December 2009
My Decade in Photos: 2002-2003
In case you missed part one where I set this up, read that first.
In short, I’m picking four photos per year for the last decade and define those years best—for me. I might even explain a little bit ;)
Last night I said I couldn’t find any photos from 2002. Well, I found them (locked away in an old, previously defunct iPhoto library. iPhoto 2009 seems to handle it fine though, and...
“Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent...”
– Bruce Schneier: Is aviation security mostly for show?
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CoffeeScript and significant whitespace
Jeremy Ashkena has eliminated the need for those pesky periods to delimit scope. Indentation is now the indicator. And hey, I like that because I like Python ;)
Example:
http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/blob/whitespace/examples/whitespace.cs
Note this is in a new branch of the project called ‘whitespace’. I think it probably goes without saying that since CoffeeScript is...
My Decade in Photos: 2000-2001
This decade is done, folks. Finito!
I would go so far as to say it’s been a pretty good one.
Maybe even the best one of my whole life :)
I thought I’d try to do the impossible and illustrate the decade in photos. One photo per year would be ridiculously hard, but I’m still going to limit myself. Four photos per year for a total of 40 photos to outline the past decade.
Here...
Mediaite: Q: Which Is The Top Site of 2009? A:... →
Hey Ars is on this list :)
You know the drill, loyal, smart, and attractive readers: below is a list of our nominees for the top site of 2009, including The Business Insider, Ars Technica, Politico, and Talking Points Memo. Vote for your favorite.
Nice things about Ars:
Ars Technica: In the tech web, Ars Technica is a bit of an oddity. A Web-only publication acquired by Condé Nast in 2008,...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Lady GaGa (42)
Barcelona (28)
Katy Perry (26)
The xx (22)
Starfucker (21)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles... →
CoffeeScript is a project by Jeremy Ashkenas that lets you write code in a nice, clean way and compile it into JavaScript that attempts to use “The Good Parts” and which passes JSLint.
Here’s a small, typically-messy JavaScript function ripped out of Ars Technica:
ars.fp.v6.switch_type = function(type) {
$('#news-bar li').removeClass('selected');
...
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My Top 10 Albums released in 2009
As ordered by play count in iTunes:
Owl City — Ocean Eyes
Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk
Glee Cast — It’s My Life / Confessions, Pt. II (Glee Cast Version) - Single
Glee Gast — Halo / Walking On Sunshine (Glee Cast Version) - Single
Boys Will Be Boys — New Tracks for 2009 - Single
Animal Collective — Merriweather Post Pavilion
Discovery — LP (Bonus Track Version)
Architeq —...
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John H. Richardson's 2009 Obama Timeline →
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention:
A week before he was sworn in, Obama jammed part two of the bank bailout down the throat of his own party — a $350 billion accomplishment.
Two days after he was sworn in, Obama banned the use of “harsh interrogation” and ordered the closing of Guantánamo.
A day later, Obama reversed George W. Bush’s funding cutoff to...
“[I] saw Obama fighting desperately to salvage a deal, and the Chinese delegate...”
– Mark Lynas: How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Alkaline Trio (174)
Lady GaGa (166)
M83 (118)
Saves the Day (64)
Jason Mraz (48)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Lady GaGa (141)
Ladyhawke (84)
Lily Allen (82)
MGMT (58)
Cansei de Ser Sexy (56)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Lilysussman’s Blog: I’m sorry but we blew up your... →
Eek!
Moments later a man came outside and introduced himself as the manager on duty. And then, “I’m sorry but we had to blow up your laptop.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
Lady GaGa (76)
Owl City (73)
Jack’s Mannequin (72)
Annie (36)
Starfucker (29)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29) →
Hey Monday (6)
The Cab (5)
The White Tie Affair (5)
Forever the Sickest Kids (5)
Sing It Loud (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz