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Barr Praises Harrold, TX School District (1)
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This afternoon, Bob Barr issued a press release publicly praising the decisions of the Harrold, Texas school district for their recent policy change that allows teachers and staff to carry a concealed handgun on school property. He noted that this may make this particular district one of the safest for students and faculty in the nation. Mr. Barr’s words on the policy change: The best defense against crime is law-abiding citizens ready and able to ...Shared by plewis (10)Contribute comment - Interface Hall of Shame (3)
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Views of Jupiter (150)
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Jupiter is in the news again, this time because its "Baby Red Spot" - a storm less than a year old - appears to have been swallowed up by the massive storm known as the Great Red Spot. This is good occasion to share some of the best photographs of Jupiter and its larger system of rings and moons, as seen by various probes and telescopes over the past 30 years. (16 photos total)Jupiter's moon ...Shared by adam (25) Adam Fuhrer (85) adstew (11) AlexandrosM (7) Amar (1) Amerynn (2) Andrei Vladescu-Olt (19) Andrew (12) Andrew (9) Andrew Schott (73) Andy Tinkham (0) Art (22) Ash Buckles (0) Avi (700) Babychen Mathew (359) Ben Shoemate (23) Blair (10) Bob (0) Brandon Mawhorter (5) Brittney (6) brokekid (134) brownpau (47) BuzzDiggity (1) camson (1) Caz (3) Chris (17) chris (407) Chris Gurney (9) Christopher Perry (0) Class4 (3) Claude (3) Clint Ecker (18) Colin (20) coonhnd (14) Cooper (8) curlyfoxy (9) Daniel Pataki (0) David (5) David (15) DavidM. (0) Dean Burge (12) Debbie (49) Derek Edmond (88) Digg Boss (641) DiMar (5) DVD (1) Dylan (2) Earl E Morningwood (59) Eric (45) for4saken (13) Friday (39) Gemstar38 (99) Graham (1) guercheLE (7) guy (626) Hansophobia (0) Hardeep (1) Harold (21) Hens Zimmerman (12) hikikomori (68) Ian (3) J (7) Jack (91) Jacob W (22) Jared Cherup (1) javan (10) Jay Chrisman (50) jborneman (20) Jeff (51) Jeff (19) Jeffrey (9) Jesús Dugarte (3) Jim Goldstein (14) Jonathan (33) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (30) Josh (24) Joshua S. Hill (28) Juan Diego (38) Jukka-Pekka Keisala (3) Karen Eliot (41) Kerry (0) Kev (2) Kevin (30) Kevin Federline (259) Krazy (146) L'oracolo (3) Laughing Squid (17) Leo K (6) lindenb (1) Mahdi (0) Mahdi (7) Maksim Berjoza (24) Mari Hsu (9) Mario Sundar (20) Mark Shaw (13) masayuki inoguchi (56) Matt Ellsworth (27) Matt Schneider (0) Matt Smith (1) MH (44) Mic (25) Michael (5) Mike (1) Mike F (460) minitotoro (6) Muhammad Saleem (246) nervioso (72) OOP Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide (0) Pat (3) Patrick Linehan (0) pberry (8) pearl (0) Pedro Silva (11) Phil (49) pichakesarbehava (35) plewis (10) pr1000 (16) Rafael (8) RapidEye (14) ratward (33) Rhett Allain (6) Rick Felty (4) Rob (11) Robert Reed (6) rsgalloway (12) rveguilla (5) Ryan (16) Sander Epker (34) Sara (1) sepehr (10) Shan Gee (0) soupenvy (19) Steve (30) Steven Pitts (29) Susan Park (0) Tal Siach (474) Tanath (42) Thaddeus Clark (2) tharik (36) Thomas Daly (0) tosch (10) Travis Harshaw (2) tsangal (21) Ubqtous (22) varix (2) Vincent Renais (0) Vox (43) Waldemar (13) wyclif (22) yanagi (0)Contribute comment - trueSpace - 3D Authoring Software (1)
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7 Amazingly Unique Beach Houses and Lake Houses | WebUrbanist (29)
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A house with a water view is a dream come true for house hunters and vacationers alike. The tranquil sound of lapping waves, the beauty of sunsets over the water, and the feeling of being in one’s own paradise retreat make beach houses and lake houses perennial favorites for everyday living and relaxing getaways. Sometimes, the proximity to the water inspires owners or architects to create homes that are truly unique masterpieces. (images via: Docarmor.free.fr) ...Shared by Adam Fuhrer (85) Andrew (31) Charles (2) eeenmachine (9) elsterama (40) enguillem (5) Eric (17) Fansari (45) Ferdinand1977 (20) fundament (57) hikikomori (68) IBCmass (179) jacarui (16) Kent Looft (8) lindenb (1) Mich D (169) Mike (0) Muhammad Saleem (246) N.L. Vivar (9) Patrick (17) Patrix (12) Patty (264) plewis (10) Ricardo Giesta (15) Sam (9) Sham (107) Stranahan (4) tommy schmitz (70)- Sam said: Awesome :)
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Defender of the Favicon (16)
