This is what you can do with Zeroconf. Never underestimate the power of dorks in large numbers.
Just came back from a great “geek lunch” with some smart people, including Wilson Miner and Andy Budd. Purportedly it was about adaptive user interfaces, but it ended up being an extended conversation about web apps and Ajax in general. I like the idea of having structured blocks of time set aside for unstructured conversation, if that makes sense; sometimes geeks have to be forcibly grouped together before they start talking to one another.
So I’m here, finally, after leaving Dallas at 6:30 this morning. Missed the 10:00 panels, haven’t really talked to anyone yet, but somehow I feel cooler than I was an hour ago. Hopefully it’ll stick.
I’m missing the first day of SXSW Interactive because I’m in Dallas, Texas, to watch my cousin Eric get married this evening. Tomorrow morning I will wake up whenever the cock crows, run out the door, and get into my car. If the gods smile upon me I’ll be back…
In truth, I need another instant messaging program like I need a hole in the head, but at work we just adopted Microsoft Office’s Live Communications Server, and I have to say it’s pretty impressive.
A (Re-)Introduction to JavaScript. I’m going to save this and the slides from the presentation so that I can send them to a developer whenever he wants a crash course in JavaScript.
The redesigned homepage for Python, the original rabid‐fanbase language. It’s really nice to see a programming site that doesn’t view design as a triviality. Can I have a volunteer for a SourceForge redesign?
Judge references Billy Madison in recent opinion. If I were a judge, this is how I would write all my opinions: with derision, arrogance, and bizarre references to pop culture.
There is no transformation that will keep a determined hacker from understanding your program. This turns out to be true for all programs in all languages, it is just more obviously true with JavaScript because it is delivered in source form. The privacy benefit provided by obfuscation is an illusion. If you don’t want people to see your programs, unplug your server.
Sam Stephenson makes the three greatest svn commits ever. Prototype 1.5 is finally ready to start using at my job. Sam, I don’t know you, but I feel like I owe you a case of beer for the amount of work you’ve saved me.
