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A nice way to integrate Google Closure with TextMate. The trick to using it is selecting the file to compile from the TextMate Project Drawer.
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Google hosts a web version of their in-house JavaScript compiler/minifier. How did I not hear about this?
New Look!
This site has a new look! I had some rare free time last Sunday morning so I changed the colors and made up a new header image. I haven't been posting much here beyond my delicious bookmarks, but I'm hoping this new look will help motivate me to post more.
Here's roughly how it worked. I started with the Sea of Japan palette at Color Lovers:
Then I flipped through a couple design books and stock art for inspiration. Here are a few that were sources for the new look:
I also stumbled on an antique compass image I liked in a Google Image search. Then I threw all of these into a blender, added Futura, and pow—new header. So thanks to those sites, books, and designers for inspiration. I'm not sure how this will get me blogging again but at least this is a non-automated post.
Here's roughly how it worked. I started with the Sea of Japan palette at Color Lovers:
Then I flipped through a couple design books and stock art for inspiration. Here are a few that were sources for the new look:
IBYS Logo, c. 1929, Euro Deco
Sociedad Anonima Mariano Vila letterhead, 1933, Euro Deco
Indian Matchbox, Matchbox Labels
I also stumbled on an antique compass image I liked in a Google Image search. Then I threw all of these into a blender, added Futura, and pow—new header. So thanks to those sites, books, and designers for inspiration. I'm not sure how this will get me blogging again but at least this is a non-automated post.
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Excellent analysis of the difference between Posterous and Tumblr. "Posterous is an engineered product, while Tumblr is a designed product." [via Emptyage]
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A peek behind the curtain at Facebook with an anonymous FB developer.
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"...Brad's work was altogether more messy and funny and human and passionate and complicated, just like the man himself. I can offer no more succinct summation of the man than that he was a good man and a good friend, profoundly funny and profoundly kind." Anil shares some memories of Brad.
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"...the hero is the most damaging person on a team, particularly on a team that’s supposed to be writing high-availability or otherwise mission-critical software." Interesting analysis of team dynamics. [via jessamyn]
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"One user following another in social media is analogous to one page linking to another on the Web. Both are a form of recommendation." Amit Singhal on how Google ranks Tweets for real-time search.
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Rules for PR folks who want to work with bloggers. "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE means FOR IMMEDIATE DELETE."
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Hey, blogs still exist. What do you know? This is a great list, and a good reminder that the best of the web is still delivered in chunks longer than 140 characters.
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I had this reaction to Avatar too, glad to see io9 spend some time explaining this problem. Hadn't made the Dune connection, that's spot on. [via mathowie]
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argh, burned by this on my personal mail server.
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Regex snark traced back to Unix snark.
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Matt's final post to PVRblog: a recap of the rise of the DVR and quotes from famous web folk talking about the impact of TiVo et al on their lives.
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I need to try this. [via boingboing]
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Fun article about the ubiquitous Zapf Dingbat snowflake. [via torrez]
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J.D. has some good Oregon weather rules that sound right to me. I guess it really is eight months of rain, wow.
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Another SQL-based log analyzer from Microsoft.
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This handy tool lets you query apache logs with SQL. (Had to install on Ubuntu.) Much handier than awkward awk commands for me.
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Why is Google offering DNS? "...they want to speed up people's Google search results."
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Google takes aim at OpenDNS and John Gruber calls their response "Pure FUD". I agree, but any move Google makes has big repercussions. Distributed infrastructure is good.
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Nice article about tapping into the Java chart component with ColdFusion to access chart types CF doesn't support.
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Anil collects more thoughts on the coming storm of apps vs. open web. "This, for me, is a social issue, a cultural issue, and a political issue, not just a technological issue. Perhaps we need to speak of it that way more often, to make the stakes clear."
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"...it's time for developers to take a stand. If you don't want a repeat of the PC era, place your bets now on open systems. Don't wait till it's too late." Tim O'Reilly on the coming platform storm. [via anil]
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Ransom Note Typography has instructions for moving your data to another drive. I'm preparing now for a boot SSD drive.