Monthly Archives: October 2007

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Proper software licensing

This fun little tidbit over on Daring Fireball absolutely floored me. What’s interesting about this is that the single-computer license isn’t enforced in code by the operating system. (Or at least that’s been the case with Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.4.) And, I suspect, most DF readers are aware of this. Which means many [...]

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Mmm, year-old cake

Happy Anniversary, Stephanie. I love you!

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2007-2008 NBA Preview

It’s about time for the NBA season to start, and you all know what that means: mindless homer predictions that will never come true. Individual Awards MVP Kevin Garnett For the last few years the MVP has gone to the best player on the best regular-season team. The “best team” part of the whole thing [...]

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Synchronous HTTP GET in JavaScript

Taking the “A” out of “AJAX.” function get(url) { var ajax = new XMLHttpRequest(); ajax.open(‘GET’, url, false); ajax.send(null); return ajax.responseText; } Of course this will be different for IE….

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Blog Action Day

Save those cans, folks.

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The Majesty of the LA County Fair

There are many reason to go to the LA County Fair. I present you with one of the best: No, this photo has not been digitally altered. The food stand really was selling: Totally Fried Frog Legs Totally Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches Deep Fried Veggies Totally Friend Smores Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwich Deep [...]

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0 insightful remarks by mustache lovers

All, There is a new best website ever. Enjoy! Dear Gentle Reader, Many of the following pages have graphic and clear images of the masculine mustache in all its forms, both sublime and grotesque. My intent is not to shock or titillate, but merely to inform on the subject. The Nineteenth Century gave us many [...]

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Text and Photos by Stephanie L. Smith

Available now at discerning news stands everywhere: The September/October issue of Pilot Getaways magazine. This was Stephanie’s first issue with PG. She’s had a grand time working with the whole team there.

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