August, 2009

Aug28

 

Deep-extending objects in JavaScript

Today I’m going to be talking about Object.extend without much introduction or context. Bear with me. This is a prerequisite blog post for something I’ll be talking about in a few days.
Extending objects in JavaScript
Prototype has a function named Object.extend. It takes two objects and copies all properties from the second object onto the first. This is

 

I don’t spend much time comparing blogs — favorably or unfavorably — to the mainstream media. But Deadspin’s feature on how NBA stat crews pad their own teams’ stats is far more newsworthy than anything that happens in (for example) The Brett Favre Saga.

Aug25

 

Panel audio from The Ajax Experience

I just discovered the existence of audio (and slides) for two of the sessions I was involved with at The Ajax Experience 2008, held in Boston last September.
Which is to say: I knew that audio existed, but didn’t know it was yet available anywhere.
The first was PPK’s main-hall session: Top 10 Cross-Browser Issues. This was a

Aug23

 

Innsbruck Old Town

The Golden Roof in the distance. (Went through my photos from last month’s trip and saw a few that had failed to catch my eye the first time around.)

Photo: Innsbruck Old Town

Aug19

 

How did LaRouche’s ideas make his way to that town hall? Well, his followers are the most interesting part. They are young, usually college aged. They are articulate, and they will present LaRouche’s ideas in what seems to be an intellectually viable light. If you question them, they will become extremely angry. They will not defend their ideas with logic. Instead, they will call you ignorant. They will tell you that their ideas are the only thing in between America and certain doom. They will tell you the only way to learn their ideas is to buy a DVD. The DVD is $25.

sidewalkchalked

 

The Onion makes me so happy sometimes.

Aug4

 

Apple requires you to be 17 years or older to purchase a censored dictionary that omits half the words Steve Jobs uses every day.

John Gruber

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