Sam’s random musings

Ajax is just lipstick on a …:

“ Ajax is just lipstick on a pig. ”

Dave Thomas

Yup exactly

(Via Projectionist.)

Extending Prototype:

I have been familiar with Picora, the PHP framework written by the LivePipe team, but did not realize they also had written an extension for Prototype.js. It turns out they offer Prototype.Extension, which among other features offers these two gems: Cookie object: get, set, and unset browser cookies. Client object: find the browser, OS, and version of [...]

also listed on my summary list

(Via Particletree RSS Digest.)

Another Episode: How Many Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?:

(Via Bug Bash.)

A silly little preview:

<center>Yes, it’s a little too bright this first time… but oh, it’s a CAKE for cryin’ out loud!</center>

(Via Slash7 with Amy Hoy - Home.)

Help Vampires: A Spotter’s Guide:

It’s so regular you could set your watch by it. The decay of a community is just as predictable as the decay of certain stable nuclear isotopes. As soon as an open source project, language, or what-have-you achieves a certain notoriety%u2014its half-life, if you will%u2014they swarm in, seemingly draining the very life out of the community itself. They are the Help Vampires. And I’m here to stop them.

SO RIGHT ON IT HURTS

Let the rejuvenation begin, I am starting to ride again, I have a triceps muscle that works again.

40 miles - 18.5 mph let the rides return

Living the Life — Dave Batton:

There are a lot of ways you can create a preferences window for your Cocoa application. Of course you can just start with an empty window and start coding a toolbar. Or, if you don%u2019t want to start from scratch, you can use Matt Gemmell%u2019s SS_PrefsController class. Or you can grab some code from John Devor%u2019s Simple Preferences example project and modify it for your needs.

This is a great way to get a nice pref panel up and running fast

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