull [writefullapp] is a writing app that is supposed to make you write more good when you write with it. Behold: The Reddit World Map [randalolson]. All set sail for My Little Pony Island! Actually, let’s not.