December 2010
URL Design — Warpspire →
There’s a lot of awesome functionality built into linking elements like <a> and <button>. If you middle click or command-click on them they’ll open in new windows. When you hover over an <a> your browser tells you the URL in the status bar. Don’t break this behavior when playing with onReplaceState and onPushState.
There’s a lot of awesome functionality built into linking...
URL Design — Warpspire →
There’s a lot of awesome functionality built into linking elements like <a> and <button>. If you middle click or command-click on them they’ll open in new windows. When you hover over an <a> your browser tells you the URL in the status bar. Don’t break this behavior when playing with onReplaceState and onPushState.
There’s a lot of awesome functionality built into linking...
“Denis Dutton, the founder of Arts & Letters Daily and one of the first...”
– Denis Dutton, Founder of Arts & Letters Daily, RIP - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine (via hellbox)
“Denis Dutton, the founder of Arts & Letters Daily and one of the first...”
– Denis Dutton, Founder of Arts & Letters Daily, RIP - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine (via hellbox)
13 of the Year's Best Infographics →
13 of the Year's Best Infographics →
“All media is social because human beings are social. The only difference is that...”
– Derek Powazek - All Media Is Social* (via adactio)
“All media is social because human beings are social. The only difference is that...”
– Derek Powazek - All Media Is Social* (via adactio)
“There was no Internet Revolution and there will be no Internet Revolution. We...”
– Marshall Poe, Author, A History of Communications. The Internet Changes Nothing (via futurejournalismproject)
It is helpful to keep a long perspective, even if you don’t entirely agree.
“There was no Internet Revolution and there will be no Internet Revolution. We...”
– Marshall Poe, Author, A History of Communications. The Internet Changes Nothing (via futurejournalismproject)
It is helpful to keep a long perspective, even if you don’t entirely agree.
While You Were Sleeping: Put on your jumpsuits,... →
whileyouweresleeping:
In 1972 Geoffrey Hoyle wrote a children’s book titled ‘2010: Living in the Future’. In it he describes how we would all be wearing jumpsuits and work a three-day week by now.
According to the BBC, Hoyle’s book became somewhat of a hit lately and was even reprinted. They also published a…
While You Were Sleeping: Put on your jumpsuits,... →
whileyouweresleeping:
In 1972 Geoffrey Hoyle wrote a children’s book titled ‘2010: Living in the Future’. In it he describes how we would all be wearing jumpsuits and work a three-day week by now.
According to the BBC, Hoyle’s book became somewhat of a hit lately and was even reprinted. They also published a…
Wall St. Computers Read the News, and Trade on It... →
continuum:
The number-crunchers on Wall Street are starting to crunch something else: the news.
Wall St. Computers Read the News, and Trade on It... →
continuum:
The number-crunchers on Wall Street are starting to crunch something else: the news.
Equality Myth: In Which We Get a Girl Crush on... →
equalitymyth:
Newsweek’s Dan Lyons interviews Mayer for our end-of-year Interview issue (also check Jess Bennett’s excellent Dan Savage/Jane Lynch piece), and gets right to the good stuff:
Why are so few women working in the technology industry?
Well, it’s something that I care a lot…
Equality Myth: In Which We Get a Girl Crush on... →
equalitymyth:
Newsweek’s Dan Lyons interviews Mayer for our end-of-year Interview issue (also check Jess Bennett’s excellent Dan Savage/Jane Lynch piece), and gets right to the good stuff:
Why are so few women working in the technology industry?
Well, it’s something that I care a lot…
2010: The Year of Whining About Women In Tech |... →
Yesterday @caterpillarcowboy linked to a rather flammable piece by Violet Blue calling out various women and men for “whining” about the lack of women in technology without clearly answering why it would be a good thing. I appreciate her preciseness as an discussion tactic yet I don’t see unsatisfactory answers as a reason to stop having the discussion by shaming participants. ...
2010: The Year of Whining About Women In Tech |... →
Yesterday @caterpillarcowboy linked to a rather flammable piece by Violet Blue calling out various women and men for “whining” about the lack of women in technology without clearly answering why it would be a good thing. I appreciate her preciseness as an discussion tactic yet I don’t see unsatisfactory answers as a reason to stop having the discussion. (Lack of clear...
