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Surfin’ Safari – Understanding HTML, XML and XHTML
The relationships among HTML, XML and XHTML are an area of considerable confusion on the web. …This article will attempt to clear up some of that confusion. Eg. Why doesn’t <script /> work?
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Facebook, a social site, has a suitor | CNET News.com
To woo Zuckerberg, Yahoo has offered about $900 million for Facebook and says it will keep the company somewhat independent, with Zuckerberg in charge.
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Fox Trot Does Web 2.0
I love FoxTrot. Cute, quick, geeky, funny. This week, Jason is designing a Web site for his school.
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Am I The Only One That Likes iTunes 7?
It seems to be the fashionable thing to hate on iTunes 7. I’m really digging it. I don’t understand what the issue is. Coverflow rocks my face off. It did even before it was integrated into iTunes proper. I also love how they integrated the album art into the library listing. The podcasts screen is […]
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Recap: Becoming an Email Ninja | 43 Folders
I’m a little late on this: Recap: Becoming an Email Ninja | 43 Folders “Ah, yes, email. The remarkable tool that was meant to simplify our lives and liberate vast deposits of time and attention now has every person I know on the run. There’s too freaking much of it and most of us lack […]
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Stopdesign
Douglas Bowman, who has the prettiest blog I know of, and who was a huge influence on my early work, just produced roulette. Completely random (i think?) colors. Beautiful results.
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Porn, Sex Slavery – The Constance Video
“Constance” By Mr J of The Procussions. This is probably the best hip-hop/rap song I’ve ever heard. Ever. Telling a very hard store about a shocking reality in our country: The pervasiveness of child pornography, and the sex slave trade that fuels it. Men, if you struggle with porn (which most of you do), watch […]
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A Field Guide to Developers – Joel on Software
“…a kind of field guide to developers: what they’re looking for, what they like and dislike in a workplace, and what it’s going to take to be a top choice for top developers.”
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Vitamin Features » Turning visitors into users
“Thousands of people may be visiting your site every day, but if you don’t convince them that they should be using your product, subscribing to your service, or registering in some way, then your web app’s homepage is simply not doing its job.”
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Typefaces no one gets fired for using
Cameron Moll’s list of typefaces no one gets fired for using. And Daniel Mall’s alternative typefaces you should get fired for using.
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Jonathan Coulton » Code Monkey
Jonathan Coulton » Code Monkey. This is hillarious. I’m going to try to get my band to cover it.
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FontShop | Free Fonts and Font Download
Free fonts from FontShop!.