August 2009
Global Neighbourhoods: Does Multitasking impair... →
A Stanford University study declared multitaskers can’t filter relevant information as well as us single taskers. This study would confirm that I am maximizing my ability to learn by focusing while…
Disney to Buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 Billion... →
Under the terms of the deal, Marvel shareholders will receive a $30 a share in cash plus about 0.745 Disney shares for each Marvel share they own. The boards of both companies have approved the deal,…
Design at Facebook →
In particular, they emphasized the importance of writing code, sharing designs early and often, being involved with a project from start to finish, and not falling in love with your work. Making sure…
How do I convince my company to utilize Web... →
Help me make a business case for HTML/CSS standards in my company’s web-based software.
Subversion Best Practices →
This is a quick set of guidelines for making the best use of Subversion in your day-to-day software development work.
How to Embed Windows Media Files →
Embedding a video file is achieved by inserting a block of code in the web page’s HTML. There are many variations on the code you can use, depending on whether you want to show video controls, status…
1 tag
Web Hooks →
User-defined HTTP callbacks for push, pipes and plugins
Coordy →
Coordy is a light Actionscript 3 layout framework which offers a simple way to organize DisplayObjects into various different 2d and 3d layouts. The layouts are light, powerful and virtual organizers…
CKFinder →
CKFinder is a powerful and easy to use Ajax file manager for web browsers. Its simple interface makes it intuitive and quick to learn for all kinds of users, from advanced professionals to Internet…
CKEditor →
CKEditor is a text editor to be used inside web pages. It’s a WYSIWYG editor, which means that the text being edited on it looks as similar as possible to the results users have when publishing it.
Twitter Postings: Iterative Design (Jakob... →
We made a timeline message more punchy, credible, and viral through 5 rounds of redesign.
digg.git - part 1 →
Over the last 12-16 months Digg has seen some pretty big growth internally. Our engineering team has tripled in size and we added both a QA and R&D team. We went from releasing code once every…
The Art of zen-coding: Bringing Snippets to a New... →
If I had to single out one thing that most significantly changed the way I write markup, code, and style, it would without a doubt be snippets.
jCore CMS →
jCore is a Multi Site web Content Management System build especially for webmasters (using the well known LAMP environment) who have to maintain multiple websites for their clients and they would…
Running Mac OS X Maintenance Scripts →
Mac OS X is a UNIX-based system, built in part on both BSD and FreeBSD. UNIX systems run scheduled maintenance routines - known as maintenance scripts - to clean up a variety of System logs and…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Brian Posehn (20)
Ben Folds Five (16)
Chicago Public Radio (3)
TV on the Radio (1)
They Might Be Giants (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchAt the farmer’s market
Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack →
âAn outbreak of zombies is likely to be disastrous, unless extremely aggressive tactics are employed against the undead,â the authors wrote. âIt is imperative that zombies are dealt with…
Transcriva - Manual transcription with automatic... →
Transcriva is transcription software for the Mac. Whether it’s your meeting minutes, interviews, lectures, home movies, dictation, speeches, or your favorite TV show, Transcriva can help you…
“The Cotard delusion or Cotard’s syndrome, also known as nihilistic or...”
– Cotard delusion from Wikipedia
Structure for ExpressionEngine →
Structure is a new way to build ExpressionEngine sites. It forgoes the current template_group/template setup and creates âstaticâ and âlistingâ pages that are all editable through a tree…
Managing UI Complexity | Brandon Walkin →
Interface complexity is an issue every designer wrestles with when designing a reasonably sophisticated application. A complex interface can reduce user effectiveness, increase the learning curve of…
How to Build a DIY Dorm-Legal A/C - Air... →
Many campuses have strict policies regarding portable air-conditioners. Because A/C ain’t cheap, schools worry that students would overcool their rooms and increase the electricity bill (after all,…
YouTube - hjfreaks's Channel →
H.J.Freaks, THE RATED-R Super-Stupid Bassist! [Their description, not mine. -MR]
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9) →
Atari Teenage Riot (14)
N.W.A (13)
Ben Folds Five (2)
Madlib (1)
Patton Oswalt (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“…At the beginning of the Portal development process, we sat down as a...”
– Erik Wolpaw on the making of Portal