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Mathieu Henri saw Scott Schiller’s generated favicons VU meter and wanted to “push the concept of generated favicons further and pack a thrilling retro shooter in 16×16 pixels using JavaScript, canvas and data: URIs.” Wow. He went and did it. The entire game runs in the favicon! DEFENDER of the favicon was done in 3 nights, from start to finish. Each frame of the game is generated on the fly in JavaScript into a 16×16 ...Shared by Azeem (36) Banning (0) Derivadow (7) Doug Stewart (28) el-such-n-such (6) glongman (10) Loyolny (3) luftyluft (12) Marco Gomes (10) Matthew (16) Paulo Pereira (20) plewis (10) Remi (6) Wayne (52) Zach (57) 小影 (1)Explore read four notes- Remi said: een favicontje dat beweegt op muziek
- Paulo Pereira said: um jogo no favicon. http://www.p01.org/releases/DHTML_contests/files/DEFENDER_of_the_favicon/, N e WASD.
- glongman said: useless toy of the day
- el-such-n-such said: sick!
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Say goodbye to the computer mouse (13)
permalinkGestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner.Shared by Alan McCluskey (6) andre (19) cgsheldon (151) everyone loves a wee sombrero (126) Jamie McGibbon (85) Krazy (146) plewis (10) Ronan Menton (2) Sacha (20) Sam Hardacre (0) Tom (24) Wayne Smallman (24) امیر بیت اللهی (59)Contribute comment
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7 Brilliant Ways to Reuse Old Buildings [PICS] (69)
onWho would have thought you could make so much with simple structures from trailer parks? And that’s just the beginning. For ecological reasons, for eccentric clients and simply for fun, more and more architects and designers are figuring out clever approaches to adaptively reuse old structures in novel ways. From pigsty and water tower houses to a beautiful chapel bookstore and a gigantic shipping container museum, here are seven more ingenious reuses of otherwise wasted ...Shared by adam (972) Adi wong (3) Alex France (139) Alexis (23) Andrew (31) Angelos (4) arjo (27) Aron (1) Ben Jacob (25) Ben Oliver (0) brian collette (4) brokekid (134) burkinaboy (142) Chandan (0) chris (407) Christopher (35) digits12 (716) dobata (366) Doug (62) efratada (0) Fish (8) Gerard (53) guy (626) Hakicoma (13) hikbi (109) jack (9) Jack (22) Jacob Share (111) jamesjbigler (9) Jane Burt (15) jedcoy (6) jeremiah (25) Jesse (10) Joeri (2) Karol F (29) liamvictor (132) Linda (0) lindenb (1) LUCCHINA (442) M. Serdar Kuzuloglu (17) Mahesh Basantani (111) Mark Pannell (0) Matt Barker (6) maxyRO (482) miasarmento (110) Michael Religioso (25) Miguel Lopez (70) Muhammad Saleem (246) Neil (29) Patrick Conan Doyle (4) Paul Edwards (30) Paul McIntosh (49) petermello (2) plewis (10) ProfVegas (167) Qian (30) rebrse (156) Ritu (663) Robert Accettura (13) RyneNelson (283) Sarah (0) sascha (8) Sham (107) Sun Tzu (313) Tal Siach (474) Toby (176) Trevor Wermund (134) Tyson Williams (58) Wes McDaniel (3)Contribute comment
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HTML 5 data- Attributes (30)
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A new feature being introduced in HTML 5 is the addition of custom data attributes. This is a, seemingly, bizarre addition to the specification - but actually provides a number of useful benefits. Simply, the specification for custom data attributes states that any attribute that starts with "data-" will be treated as a storage area for private data (private in the sense that the end user can't see it - it doesn't affect layout or ...Shared by andré.friedrichs (57) B.J. Allen (8) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (60) carlback (2) Claude (19) Compuwizard123 (34) Edwin Khodabakchian (20) ehu4ever (87) Ernie (7) Frank Felix Debatin (0) halans (24) ivan (0) Jady (10) Jeff Daly (42) Jesper (1) Lance Fisher (9) marchbox (21) Matt Campbell (7) Matte (3) Peter N (4) plewis (10) ricardo (20) Richard Cunningham (5) rick (10) Shaun (16) Sid (31) Stefan (29) Stephen Clay Smith (0) sukhi (0) Will (2)- Jady said: 平时如果需要用到类似的功能，可以按照这个标准来实现
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Legitimizing Comet with HTML 5 WebSocket (4)
onPLAIN TEXT JAVASCRIPT: var conn = new WebSocket("ws://www.example.com/livedemo"); conn.onopen = function(evt) { alert("Conn opened"); } conn.onread = function(evt) { alert("Read: " + evt.data); } conn.onclose = function(evt) { alert("Conn closed"); } conn.send("Hello World") What if that code was part of an HTML standard? Would that make you feel better about Comet-style applications? Well, Michael Carter has pointed us to the HTML 5 discussions that give us WebSocket: The HTML5 specification now offers WebSocket, a full-duplex ...Contribute comment
