April 2010 Thirteen posts

• 21-Apr-2010

  
  Random Affirmation Small project that, on click, loads new affirmations. A photo from Leah, some jQuery with AJAX, and voila. I like it. If anyone has suggestions for a “random thing of the day” type thing, please let me know. The JavaScript I code to attach the behavior is: $.ajax( {type: "POST" , url: "generate-affirmation.php" , beforeSend:...

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• 21-Apr-2010
  Progeny Film Festival; Blacksburg This past weekend Leah and I went down to Blacksburg and attended (most of) the Progeny Film Festival. These were student and community-made films and they showed real promise. I have a soft spot for student film. The Festival was held at The Lyric Theater, which has an interesting history. The film I liked best...

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• 20-Apr-2010

  
  Massive Sqwertz Psst… just between you and me, can I tell you about a new webcomic I think you should look forward to? I’ve known Brett Jackson since sometime in the 20th Century. At the time I believe he was the prime mover in the San Diego Macromedia Users Group. He is soft-launching a webcomic, and I...

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• 11-Apr-2010
  Apple 3.3.1 iPhone changes cause uproar I have been watching iPhone development for a while. I’ve played in it and with it and been fascinated by it. The latest changes, where Apple is proposing to disallow alternate languages and runtimes to make iPhone apps. What it says is: 3.3.1 — Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by...

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• 11-Apr-2010
  Colophon NOTE: This was originally published on April 11, 2010 as a page of its own. As of October 30, 2023 I’m moving it into a blog post. Question: What is a colophon? Answer: A brief description, usually located at the end of a book, describing publication or production notes relevant to the edition Infrastructure includes:...
• 10-Apr-2010
  Malcolm McLaren is dead. Most famous for being a rock empresario. For the Sex Pistols. For Punk theory. For Bow Wow Wow. Dead at age 64. He could be a lot of fun. Here’s Buffalo Gals, 1983: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IB4QZ1wYqs0 I don’t remember this video, or the nudity, but the song sounds like the 1980s to me. I always liked the...

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• 10-Apr-2010
  “Lucky” – an iTunes playlist The Luckiest – Ben Folds Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye – The Black Crowes The Poignant & Epic Saga Of Featherhead And Lucky Lack – Blues Traveler Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin Lucky Bag – Electronic Lucky Bag (Miami Edit) – Electronic Luck Be A Lady – Frank Sinatra Hard Luck Woman – Garth...

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• 09-Apr-2010
  Pixels, by Patrick Jean A visual treat for Friday. via jwz.

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• 06-Apr-2010
  Pre-Gaga Gaga. Deleted: The first time I heard of Lady Gaga it was from Krisztianna. At the time I thought her fandom of Miss Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was delusional or maybe even ironic. As it turns out, Lady Gaga actually has quite a lot going on for her. She’s worked hard, and for many years to...

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• 04-Apr-2010

  
  More thumbnailin’: photos Check it out at posts tagged “photos”. This follows up this post where I talk about posts tagged “drawings.”

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