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rephrase § E4X

5 hours ago - Link

"E4X, short for “ECMASCript for XML”, is an extension to ECMAScript (i.e. JavaScript, JScript, ActionScript…) with new syntax and built-in objects for more convenient handling of XML fragments. It seems to be used most frequently with ActionScript 3 (Flash), but is also available in recent Mozilla/Firefox releases." - l.m.orchard

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Multi-line strings in Javascript « ‌

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"Thanks to E4X, we can now have multi-line strings similar to HEREDOC syntax (although quite a bit more verbose)" - l.m.orchard

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Hi, I'm a Mac… Beep, beep! - The Fishbowl

8 hours ago - Link

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"It's pretty common, when reading discussion of Apple's “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” ads, to come across the comment: Sure, they're great ads but they don't work. John Hodgeman’s PC is far more likeable than Justin Long’s smug hipster Mac. This is missing the point. To illustrate, here are director Chuck Jones’ rules for writing Road Runner cartoons, copied from Wikipedia Substitute Microsoft for Acme, software failures for gravity, a plain white background for the desert… well, you get my drift." - l.m.orchard

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Read It Later: Save Your One Read Wonders

8 hours ago - Link

"Eliminate cluttering of bookmarks with sites that are merely of a one-time interest. Think of it as a ’staging area’ for bookmarks." - l.m.orchard

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Scientists may have cured cancer last week - more on DCA

16 hours ago - Link

"Here’s the deal. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada found a cheap and easy to produce drug that kills almost all cancers. The drug is dichloroacetate, and since it is already used to treat metabolic disorders, we know it should be no problem to use it for other purposes. Doesn’t this sound like the kind of news you see on the front page of every paper? Here’s the big catch. Pharmaceutical companies probably won’t invest in research into DCA because they won’t profit from it. It’s easy to make, unpatented and could be added to drinking water. Imagine, Gatorade with cancer control." - l.m.orchard

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On Commands, Designers and The Magic Editor « chimney

17 hours ago - Link

"Ubiquity is a graphical keyboard user interface. But a lot of people are missing the graphical aspect of it. And that is precisely what makes Ubiquity different from a command line. Command icons help but previews have to be more visual, not just the plain text that you would normally expect from the terminal. I can’t emphasize enough the fact that previews must be graphical because after all, Ubiquity is a GUI." - l.m.orchard

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Core77.com :: View topic - corrugate iPhone document scanner - free template!

yesterday at 10:23 am - Link

"When I got my iPhone last year I loved having everything important in one place, and the ability to get rid of unneccesary devices, documents and information i kept with me. I would frequently snap photos of class assignments printed on copy paper so I wouldn’t have to worry about losing them. The documents normally came out pretty clear, but it was tough to keep still while taking the pictures. I set out to make something that would ensure clean, consistent pictures of documents taken with the iPhone that would be free and easy to make on your own. And so, here you will find pictures of and a link to a template to make your own iPhone document scanner. " - l.m.orchard

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B3TA : INTERVIEWS : WES CHERRY

yesterday at 10:02 am - Link

"Wes Cherry. Never heard of him? Well, he's only the creator of possibly the most played computer game ever written. Nope, it's not Space Invaders, but humble Solitaire for Windows, installed on hundreds of millions of machines World wide. Sadly, a compensation or royalty package was never discussed, so he's never benefited financially." - l.m.orchard

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Show Me Your Genitals Pt. 2 Video

yesterday at 9:55 am - Link

"Jon Lajoie comes through with part two of his hit song about his special moves with the ladies." - l.m.orchard

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DiY Scifi: Stargate Atlantis Superfan Builds Own Gate, Ends In Tears

Friday at 5:11 pm - Link

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"This video from the Sci Fi Channel explains why the Stargate creation is best left to the professionals. But honestly, this could very well be the funniest video promo I've ever seen — kudos on the sprinkler addition, it's a lovely touch. My jealousy runneth over. Obviously that's a hilarious commercial. Plus what a fantastic McKay cameo. Well done, sir." - l.m.orchard

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Google Chrome-Induced Déjà Vu - GigaOM

Friday at 3:41 pm - Link

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"Reading the Google Chrome comic strip made clear the parallel to the emergence of QEMM and DESQview: All today’s browsers are effectively single tasking, in that only one tab can be actively processing, say, a JavaScript application at any given time (”inherently single threaded”), yet the tabs are interactive to the point where the misbehavior of an “application” in one tab can impact — and sometimes crash — the operation of the entire browser. Web 2.0 has brought about an array of browser-based applications and activities that require a more robust, stable, multiprocessing browser with each process assigned to its own memory space and associated data structures — which is basically how DESQview operated. Indeed, when I pointed this out during yesterday’s SquawkBox, someone labeled Google Chrome as “DESQview for the cloud.” Talk about “Back to the Future“!" - l.m.orchard

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Google Chrome-Induced Déjà Vu - GigaOM

Friday at 3:20 pm - Link

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I installed Chrome and ran it on a quad-core desktop PC. Not only is it fast, but introduces an altogether different browsing experience than any I’ve ever had. - Todd Mundt

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Package: id Super Pack

Friday at 3:16 pm - Link

"Commander Keen; DOOM 3; DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil; DOOM II; Final DOOM; HeXen; HeXen II; HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel; Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders; Master Levels for Doom II; QUAKE; QUAKE II; QUAKE II Mission Pack: Ground Zero; QUAKE II Mission Pack: The Reckoning; QUAKE III: Team Arena; QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon; QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity; Quake III Arena; Return to Castle Wolfenstein; Spear of Destiny; Ultimate DOOM; Wolfenstein 3D; $34.99 (you save $179.78)" - l.m.orchard

