App Advertising on Google vs Apple: Comparing Setup and Results
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As a software developer working in the finance industry, I had always wanted to do something more creative with my coding skills. Finally I took a break from my job and developed a game app, launching it on Android and iOS.
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How I designed my app with no design training
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When I decided to create a game app, I knew my biggest hurdle would be the artwork.
As a software developer who had spent the last ten years working in the finance industry, I was looking for a new project. With a creative side I sometimes wrote fiction and poetry, but for a long time I had a hankering to develop an app.
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Losing A Friend To Suicide
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A friend of mine has died by suicide. We didn’t know each other long. We worked together and after I left the job, we met occasionally for dinner or at a party. You could say we were still becoming friends.
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Flowers Still Bloom
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Flowers, thank you for being
So artfully beautiful On my coffee table You bring the outside in |
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My Way In To Meditation
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I don’t know why I was drawn to meditation. I bought Meditation for Dummies and sat on the floor of my living room, on a cushion, and followed the instructions. Count ten in-out breaths in a row, the book said. Then start again. A few years after that failed attempt, I joined a class.
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How I Created My First Video Game
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Problem-solving is fun! This was the premise I started from when designing my game, Bug Hop. As a software developer with experience across a number of industries, I was looking for a new project, something more inspiring than my day to day contribution to London’s financial industry…and an idea began to form.
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The Locker-Room Illusion
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Despite the acrimony that surrounded the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation to U.S. Supreme Court, I am optimistic the #metoo movement is still on track. For me, there are two points of hope. One being the ending of secrecy, brought on by the courageous women and men who came forward to share their stories—exemplified by Dr. Blasey Ford.
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Why Didn't They Talk
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In the wake of the Hollywood accusations of sexual harassment and assault, a question went around, accompanied by varying degrees of judgement: Why didn’t these women speak out before now? Why, in this era of political correctness and equal opportunity with female prime ministers and heads of state, didn’t these emancipated, adult women report incidents of unwanted sexual advances to the appropriate authorities?
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The Legacy of Ada Lovelace
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October 10th is Ada Lovelace Day. Known as the first ever programmer, in the mid-19th century Ada wrote instructions for a mechanical computing machine, which today would be collectively called an algorithm. During the 1930s, female mathematicians wrote computer software, while building the hardware was a man’s job. Over time, software development became male-dominated too and by the 1990s when I began a degree in computer science, I was often the only woman at a lecture.
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