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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

This shirt seems like an invitation to take some inappropriate pictures. #qrcode #worldcup http://tinyurl.com/24azjcb # There's really no way for an HTML button to NOT select text on double-click in a cross-browser manner? # Yikes – Read the fine print before signing with any realtor to view a home. http://tinyurl.com/2694zen # Writing JUnit tests for […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

<canvas id="foo"> – what's the diff between foo.width and document.getElementById("foo").width ? # Most companies in Brantford have an email address, but about half of them are hotmail or ISP addresses, and most don't check them. # What a mess. http://www.quirksmode.org/mobile/tableViewport.html # Well that's odd – this morning's Tweetie update removed my stevex account. # I […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

@travelmop You'd need a vulnerability with an attack that also exploits a local root vulnerability. It can happen but it's rare. in reply to travelmop # The original iPhone only supported HTML apps. It was too early for that then, but how about today? # A quick recap of the oil spill to date and […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

This has got to be photoshopped. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.storm.emergency/index.html?hpt=T1 # http://www.royalbank.com is reporting domain not found .. that's odd # They're about to snip the pipe. http://tinyurl.com/368ll3a #bp # Nice live video of the CRAW crushing one of the pipes at the spill site. http://tinyurl.com/368ll3a # @travelmop These guys are pokey. in reply to travelmop # Looks […]

Apple’s Safari Demos aren’t HTML5 Demos

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Looking at http://developer.apple.com/safaridemos/styles/html5.css: It says right on the page (in an image, for some reason) that these are Safari demos, not HTML5 demos.

HTML5 should not mean “Requires Safari”

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Hand of Greed is being promoted as an HTML5 game. But it only works on Safari. I’m afraid this is where we’re headed. It’s difficult today to make a web app that works across the major browsers, and HTML5 adds a whole lot of complexity on top of that. IE still has huge market share, […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

One of Android's best features is that it's going to keep Apple on their toes. This competition is good for everyone. # @gruber "It’s not like Apple is saying that iAds is the only allowable way to show ads in apps." Yet. # Now here's a phone worthy of being called HD: The HTC Evo […]

My Idea for Stopping the Oil Leak

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

I’m a software engineer so I’m clearly qualified to comment on an oil leak at the bottom of the ocean. So here’s my idea. The problem with trying to cap the well is that the stuff is coming out at such high pressure that you can’t just plug it. And as the methane expands it […]

PeakSaver Trouble

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Here’s what the website says: By having a free peaksaver® programmable thermostat or switch installed, your central air conditioning (CAC) system can be automatically adjusted when demand for electricity is highest. This may happen occasionally in summer, but only on weekdays during the middle of the day. You likely won’t notice a difference in the […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

The Mac needs UNC support. Even if it's just /UNC/ServerName/ShareName/FileName. As long as it caches credentials somehow. # \\Server\Share\ paths in config files and whatnot are very handy. /Volumes/Foo doesn't work if I forget to mount. # Dio :( # 3 cubic yard of dirt in fancy green bags, $450. same amount of dirt delivered […]