Lessons From The Roundabout SEO Test | Mike... →
Colleague Mike D’s 2006 SEO test post. Still quite relevant. I think I read this around then, never expecting Mike D and I would be become colleagues who chat SEO while at company holiday parties. (Then promptly taking a penalty drink.)
Key quote:
It’s a safe assumption that [a h1 tag] would beat [a b tag] (and indeed it does), or else we might as well quit our jobs and start using...
Lessons From The Roundabout SEO Test | Mike... →
Colleague Mike D’s 2006 SEO test post. Still quite relevant. I think I read this around then, never expecting Mike D and I would be become colleagues who chat SEO while at company holiday parties. (Then promptly taking a penalty drink.)
Key quote:
It’s a safe assumption that [a h1 tag] would beat [a b tag] (and indeed it does), or else we might as well quit our jobs and start using...
Rats are People, Too: On the Passing of "Old Man" →
sasquatchmedia:
Cool obit about the death of a naked mole rat who helped researchers unlock the mysteries of age-related diseases for decades.
HT to David Zeeck, publisher of The (Tacoma) News Tribune, for sharing this story.
Rats are People, Too: On the Passing of "Old Man" →
sasquatchmedia:
Cool obit about the death of a naked mole rat who helped researchers unlock the mysteries of age-related diseases for decades.
HT to David Zeeck, publisher of The (Tacoma) News Tribune, for sharing this story.
Delivery As A Service - Anil Dash →
Now, individually, none of these capabilities are particularly new. (Though of course, iOS push notifications have only been around a relatively short period of time.) But making them broadly available, accessible through simple APIs with code libraries available in common programming licenses, and having initial access be available for pennies or even for free? That represents a big change.
Delivery As A Service - Anil Dash →
Now, individually, none of these capabilities are particularly new. (Though of course, iOS push notifications have only been around a relatively short period of time.) But making them broadly available, accessible through simple APIs with code libraries available in common programming licenses, and having initial access be available for pennies or even for free? That represents a big change.
Mechanical Turk: Now with 40.92% spam. - A... →
Via Nat Torkington’s four short links today (citing Andy Biao) on O’Reilly Radar.
Mechanical Turk: Now with 40.92% spam. - A... →
Via Nat Torkington’s four short links today (citing Andy Biao) on O’Reilly Radar.
Performance Calendar » Fast Ads with HTML5 →
A few months ago, I had some great discussions with some like-minded people that work on big web applications. Several of us asked the same question:
How are new standards and browser features going to support our goal of making the whole web faster?
I was specifically interested in Ads. Can HTML5 help content owners and ad networks make ads faster? Ads frequently block rendering, because...
Performance Calendar » Fast Ads with HTML5 →
A few months ago, I had some great discussions with some like-minded people that work on big web applications. Several of us asked the same question:
How are new standards and browser features going to support our goal of making the whole web faster?
I was specifically interested in Ads. Can HTML5 help content owners and ad networks make ads faster? Ads frequently block rendering, because...
Your Apps Are Watching You →
infoneer-pulse:
An examination of 101 popular smartphone “apps”—games and other software applications for iPhone and Android phones—showed that 56 transmitted the phone’s unique device ID to other companies without users’ awareness or consent. Forty-seven apps transmitted the phone’s location in some way. Five sent age, gender and other personal details to outsiders.
The findings reveal the...
Your Apps Are Watching You →
infoneer-pulse:
An examination of 101 popular smartphone “apps”—games and other software applications for iPhone and Android phones—showed that 56 transmitted the phone’s unique device ID to other companies without users’ awareness or consent. Forty-seven apps transmitted the phone’s location in some way. Five sent age, gender and other personal details to outsiders.
The findings reveal the...
Mobile broadband the next big hacking risk? - The... →
Patrick Donegan, a wireless equipment analyst for security firm Heavy Reading, said the encryption used in the 3G and 4G networks that provide the new generation high-speed mobile broadband transmission has yet to show a single crack.
“Mobile broadband is secure. Nobody has suggested that the 3G algorithms are vulnerable,” Donegan said.
Still, a new report from Heavy Reading,...