Mockingbird — Web-Based Wireframe App
Interesting new wireframe tool. It’s a true web app (no Flash), written in Cappuccino. (Via Justin Williams.) ★
Dutch hacker accesses jailbroken iPhones, requests €5
History of the IMG tag
Mark Pilgrim traces the history of the humble IMG tag and the heated discussion that ensued when graphics were added to the web: I'd like to propose a new, optional HTML tag: IMG Required argume...
Thanks to Mozilla, Web Gets Less Ugly, Good Type Gets Machine Readable
dryan: @waynefullam sum average difference percentages multiply by coeffecient. Sidebar, on the way to your place.
dryan: @waynefullam sum average difference percentages multiply by coeffecient. Sidebar, on the way to your place.
dryan: Apple TV 3.0 has some cool new stuff (browse chapters on movies for one). Watching Ghostbusters.
dryan: Apple TV 3.0 has some cool new stuff (browse chapters on movies for one). Watching Ghostbusters.
Make it Right in New Orleans: 5 Slick New Home Designs
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward will never be the same again – and Brad Pitt is determined to make that a good thing. The actor’s Make it Right Foundation is in the process of...
dryan: @jaredwilliamson had one for a while. it saved maybe 3 minutes of a 15 minute document collaboration.
dryan: @jaredwilliamson had one for a while. it saved maybe 3 minutes of a 15 minute document collaboration.
dryan: Finally found a use for google wave
dryan: Finally found a use for google wave
2009 jQuery Halloween Pumpkin
In a repeat of last year’s phenominal jQuery pumpkin Christopher Pickert is back with a brand new jQuery 1.3-using pumpkin that’s sure to frighten visitors: Thanks again to Christopher for this gr...
dryan: Getting all my Twitter lists going. This is the feature I've wanted for a year or more.
dryan: Getting all my Twitter lists going. This is the feature I've wanted for a year or more.
dryan: Petition to Obama government to disclose secret copyright treaty http://twurl.nl/3b4woc
dryan: Petition to Obama government to disclose secret copyright treaty http://twurl.nl/3b4woc
Petition to Obama government to disclose secret copyright treaty
Rishab sez, "Knowledge Ecology International is organising a petition to President Obama to make the US position in negotiations on the secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement transparent to the...
dryan: Christina Romer is totally schooling the msnbc anchor right now. I love watching talking heads get exposed as not having done research.
dryan: Christina Romer is totally schooling the msnbc anchor right now. I love watching talking heads get exposed as not having done research.
dryan: So if this opt-out public plan passes and Tennessee opts out of it, I'll be opting out of Tennessee.
dryan: So if this opt-out public plan passes and Tennessee opts out of it, I'll be opting out of Tennessee.
dryan: @stratparrott which is true as recession is based on GDP. Now hopefully jobs will start turning around.
dryan: @stratparrott which is true as recession is based on GDP. Now hopefully jobs will start turning around.
dryan: @stratparrott funny, the numbers out today would say our financial outlook is pretty solid
dryan: @stratparrott funny, the numbers out today would say our financial outlook is pretty solid
dryan: Apps That Move Themselves to the Applications Folder http://twurl.nl/ip45c4
dryan: Apps That Move Themselves to the Applications Folder http://twurl.nl/ip45c4
dryan: Beware managers with free time http://twurl.nl/4yak3f
dryan: Beware managers with free time http://twurl.nl/4yak3f
Apps That Move Themselves to the Applications Folder
Regarding yesterday’s piece on how Mac apps should be distributed to users, a bunch of readers emailed or tweeted to point out two exemplary apps: Delicious Library and Potion Factory’s The Hit Lis...
dryan: At a clients office where the radio is being on. Haven't listened to music radio in years. When did *everyone* start doing autotune?
dryan: At a clients office where the radio is being on. Haven't listened to music radio in years. When did *everyone* start doing autotune?
dryan: @jehawbaker there's no better guide to the mission than Dwayne
dryan: @jehawbaker there's no better guide to the mission than Dwayne
dryan: @stratparrott it's your magic cloak
dryan: @stratparrott it's your magic cloak
dryan: @stratparrott gotta say I'm digging his music
dryan: @stratparrott gotta say I'm digging his music
Beware managers with free time
dryan: 5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook http://twurl.nl/pifuju
dryan: 5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook http://twurl.nl/pifuju
dryan: 8 years later and Denison Marrs' World Renown for Romance is still a great album.
dryan: 8 years later and Denison Marrs' World Renown for Romance is still a great album.
dryan: @Branzilla mostly I was hoping to not hear about the obviously planned and approved publicity stunt again
dryan: @Branzilla mostly I was hoping to not hear about the obviously planned and approved publicity stunt again
dryan: @Branzilla that is so yesterday's buzz
dryan: @Branzilla that is so yesterday's buzz
5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook
dryan: OH: If I had one more finger I'd tattoo syncopate on my fists.
