September 2009
Disgusted by the desire for process for process’ sake.
Where was url_for( :overwrite_params => {} ) when I needed it last week? #hiddengems #rubyonrails
P3P‽
Off to the grandparents’ farm for the last time. Going to help dismantle the memories.
Why front-end developers are so important to the... →
N*E*R*D – Rock Star (Jason Nevins Remix Edit) →
Feature Cast – Channel Hopping →
After understanding what P3P is for years, I now have to implement it. Anyone gone through this process before?
There’s code in the new Google Analytics ga.js file that hint at up to 5 custom variables.
Arrr! All ye ports be closed. There be a treasure chest for any land lubber who opens a ship repair garage on the weekends.
Public praise from your manager goes a long way.
Be celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day with Pirates of the Carribean and RiffTrax booty after docking me ship for repairs.
Website Optimizer Tricks →
How To Care For Introverts [PIC] →
The Techie Guide to Google Website Optimizer (PDF) →
Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky – Podcast #67 →
The 5th Dimension – Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In... →
Weezer – Pork And Beans →
IMDb shows pre-rolls before trailers? I don’t want ads with my ads!
I am looking for a #3 Star #hotel at #SanFrancisco, #USA from Oct 27, 2009 to Oct 29, 2009. Rooms required: 1, Total people: 1 (Adults-1 …
Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride (Single) →
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising →
Biggest Apple announcement surprise? iTunes 9 Music Store uses XHTML 1.1 Doctype.
Spent most of today crawling around in WordPress. I want my Rails back.
RT @darcybrown heads up: cert in httpclient-2.1.4 gem expired today - that was fun tracking down… upgrade to 2.1.5.2!
Happiness: Option+Click the Zoom button in iTunes 9 to regain a right-hand-on-mouse method of invoking the mini player.
Password anti-pattern not your thing? Run your own local instance of Tag Better. http://github.com/cgriego/tagbetter
Technical debt always collects.
Bert Bos was the only CSSWG member to vote against gradients in CSS. Just part of his ongoing efforts to dumb down its scope and usefulness.
Playing a more active role in your company’s success is both fun and terrifying.
Consumed "District 9 [Theatrical Release]" →
District 9 [Theatrical Release]
WORTH IT!
IE 8 Rendering Mode Decision Tree →
Public Service Announcement: Google Analytics quietly released a refactoring of their ga.js. If you were using unsupported APIs, they broke.
New books! Which should I read first? http://flic.kr/p/6ULNGK
OH: Good enough is a good thing, but only if your assessment of good enough is good enough. @inkdeep
August 2009
From what I’ve seen, Google Wave is Campfire 2.0.
Got together with friends and watched the Teenage Zombies iRiff for a 2nd viewing and it didn’t disappoint. http://bit.ly/cM03I
Social Media Icons — Paul Robert Lloyd →
Google Analytics RegEx Filter Tester →
For those who would find <header> semanticly unsavory, I offer that it is not any less savory than <thead> #html5
Still can’t believe the popcorn scene in Trolls 2. I imagine there was a studio exec insisting that the movie needed to pop.
Thank you LittleSnapper for proactively emailing me about Snow Leopard compatibility. You go on the good list.
Just so we’re clear, Internet Explorer 6 is eight years old today.
HTML5 data- attribute is equivalent to X- elsewhere. A namespace that will never clash w/specs: X-FORWARDED-FOR, audio/x-aiff
Papa Roach – Last Resort →
RT @googlemapsapi Just launched Static Maps API v2 http://tr.im/x7zQ
Find out about the creation of Tag Better, a #railsrumble project with @therealadam and @alexbischoff http://bit.ly/2ll6E1
So concludes my second #railsrumble participation. First time was an exercise in yak shaving. This year yielded working software. Progress.
Nokogiri on Leopard →