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links for 2008-05-17

05.17.08 - 12:32am

• Rubular: a Ruby regular expression editor
  (tags: regular expression regularexpression ruby regex online editor test)

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links for 2008-05-16

05.16.08 - 12:33am

• SWFUpload, Paperclip and Ruby on Rails | Javascript
  (tags: upload website rails paperclip swfupload swf flash easy multi)
• Home — scriptaculous — GitHub
  (tags: scriptaculous github wiki documentation api better)
• Dark Roasted Blend: Shipwrecks & Sea Disasters
  (tags: morbid beautiful seawreck shipwreck ship wreck disaster rescue photograph photo photographs)

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links for 2008-05-14

05.14.08 - 12:37am

• Katz Got Your Tongue? » By Thor’s Hammer!
  (tags: ruby script howto write thor dsl binary textmate)

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links for 2008-05-13

05.13.08 - 12:36am

• busy.js (loading indicators)
  (tags: busy ajax loading spinner animation unobtrusive javascript)
• Protoload makes it easy to show the User what is going on.
  (tags: prototype ajax spinner loading javascript)
• Some things I’ve learned this year that turned my world upside-down and I’m still trying to wrap my head around | Derek Sivers
  (tags: world changing article web2.0 modern business)
• Lovd By Less — Open Source Social Network — Who loves you, baby?
  (tags: opensource open source socialnetwork social rails free mit network)

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links for 2008-05-10

05.10.08 - 12:35am

• oEmbed
  (tags: oembed embed flickr pownce javascript ajaxian post standard link photo resource)
• John Resig - Processing.js
  (tags: processing javascript resig processing.js ejohn port implementation browser)
• Javascript - Event compatibility tables
  (tags: javascript event compatibility browsers ie table)

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links for 2008-05-09

05.09.08 - 12:40am

• Pragmatic Progressive Enhancement » SlideShare
  (tags: progessive enhancement javascript css ajaxian slides presentation powerpoint slideshare)
• Web Design versus Design Toss - what really makes good design
  (tags: web design webdesign css coding enemies fluid)
• A List Apart: Articles: A Dao of Web Design
  A truly excellent article about letting go of control on the web.
  (tags: article alistapart fluid tao dao pixel design css coding experience web webdesign essential layout)
• Midgard CMS: protoGrowl
  (tags: protogrowl growl notification humanized bubble events messages)
• A List Apart: Articles: Community: From Little Things, Big Things Grow
  (tags: community alistapart flickr founder manager howto tutorial how communication early touch contact reference social socialsoftware design system web)

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Let go of the pixel

05.08.08 - 11:50am

A List Apart: Articles: A Dao of Web Design

The journey begins by letting go of control, and becoming flexible.

I will write more on this later, but I think that designers from a print background sometimes get stuck in the rut of “perfection.” I think maybe Dan Cederholm said something close to: “Truly great webdesign is neither loved nor hated… it just works”

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links for 2008-05-07

05.07.08 - 12:35am

• nutrun » Blog Archive » Distributed programming with Jabber and EventMachine
  (tags: jabber eventmachine delayed processing method rails)

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links for 2008-05-06

05.06.08 - 12:33am

• Style Wars: The Style Battle Finale at Stoli Hotel
  (tags: stoli openbar design style fashion new york nyc friday)

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links for 2008-05-03

05.03.08 - 12:35am

• How Much Did Rumsfeld Know? - TIME
  (tags: rumsfeld iraq knowledge incompetence dereliction horrible time article)

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