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Apr 6

Oops.

Apr 3

Nice little bit of validation feedback shows that Footytips is listening to you.

Mar 28

“There’s a pretty simple way to place a losing bet in the technology game. Try to build an alternative to the web, or try and pretend it’s not there. The brutal Darwinian politics of networking mean that the web, like the house, always wins. It’s always better, faster, and stronger.” Living with the Trojan iBrain - Times Online

Mar 25

Hypertextopia

Somewhat related to this and to something we’ve got in the pipeline.

Mar 24

Forgiving BlueCloth

class BlueCloth < String
  def transform_code_spans_with_forgiveness(str, rs)
    begin
      str = transform_code_spans_without_forgiveness(str, rs)
    rescue BlueCloth::FormatError
      # Forgive unmatched backticks
    end
    str
  end

  alias_method_chain :transform_code_spans, :forgiveness
end

Now when your users have unmatched backticks in their marked-down text, BlueCloth will ignore the problem (which is not actually a problem, per the Markdown spec) and continue.

Mar 23

iphone-haptics

Haptics is where the device buzzes when you tap stuff. Not convinced. Still, interesting.

Mar 23

Home — gitnub — GitHub

Some web developers are like the old and vaguely racist notion of domesticated savages — at the slightest opportunity, they revert to native.

Mar 2

Penguin Classics

A really clever Tumblr theme by friend o’ the Labs, Max Wheeler.

Feb 28

SFUCKEN

Virginia pointed out that Is your new bicycle has a bit in common with this expletive generator I made a few years ago. I’m slowly coming around to the IYNB meme. Probably get there by the time it’s passe.

Feb 28

Ebb

Another entrant in this madcap race.

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