dryan: OH: If I had one more finger I'd tattoo syncopate on my fists.
dryan: The Top One Essay by Paul Graham I’ve Read Today http://twurl.nl/6wakfg
dryan: The Top One Essay by Paul Graham I’ve Read Today http://twurl.nl/6wakfg
dryan: Make Photoshop Faster http://twurl.nl/330lrd
dryan: Make Photoshop Faster http://twurl.nl/330lrd
The Top One Essay by Paul Graham I’ve Read Today
Paul Graham: The list of n things is in that respect the cheeseburger of essay forms. If you’re eating at a restaurant you suspect is bad, your best bet is to order the cheeseburger. Even a bad co...
dryan: Why is iy so difficult to get the current user in a Django form? BTW, if you see methods using threading.local, skip them.
dryan: Why is iy so difficult to get the current user in a Django form? BTW, if you see methods using threading.local, skip them.
dryan: Philadelphia Set to Close Its Public Libraries http://twurl.nl/xttw40
dryan: Philadelphia Set to Close Its Public Libraries http://twurl.nl/xttw40
Philadelphia Set to Close Its Public Libraries
Not a proud day here. Heartbreaking. ★
dryan: damn it. myopenid.com is down, so I can't login to half my sites.
dryan: damn it. myopenid.com is down, so I can't login to half my sites.
dryan: @AaronGustafson thanks man. I was just about to make an edit to that.
dryan: @AaronGustafson thanks man. I was just about to make an edit to that.
dryan: Web Industry http://twurl.nl/z7b2qh
dryan: Web Industry http://twurl.nl/z7b2qh
Web Industry
Web Industry The feeds I keep up with for Front End news A List Apart Smashing Magazine Preview this bundle
dryan: Bob "Two Smokes" Waycot http://flic.kr/p/6XENxY
dryan: Bob "Two Smokes" Waycot http://flic.kr/p/6XENxY
dryan: Forget Gen Y: Gen X is Making Real Change http://twurl.nl/h2kmgr
dryan: Forget Gen Y: Gen X is Making Real Change http://twurl.nl/h2kmgr
Forget Gen Y: Gen X is Making Real Change
dryan: Facebook Tornado: FriendFeed’s Real-Time Web Framework Goes Open Source http://twurl.nl/hgh6hm
dryan: Facebook Tornado: FriendFeed’s Real-Time Web Framework Goes Open Source http://twurl.nl/hgh6hm
Facebook Tornado: FriendFeed’s Real-Time Web Framework Goes Open Source
As part of Facebook’s open source initiative, the company is today releasing the web framework that powers the real-time functionality of recently acquired FriendFeed as an open source tool. The Fa...
dryan: Some Twitter/Facebook integration for iTunes. Only works in the Store and opens a link in your browser for you to post.
dryan: Some Twitter/Facebook integration for iTunes. Only works in the Store and opens a link in your browser for you to post.
dryan: iTunes 9 music syncing to iPhone is very nice. Also, you can sync Faces from iPhoto.
dryan: iTunes 9 music syncing to iPhone is very nice. Also, you can sync Faces from iPhoto.
dryan: @phragmunkee because why show me a photo that takes < 1 second to look at when you can send show me a video that wastes way more time.
dryan: @phragmunkee because why show me a photo that takes < 1 second to look at when you can send show me a video that wastes way more time.
dryan: so iPod nano got a video camera but iPod touch didn't. seems odd to me.
dryan: so iPod nano got a video camera but iPod touch didn't. seems odd to me.
dryan: Church sign: we're always looking up. Me: is that why you're always stepping in obvious piles of shit?
dryan: Church sign: we're always looking up. Me: is that why you're always stepping in obvious piles of shit?
dryan: Just wrote “Backup Django MySQL Database to Amazon S3” http://dryan.com/jg4N/
dryan: Just wrote “Backup Django MySQL Database to Amazon S3” http://dryan.com/jg4N/
dryan: Just wrote “Snow Leopard and a 64-bit MAMP” http://dryan.com/WUyN/
dryan: Just wrote “Snow Leopard and a 64-bit MAMP” http://dryan.com/WUyN/
dryan: @montytwitter let me know if you get into anything. Would be fun to hang out.
dryan: @montytwitter let me know if you get into anything. Would be fun to hang out.
dryan: I find it funny that a productivity app lists "300+ help articles" as a feature. Reading those would take up all my time.
dryan: I find it funny that a productivity app lists "300+ help articles" as a feature. Reading those would take up all my time.
dryan: OH: "I'm trying to get my wife out of jail."
dryan: OH: "I'm trying to get my wife out of jail."