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“Hmm. Seems like FriendFeed isn't grabbing my last.fm events. Sadness. http://www.last.fm/user/deusx”

Thursday at 12:53 pm - Link

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I can never get them to show up and I use PandoraJam to coordinate with last.fm, so there's a TON of data. - Dave Dash

Turns out, about a year ago, they stopped picking up just song plays. Loving a song makes it appear here. Shows how much I pay attention. - l.m.orchard

I can't even get the "loved" songs to show up here. - Jennifer Dittrich

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FriendFeed Blog: Last.fm Loved Songs

Friday at 1:08 pm - Link

I guess this explains why I don't see Last.fm events on FriendFeed. Funny how it happened almost a year ago: "A number of FriendFeeders complained that Last.fm was showing up too often in their feeds because we tracked every song you listened to. We updated our service so that we will only publish the songs you explicitly marked as "loved" in Last.fm. We hope this will make the Last.fm entries more useful and a bit less frequent." - l.m.orchard

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Mayor's Name to be Removed at Zoo || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV / Detroit | Detroit News, Weather, Sports and More

Friday at 11:48 am - Link

"In the wake of his resignation, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's name will be taken off the water tower at the Detroit Zoo." - l.m.orchard

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Language-Based Interfaces, part 3: Report Card for Ubiquity 0.1.1 « Not The User’s Fault

Friday at 9:31 am - Link

"I believe in tough love for my brain-children. It’s report card time. Let’s see how Ubiquity 0.1.1 holds up to my exacting standards." - l.m.orchard

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A thought on 10 foot browser interfaces - RussellBeattie.com

Friday at 9:29 am - Link

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"you know how more and more sites out there are adopting a m.* mobile version, tailored for smaller screens? Why don't the video sites out there start adopting tv.* versions of their interfaces, tailored to people using the site from their couch?" - l.m.orchard

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Windows ad w/ Seinfeld

Friday at 8:08 am - Link

I don't think I know what I just watched here. - l.m.orchard

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The death of a taboo - 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog - Political Intelligence - Boston.com

Friday at 8:01 am - Link

"One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old. The informal prohibition, which had been occasionally threatened by political ads in recent years, was pronounced dead at approximately 7:40 CST, when a video aired before delegates at the Republican National Convention included slow-motion footage of a plane striking the World Trade Center, the towers' subsequent collapse, and smoke emerging from the Pentagon. The September 11 precedent was one of the few surviving campaign-season taboos. It is survived by direct comparisons of one's opponents to Hitler." - l.m.orchard

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Olbermann apologizes for RNC showing graphic video of September 11, Twin Towers falling

Friday at 7:59 am - Link

"Yes, John Mccain actually used the video of the Twin Towers getting hit and falling tonight. No decency whatsoever." - l.m.orchard

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Pints for Prostates » About

Thursday at 5:46 pm - Link

"Pints for Prostates is a grassroots effort to reach men with a critical message about prostate cancer screening using the universal language of beer. Started by prostate cancer survivor and drinks journalist Rick Lyke, the goal of the program is to communicate with men in a friendly and non-threatening way about the need for regular PSA testing." - l.m.orchard

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Shred Nebula Design Documents

Thursday at 4:54 pm - Link

"In November 2006, the team at CrunchTime Games Inc. had a massive task to accomplish: Successfully pitch Microsoft an Xbox LIVE Arcade game made by a handful of first time programmers and artists (some of which were still students), with only one experienced pro leading the way from his converted garage in Chandler Arizona. Outside The Studio On September 3, 2008, Shred Nebula will launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade servers, completing that goal and dream of the men and women that dared to take on such a wildcard challenge. " - l.m.orchard

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Okay, that'll get old on FF pretty quick. :) Neat idea for a site though. - DeWitt Clinton

I'm hoping it won't be too annoying on FF because I barely ever play games, let alone lots in a row. But, we'll see. - l.m.orchard

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John Resig - Bulk Vote for Reddit, Digg, and Hacker News

Thursday at 8:08 am - Link

"In a lot of ways I see Ubiquity as being a solid replacement for Greasemonkey and bookmarklets. It's far simpler and will make their execution much more flexible. I'll be curious to see what people end up doing with it, in the upcoming months." - l.m.orchard

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Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention - Yahoo! News

Thursday at 8:08 am - Link

You know what? I really wish the media would just say "these are lies" rather than dance around euphemisms like "stretched truth" or whatnot. "Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth." - l.m.orchard

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Mayor: 'I lied under oath' | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Thursday at 7:48 am - Link

"His plea deal: 120 days in jail, $1M restitution ... Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who will lose his job because he lied while under oath at a police whistle-blower trial, has just pledged to tell the truth as he prepares to admit his guilt as part of a plea deal he just struck with the Wayne County Prosecutor." - l.m.orchard

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Freep.com | Detroit Free Press | Detroit news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Detroit, Michigan

Thursday at 7:41 am - Link

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"Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's tenure as mayor of Detroit is over. He just entered into a plea agreement, according to prosecutor Lisa Lindsey." - l.m.orchard

i'm gonna miss http://twitter.com/kingkwame - james vreeland

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Google Chrome and Gears - Unweary

Wednesday at 9:59 pm - Link

"It's always felt to me like they didn't quite "get it" when it comes to blending into the platform and learning to be a "good citizen" on the user's platform of choice. Today, it's clear to me why I've felt this way: Google isn't interested at all in "being a citizen" or part of a platform, they are interested in being the platform. If you look at the way Chrome is designed, it's not so much designed to be a good browser, as much as it is a good operating system for web applications." - l.m.orchard

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