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Ajaxian: The Pencil Project (5)
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José Jeria pointed us to a great looking XUL application that allows you to sketch GUI's and then export them to PNG: With the power of the underlying Mozilla Gecko engine, Pencil turns your excellent Firefox 3 browser into a sketching tool with just a 400-kilobyte installation package. Pencil will always be free and can run on virtually all platforms that Firefox 3 supports. Always good to see people using the power of XUL that ...Contribute comment -
California's Continuing Fires (9)
onAlthough over 1,400 fires have been contained in California this season, there still remain 330 active fires, with warmer, drier weather in the forecast. As of yesterday (7/6) there were nearly 20,000 people involved in the firefighting effort statewide, and a large swath of California had been designated a federal disaster area by President Bush. (17 photos total)A firefighting airtanker drops Phos-Check fire retardant over the Gap fire as more than 1,000 wildfires continue burning ...Shared by Class4 (3) d0m1n4t3 (11) Guillaume (10) Joe Laz (8) Neal (16) plewis (10) Siva (2) Tal (8) William (4)
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Somehow, I just feel like this is appropriate right now (1)
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“Comrade Members, like fire and fusion, government is a dangerous servant and a terrible master. You now have freedom—if you can keep it. But do remember that you can lose this freedom more quickly to yourselves than to any other tyrant. Move slowly, be hesitant, puzzle out the consequences of every word. I would not be unhappy if this convention sat for ten years before reporting—but I would be frightened if you took less than ...Shared by plewis (10)Contribute comment -
Powering a Web Revolution (2)
onLike every web developer I've spent a lot of time using the Firebug extension to Firefox in my day-to-day development. I've found it interesting to see how my development methodologies have changed with access to that tool. Unsurprisingly, my personal development style mirrors much of the general web dev public. But what I find most interesting is to try and track trends in web development that Firebug has single-handedly revolutionized. Firebug Advances Performance Profiling Prior ...Shared by plewis (10) Tester (13)Contribute comment
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Top 10 Most Amazing 3D Graffiti Artists [PICS] (35) (2)
onShared 35 times Tagged bizarre (154) Graffiti (65) Light Graffiti (14) street art (48) Urban (89) Urban Art (19) Urban Images (21) Various (80) 3D graffiti, whether it’s in chalk or paint, on walls or the street, represents a new way of combining the mastery of Renaissance art techniques with the gritty, ephemeral qualities of street art. These 3D street artists gives graffiti a whole new meaning – one that departs from the conventional interpretation ...Shared by Josh (2) plewis (10)Contribute comment
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The Ultimate Code Kata (18)
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As I was paging through Steve Yegge's voluminous body of work recently, I was struck by a 2005 entry on practicing programming: Contrary to what you might believe, merely doing your job every day doesn't qualify as real practice. Going to meetings isn't practicing your people skills, and replying to mail isn't practicing your typing. You have to set aside some time once in a while and do focused practice in order to get better ...Shared by ajryan (6) brad (10) CMS (3) dgdeschenes (11) Eric (12) Gareth (14) irCuBiC (17) John (7) Mike Cornell (16) mjzitek (14) n2linux (9) Nuno (15) PhatBoyG (14) plewis (10) Romain (7) Ryan (1) Thomas.Paine (35) vivi (19)- CMS said: We all have to stay practicing to improve or keep our coding skills in shape...
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Martian Skies (3)
onYesterday's announcement by NASA of the discovery of water ice on Mars by its Phoenix Lander probe made big news everywhere. The discovery involved the observation of water ice sublimating into the air - that is, the water went from solid to vapor state without reaching the liquid stage. The Martian atmosphere has perfect conditions for sublimation - extremely thin, dry and cold. How cold? Well, you can check the Live Martian Weather Report, with ...Contribute comment
- Bright Chunks at Phoenix Lander's Mars Site Must Have Been Ice (1)
