Interesting new wireframe tool. Itâs a true web app (no Flash), written in Cappuccino. (Via Justin Williams.) Â â Â
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...
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.
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleansâ Lower 9th Ward will never be the same again â and Brad Pitt is determined to make that a good thing. The actorâs 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: Finally found a use for google wave
In a repeat of last yearâs phenominal jQuery pumpkin Christopher Pickert is back with a brand new jQuery 1.3-using pumpkin thatâs 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: Petition to Obama government to disclose secret copyright treaty http://twurl.nl/3b4woc
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: 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 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: Beware managers with free time http://twurl.nl/4yak3f
Regarding yesterdayâs 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 Factoryâs 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: @jehawbaker there's no better guide to the mission than Dwayne
dryan: @stratparrott it's your magic cloak
dryan: @stratparrott gotta say I'm digging his music
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: @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: OH: If I had one more finger I'd tattoo syncopate on my fists.
dryan: The Top One Essay by Paul Graham Iâve Read Today http://twurl.nl/6wakfg
dryan: Make Photoshop Faster http://twurl.nl/330lrd
Paul Graham: The list of n things is in that respect the cheeseburger of essay forms. If youâre 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: Philadelphia Set to Close Its Public Libraries http://twurl.nl/xttw40
Not a proud day here. Heartbreaking. Â â Â
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: Web Industry http://twurl.nl/z7b2qh
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: Forget Gen Y: Gen X is Making Real Change http://twurl.nl/h2kmgr
dryan: Facebook Tornado: FriendFeedâs Real-Time Web Framework Goes Open Source http://twurl.nl/hgh6hm
As part of Facebookâs 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: 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: 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: Just wrote âBackup Django MySQL Database to Amazon S3â http://dryan.com/jg4N/
dryan: Just wrote âSnow Leopard and a 64-bit MAMPâ http://dryan.com/WUyN/
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: OH: "I'm trying to get my wife out of jail."
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: @montytwitter rediculous that this is news
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: @nwah harsh words from a rails guy
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: @stratparrott ya that doesn't shock me
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: @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: 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 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: @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: 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: 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: 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: New Facebook app for iPhone is very nice
dryan: Mixing and matching #microformats with @aarongustafson
dryan: @stratparrott if I only had the time
dryan: @sarahduck overhead or Sarah said?
dryan: 3000 word proposal for [redacted] â
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: 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: @Branzilla Google assisted memory
dryan: @stratparrott what do you need saving from?
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: @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: Brick Chicken http://flic.kr/p/6QUJ53
dryan: @mediatemple your tech support rocks as always.
dryan: Attempting my first Brick Chicken http://flic.kr/p/6QUkeo
dryan: One map API to rule them all http://www.mapstraction.com/
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: Trivia Tournament Time http://flic.kr/p/6QgvJG
dryan: No cell phone during the trivia tournament. If you need me, tough luck.
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: @themattharris is there another kind?
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: @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: @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: @shauninman my Firefox 3.5 test are running fine. Other than some weirdness.
Everythingâs packed and Iâm headed out the door shortly. Â 12 days on the West Coast in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. Â Going to be a lot of sun, good times with old friends, and a new iPh...
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