September 2010
New Glasses
I’ve been meaning to post about these for a while but I’ve been super busy. Here’s the skinny! They are Dita Grand Reserve frames and I got them from the excellent D/Vision here Chicago.
How awesome is D/Vision? I went in for my eye exam on a Saturday and had my completed frames on Tuesday morning!
Here’s what they look like:
And on me:
These are my first...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-26) →
Broadcast (93)
Broadcast & The Focus Group (37)
The Yardbirds (21)
Weezer (14)
The Beatles (9)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
evercookie - virtually irrevocable persistent... →
If you’re trying to win the cookie battle, you might as well just give up:
evercookie is a javascript API available that produces extremely persistent cookies in a browser. Its goal is to identify a client even after they’ve removed standard cookies, Flash cookies (Local Shared Objects or LSOs), and others.
zepto.js: Minimalist JavaScript framework for... →
I basically wrote the same thing recently for an internal project; sans chaining and with a few more helpers like [add/remove/has/toggle]Class, setStyle, granular bind and unbind, offsets and a few more. Mine was also written in CoffeeScript.
I might just switch over to this and contribute a few things. I’d be sad to lose CoffeeScript syntax though ;(
It may seem strange that the author...
Running scripts in WebKit (async/defer) →
Wowowow. Safari gets `defer` on scripts (something that landed in Internet Explorer 4), but also adds `async`—which does not guarantee the order of the script execution. They have also implemented an `onload` attribute for <script> tags which will run your init function once a given script is ready for use.
Both async and defer scripts begin to download immediately without pausing the...
Going Green (with Django and gunicorn/gevent) →
I’ve recently started hearing more and more about asynchronous servers, lightweight threads, and greenlets and such. I also came across the Green Unicorn project that, though not very speedy with its default worker class, has recently integrated gevent to make it a very attractive offering.
This post describes how I got a Django project up and running on WebFaction (affiliate link) using...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-12) →
The Beatles (73)
The Beach Boys (29)
The Doors (24)
Creedence Clearwater Revival (17)
Led Zeppelin (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
JavaScript UXO Removal →
JavaScript is indeed a pretty neat language:
JavaScript is a lovable language. Real closures, first class functions, incredibly dynamic behavior…it’s a joy when you know it well.
Less experienced JS programmers often feel as though they’re waltzing in a minefield, though. At many steps along the path to JS enlightenment everything feels like it’s breaking down around you. The lack of block...
terminitor: Automate your terminal workflow on OSX →
Pretty awesome!
If you’re on OSX, Arthur Chiu from the Padrino team wants to make your life a bit easier. Terminitor lets you define workspaces and workflows for projects, allowing you to script the setup of Terminal.app tabs that automagically unfold when you sit down to work on a project.
New Shoe Alert
I haven’t bought new shoes in probably a year and a half now and my favorite pairs were basically starting to disintegrate. So I bought a pair from Zappos. I really love Frye shoes (I own two pairs of Frye boots) so I thought I’d try out a pair of full-grain leather shoes from them. I got a pair that more or less looked like my old pair of shoes, just a slightly darker color:
...
Lady Gaga and the death of sex →
In the wikipedia entry next to “not getting it” there should be a link to this article by 63 year old Camille Paglia about Lady Gaga. Camille is so obviously ensconced and blinded by the pop culture of the era she identifies with—Madonna and the 80’s—that she can’t see past her own nose. No one has to like everything, but to pout on the internet when you so obviously...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-5) →
The Beatles (149)
The Doors (81)
Jack’s Mannequin (23)
M83 (22)
Something Corporate (18)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“[L]abor Day originated in the labor movement and was conceived of by socialists....”
– US: The History of Labor Day
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Facebook conversation between Tim Ravndal—Montana...
Tim Ravndal: Marriage is between a man and a woman period! By giving rights to those otherwise would be a violation of the constitution and my own rights
Keith Baker: How dare you exercise your First Amendment Rights?
Dennis Scranton: I think fruits are decorative. Hang up where they can be seen and appreciated. Call Wyoming for display instructions.
Tim Ravndal: @Kieth, OOPS I forgot this aint(sic) America no more! @ Dennis, Where can I get that Wyoming printed instruction manual?
Dennis Scranton: Should be able to get info Gazette archives. Maybe even an illustration. Go back a bit over ten years.
“The Liberty City Seven, the Fort Dix Six, the Detroit Ummah Conspiracy, the...”
– Essentially every homegrown terrorist plot that surfaced through the media during the Bush administration were largely orchestrated and ultimately “foiled” the FBI—most likely to scare voters & citizens, make it look like our Government was winning the war on homegrown terror when it...
“Many of us have grown up thinking that if we are properly self-punishing then we...”
– Worry Isn’t Work - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review
WatchArchitectural Digest’s Editor-in-Chief talks about the new Oval Office redesign.
Designers Won't Lend Dresses to Mad Men's... →
“People have been saying some nice, wonderful things about me. Yet not one designer in town will loan me a dress,” Hendricks said. “They only lend out a size 0 or 2. So I’m still struggling for someone to give me a darn dress. This has always been my size. I’ve worked on other shows with this same size but Mad Men celebrates it and that is nice.”