dryan: @lostorbit it will make your life better #jquery #ftw
dryan: @lostorbit it will make your life better #jquery #ftw
dryan: * "I'll look into it. Have to love old IE." http://bit.ly/ys2Z0
dryan: * "I'll look into it. Have to love old IE." http://bit.ly/ys2Z0
dryan: @montytwitter rediculous that this is news
dryan: @montytwitter rediculous that this is news
dryan: @shauninman git would handle that pretty well
dryan: @shauninman git would handle that pretty well
dryan: My @PersonalHype quotient is level 2: Former founder who squandered it all two recessions back. http://personalhypequotient.com/2
dryan: My @PersonalHype quotient is level 2: Former founder who squandered it all two recessions back. http://personalhypequotient.com/2
dryan: @nwah harsh words from a rails guy
dryan: @nwah harsh words from a rails guy
dryan: My mom has joined Facebook. It's the end of an age.
dryan: My mom has joined Facebook. It's the end of an age.
dryan: What's more important: cross-browser friendly or cross-user friendly? It's time we web developers remember the browser isn't the end game.
dryan: What's more important: cross-browser friendly or cross-user friendly? It's time we web developers remember the browser isn't the end game.
dryan: @stratparrott ya that doesn't shock me
dryan: @stratparrott ya that doesn't shock me
dryan: @stratparrott come to deluxe it's empty
dryan: @stratparrott come to deluxe it's empty
dryan: Best client request ever: could you shift the island of Manhattan 29° counter-clockwise and then sort the streets by that?
dryan: Best client request ever: could you shift the island of Manhattan 29° counter-clockwise and then sort the streets by that?
dryan: @jordanwlee Tycho Brahe, famed Danish astronomer?
dryan: @jordanwlee Tycho Brahe, famed Danish astronomer?
dryan: It's amazing to see something you've spent over six months on finally start to come to life. This has been a good night.
dryan: It's amazing to see something you've spent over six months on finally start to come to life. This has been a good night.
dryan: If you're using Internet Explorer, you deserve fucking Arial. And according to @jordanwlee your tombstone should be written in Comic Sans.
dryan: If you're using Internet Explorer, you deserve fucking Arial. And according to @jordanwlee your tombstone should be written in Comic Sans.
dryan: @davastewart nope that's it. I think the post you mentioned was a comment I made on Facebook.
dryan: @davastewart nope that's it. I think the post you mentioned was a comment I made on Facebook.
dryan: @davastewart I had it on the articles already; had chosen to leave it off of case studies but now comments are on both.
dryan: @davastewart I had it on the articles already; had chosen to leave it off of case studies but now comments are on both.
dryan: Installing @jskit on dryan.com. Allowing comments using your Twitter, Facebook, Google or Yahoo logins or your openid.
dryan: Installing @jskit on dryan.com. Allowing comments using your Twitter, Facebook, Google or Yahoo logins or your openid.
dryan: @stratparrott Happiness may belong to the self sufficient, but they're often too tired to enjoy it.
dryan: @stratparrott Happiness may belong to the self sufficient, but they're often too tired to enjoy it.
dryan: The Trouble with RFPs http://bit.ly/djz0z
dryan: The Trouble with RFPs http://bit.ly/djz0z
dryan: I used to want a soundtrack for my life that magically played all the time. Now I'm thinking a laugh track would be more entertaining.
dryan: I used to want a soundtrack for my life that magically played all the time. Now I'm thinking a laugh track would be more entertaining.
dryan: I'm in love. CSS3 transitions, I don't know if you know how I feel, but you should.
dryan: I'm in love. CSS3 transitions, I don't know if you know how I feel, but you should.
dryan: Very curious what a "leftist abuse" is
dryan: Very curious what a "leftist abuse" is
dryan: If in the course of planning your marketing strategy you ask yourself, how can I get this to go viral? You can't.
dryan: If in the course of planning your marketing strategy you ask yourself, how can I get this to go viral? You can't.
dryan: I hate banks and the banking system. How does not checking your mail constitute late payment on my part? Good thing I have proof.
dryan: I hate banks and the banking system. How does not checking your mail constitute late payment on my part? Good thing I have proof.
dryan: @stratparrott agreed. if these are the prices, this fioneer is leaving the frontier, at least for the TV side.
dryan: @stratparrott agreed. if these are the prices, this fioneer is leaving the frontier, at least for the TV side.
dryan: New Facebook app for iPhone is very nice
dryan: New Facebook app for iPhone is very nice
dryan: Mixing and matching #microformats with @aarongustafson
dryan: Mixing and matching #microformats with @aarongustafson
dryan: @stratparrott if I only had the time
dryan: @stratparrott if I only had the time
dryan: @sarahduck overhead or Sarah said?
dryan: @sarahduck overhead or Sarah said?
