January, 2008

Jan31

 

Prototype 1.6 & Opera

Prototype 1.6.0.2 was released last week. It’s a bugfix and performance release, naturally, but for the first time Prototype boasts official support for

Jan27

 

Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton so badly in South Carolina it may spawn some new kind of Southern colloquialism. When Clemson spanks an opponent by five touchdowns it will be called an Obama. Fans will taunt the losing team as they walk off the field by making an “O” against their foreheads.

— Slate

 

Converation: The Something Awful Forums

From the Something Awful Forums gorgmatic I propose that should Florida fall flat for [Hillary Clinton], it be referred to as “pulling a Giuliani.” All

Jan25

 

Does this mean HuffPost will stop reporting on poll results? No, we will continue reporting them but treat them as lightweight diversions on par with horoscopes and political betting lines. To this end, we are introducing a new feature today: HuffPollstrology. It will keep you up to date on the latest poll results, along with the candidates’ latest horoscope predictions, the latest online political betting lines, and the latest weather forecasts for key primary states (and we know how accurate those often turn out to be!). Pollstrology is a great way to see who is hot and who is not — and which candidates’ stars say they might be lucky in voter love today.

— Arianna Huffington

Jan23

 

I would love it if someone who objects to the feature could describe the path by which Microsoft could redeem itself. If they break backward compatibility, people will claim they’re evil. If they don’t implement the standards, people will claim they’re evil. Their existing features don’t comply with standards. The only way to maintain backward compatibility while altering existing features is through versioning. The standards bodies aren’t interested in versioning. Sounds kind of like a no win situation to me. So what should we do, point a revolver at their head and demand they pick sides?

— Neil Mix

Jan22

 

Standards & Complications

Aaron Gustafson’s Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8 is something I’ve been anticipating for a while.

Jan17

 

Study: John Edwards Doesn’t Exist. Obama’s my candidate, but the fact that he has perhaps benefited from the horserace-obsessed media coverage of the primaries doesn’t make the process any less painful for me. This is a perfect example of media laziness: Edwards doesn’t fit into the narrative, so he’s passed over in silence.

Jan11

 

NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman recently said that the cancellation of the Golden Globes (as a by-product of the writers’ strike) felt like “the nerdiest, ugliest, meanest kids in the high school are trying to cancel the prom.” So United Hollywood is staging a prom at NBC Studios next week. Formal dress and picket signs. I love sarcastic protests.

 

[N]ext time you wonder why your toolkit of choice is built the way it is or why it’s even necessary, just remember that in many cases they are protecting you from a decade or more of bad decision making.

— Alex Russell

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