January 2009
“So if you’re working with a programmer, you have to treat him or her like a God....”
– Derek Powazek - Programmers are Tiny Gods.
“It is only then when you realise how astonishingly good modern full suspension...”
– I want my life back » The Wrong Stuff.
“To be a designer, your hand must posses the necessary chops to practice your...”
– tumblr.cdharrison.com: Designers must write.
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adobegripes:
So why does Photoshop undo work like undo in Deluxe Paint II on the Amiga?
Because Deluxe Paint was awesome.
BBC - Radio Labs - How we make websites →
“Designing and building data driven dynamic web applications the one web, domain driven, RESTful, open, linked data way”
jQuery sIFR Plugin →
“The jQuery sIFR Plugin is an addon for jQuery that makes it easy to replace text in a web page with flash text (sIFR).”
When is a postback not a postback? →
“ASP.NET does not take the HTTP verb into consideration when deciding if a request is a postback or not. It is possible to take the contents of a webform and send them as query string parameters to…
“The internet is the greatest generation gap since rock and roll.”
– Bruce Schneier (via heather-rivers)
Pondering web technology →
There’s been a lot of talk lately about HTML5, which is the latest incarnation of the language we use to write the web. So far, most of it has been about the new structural elements it brings,…
“This came as shock to me today, but I was just laid off from IBM. It was not a...”
– Goodbye IBM « Access Garage. Bugger. I wonder if this is down to accountants not “getting” accessibility? As in “We need to cut costs, what don’t we need?” Apparently not.
jQuery Quick Tip: Prevent Animation Queue Buildup →
Basically, use the stop() function between animations.
JavaScript Tools bundle for Textmate | 456 Berea... →
“If you use TextMate and work with JavaScript at all, check this bundle out.”
“I’ve been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that...”
– Jeff Veen.
Things you don’t want to hear when you’re out... →
Me: Was that rain? Or maybe snow?
Brett: Neither. I blew my nose.
Me: AARGHH! NOOOO!
“[…] the data service that is used by the Phishing Protection feature in...”
– Mozilla Developer News » Phishing Protection will no longer work for Firefox 2.
“There’s nothing wrong with antiquated visual metaphors when they’re widespread...”
– Deleting the “Save” Icon - Release Candidate One.
Apocalyptic twitterings
OllyHodgson: Did Adobe (purveyor of finely crafted typefaces and powerful design software) just send me an email set in "Comic Sans MS"? Oh yes they did!
deplorable word: @OllyHodgson that's one of the first signs that the apocalypse is coming!
“I’m guessing, however, that the music industry is still so consumed with trying...”
– 5 Stupid Implications of YouTube’s Video Muting (via thewatchmakerproject).
Calmer* →
gemimalou:
I had never realised that Cheltenham actually holds these really awesome folk/experimental music nights at both Slak and The Exmouth. The next one is Wednesday 21st January at Slak, from 8pm. With David Thomas Broughton, Doveman and Sam Amidon. I have David Thomas Broughton’s album and it is incredible. How exciting!
I might just have to wander along to that!