dryan: 3000 word proposal for [redacted] ✓
dryan: 3000 word proposal for [redacted] ✓
dryan: @josiahq you just need your Twitter decoder ring. It comes in every box of [redacted].
dryan: @josiahq you just need your Twitter decoder ring. It comes in every box of [redacted].
dryan: Tonight may be the death of me. Proposal to write. Templates to build for [redacted] and [redacted]. Features to build for [redacted].
dryan: Tonight may be the death of me. Proposal to write. Templates to build for [redacted] and [redacted]. Features to build for [redacted].
dryan: Just got several dozen missed IMs from the last two days. If I missed one from you, sorry.
dryan: Just got several dozen missed IMs from the last two days. If I missed one from you, sorry.
dryan: Dinner with @timcofield http://twitpic.com/f5vav
dryan: Dinner with @timcofield http://twitpic.com/f5vav
dryan: @Branzilla Google assisted memory
dryan: @Branzilla Google assisted memory
dryan: @stratparrott what do you need saving from?
dryan: @stratparrott what do you need saving from?
dryan: OH: "He should be in the puter. He was here yesterday."
dryan: OH: "He should be in the puter. He was here yesterday."
dryan: Just got a spam email wanting me to clink a link to update my billing info. The link was for localhost. Brilliant move scumbags.
dryan: Just got a spam email wanting me to clink a link to update my billing info. The link was for localhost. Brilliant move scumbags.
dryan: @DrewMHamilton yes the lower the capacity the lower the failure rate. regardless, 18-24 months is the average life span.
dryan: @DrewMHamilton yes the lower the capacity the lower the failure rate. regardless, 18-24 months is the average life span.
dryan: @JoshCouillard just trying to mix it up
dryan: @JoshCouillard just trying to mix it up
dryan: Brick Chicken http://flic.kr/p/6QUJ53
dryan: Brick Chicken http://flic.kr/p/6QUJ53
dryan: @mediatemple your tech support rocks as always.
dryan: @mediatemple your tech support rocks as always.
dryan: Attempting my first Brick Chicken http://flic.kr/p/6QUkeo
dryan: Attempting my first Brick Chicken http://flic.kr/p/6QUkeo
dryan: One map API to rule them all http://www.mapstraction.com/
dryan: One map API to rule them all http://www.mapstraction.com/
dryan: http://bit.ly/2rDnj (via @aarongustafson)
dryan: http://bit.ly/2rDnj (via @aarongustafson)
dryan: @josiahq agreed. I also like the "you're taking my America away" line. Yes, in fact, we are.
dryan: @josiahq agreed. I also like the "you're taking my America away" line. Yes, in fact, we are.
dryan: Trivia Tournament Time http://flic.kr/p/6QgvJG
dryan: Trivia Tournament Time http://flic.kr/p/6QgvJG
dryan: No cell phone during the trivia tournament. If you need me, tough luck.
dryan: No cell phone during the trivia tournament. If you need me, tough luck.
dryan: @bikeforthelight that's awesome. Beware the Sasquatch.
dryan: @bikeforthelight that's awesome. Beware the Sasquatch.
dryan: No only am I having a lot of fun over at http://doctype.com, but I just realized my user ID is 1024. That's magic.
dryan: No only am I having a lot of fun over at http://doctype.com, but I just realized my user ID is 1024. That's magic.
dryan: @themattharris is there another kind?
dryan: @themattharris is there another kind?
dryan: Had a really great first planning meeting for @devcampchatt this morning.
dryan: Had a really great first planning meeting for @devcampchatt this morning.
dryan: I'm going to be spending a lot of time at http://doctype.com
dryan: I'm going to be spending a lot of time at http://doctype.com
dryan: @wyattdanger all the toppings have to be shredded.
dryan: @wyattdanger all the toppings have to be shredded.
dryan: @shauninman c is a weird letter. Sometimes the following t is really an s. Then there's that whole i and e fiasco.
dryan: @shauninman c is a weird letter. Sometimes the following t is really an s. Then there's that whole i and e fiasco.
dryan: @robrighter oh Rob, you're a *terrific* project manager
dryan: @robrighter oh Rob, you're a *terrific* project manager
dryan: Some people are thought leaders. Others are inventors. I'll take being the latter every time.
dryan: Some people are thought leaders. Others are inventors. I'll take being the latter every time.
dryan: @shauninman my Firefox 3.5 test are running fine. Other than some weirdness.
dryan: @shauninman my Firefox 3.5 test are running fine. Other than some weirdness.
Flight Home
Seattle with Jordan and Jeff Lee
Flight to Seattle
San Francisco
Flight to San Francisco
Los Angeles with Gene and Dacey
Flight to LA
Home
Headed Out
Everything’s packed and I’m headed out the door shortly. 12 days on the West Coast in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. Going to be a lot of sun, good times with old friends, and a new iPh...
