Version 1.1 of my my preferred javascript library, jQuery, was released today. They have a great motto – “write less, do more” and as far as I can tell, they live up to it. The release notes claim speed improvements of 10-20x for selectors over those in 1.0.4. The release includes some interesting new features […]
Thanks to Jo, super-sysadmin, who pointed me at two links that finally got me connected to our work VPN after I switched from Debian to Ubuntu. The trick is not to use the old pptp-config, but instead switch to a new package – network-manager. Brian Daley wrote up the the actual VPN Connection instructions, and
No pun intended by the headline, honest! Unless you’ve been living under a rock like one person I know (who lives in L.A. for crying out load), you’ve already heard that David Beckham signed with Major League Soccer today. I’m as excited as my compatriots over at The DCenters, but I think it’ll be a
One reason why I’ve been blogging less frequently recently, is because I updated the visual design and code behind my blog and web site. The update stems from a more major update to my Dad’s webiste, which at the moment is in the "client review" stage . I won’t go into the back end details
Instead of letting him sleep all day and generally lounge about, your beagle could be hunting pythons in the everglades with Python Pete. This can only end in tragedy when Pete ends up as a hungry python’s mid-afternoon snack. For the past few months Lori Oberhofer, an Everglades wildlife technician, has been training her seven-month-old
Before reading Jeff Atwood’s post about Hard Drive Temperatures, I would have thought the the CPU is the most temperature sensitive component in a PC. That’s what I focused on, when I was selecting parts for a new desktop at home. Jeff’s article is full of details but he makes a solid point that is
Dealing with Internet Explorer is an unsavory part of developing web sites. You can’t ignore it, and you want your sites design to look half decent on it with about half the effort that requires. Last time I tried to install IE6 to run under WINE, I completely failed. Today, I stumbled on these instructions
As usual, MABB has an informative analysis of the situation in Bolivia, where 4 of the 9 departments have elected to reject the new constitution if the Constituent Assembly revokes the 2/3 majority rule. Governments and opposition forces have had some violent confrontations, resulting in almost 70 people wounded during one altercation. In Santa Cruz
Over at Hit & Run, they’re linking to the news that Golden State Fence, the company hired to build the fence on our border with Mexica, has pled guilty to hiring illegal immigrants. The IHT has a slightly longer story. I wonder if stories like the following amuse or depress the Onion’s writers. Federal immigration
NASA announced today a rationale for establishing a permanent base on the Moon starting in 2020. What’s the chance it’ll happen? The Moon base would eventually support 180-day lunar stays, a stretch of time seen as the best avenue to establish a permanent presence there, as well as prepare for future human exploration of Mars.