Posted by drfrog
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:30:47 GMT
Thanks to Samson @ Ardis for this
Web fonts have always been one of the issues surrounding good web design
how can you create and compose a website without having control over the fonts used?
Web fonts. Where are we? Will web fonts ever be a reality? | i love typography, the typography and fonts blog: "With all the talk about web fonts, I think it’s time I tried to outline the present situation. I’ve not attempted to do so before, owing to the complexity of some of the material, and the speed at which things are moving. "
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Posted by drfrog
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:03:09 GMT
Thanks to Daniel for this tip
macosxhints.com - Store GPS coordinates in URLs in Address Book: "Here's a tip on saving GPS coordinates in Address Book. First, it's lame that GPS coordinates are not a standard field type. Often a mailing address used for GPS will miss the mark by a mile, literally. For some contacts, I use Google Earth to drop a pin on the exact spot, then copy a URL which I save in Address Book. "
(Via .)
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Posted by drfrog
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:48:35 GMT
Extrapolating: "
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(Via xkcd.com.)
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Posted by drfrog
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:48:52 GMT
Be still my heart: multi-touch tab switching in Firefox!: "Did you know you can switch tabs in Firefox by making a twisting motion with your fingers on a multi-touch surface? I did. Turns out I’ve been doing it for months — I thought I was late to the party and was too ashamed to mention it to anybody for fear of an epic internet ribbing (’What, you just figured that out?’). But no, apparently it was top secret and highly experimental. "
(Via .)
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Posted by drfrog
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:17:48 GMT
The Reverse Cowgirl: Punk & Porn [Updated]: " Last weekend, I watched 'Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies,' which Pitchfork is playing because the director, Todd Phillips, directed 'The Hangover,' which is, like, the hit movie of the summer or whatever. "
(Via .)
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Posted by drfrog
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:02:18 GMT
Comics creator stopped by TSA for carrying script about writer under suspicion by TSA: "Comics writer Mark Sable was detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for carrying a script for an upcoming comic book about a writer who is detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for writing a comic about terrorism.
'Flying from Los Angeles to New York for a signing at Jim Hanley's Universe Wednesday (May 13th), I was flagged at the gate for 'extra screening'. I was subjected to not one, but two invasive searches of my person and belongings. TSA agents then 'discovered' the script for Unthinkable #3. They sat and read the script while I stood there, without any personal items, identification or ticket, which had all been confiscated.
'The minute I saw the faces of the agents, I knew I was in trouble. The first page of the Unthinkable script mentioned 9/11, terror plots, and the fact that the (fictional) world had become a police state. The TSA agents then proceeded to interrogate me, having a hard time understanding that a comic book could be about anything other than superheroes, let alone that anyone actually wrote scripts for comics.
'I cooperated politely and tried to explain to them the irony of the situation. While Unthinkable blurs the line between fiction and reality, the story is based on a real-life government think tank where a writer was tasked to design worst-case terror scenarios. The fictional story of Unthinkable unfolds when the writer's scenarios come true, and he becomes a suspect in the terrorist attacks.
'In the end, I feel my privacy is a small price to pay for educating the government about the medium.'
Comics artist Mark Sable detained for Unthinkable acts
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Thanks, Nosehat!)
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(Via Boing Boing.)
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Posted by drfrog
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:25:39 GMT
Inhabitat » 15 Year Old Invents Algae-Powered Energy System: "Thanks to 15 year old Texan Javier Fernández-Han, we feel a little more hopeful about the next generation’s ability to adapt to a world of limited resources. The high school student developed a fully featured algae-powered energy system that combines a dozen new and existing technologies to treat waste, produce methane and bio-oil for fuel, produce food for humans and livestock, sequester greenhouse gases, and produce oxygen. Dubbed the VERSATILE system, the project is this year’s winner of the annual Invent Your World Challenge $20,000 scholarship."
(Via .)
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Posted by drfrog
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:08:50 GMT
Insane Coding: State of sound in Linux not so sorry after all: "About two years ago, I wrote an article titled the 'The Sorry State of Sound in Linux', hoping to get some sound issues in Linux fixed. Now two years later a lot has changed, and it's time to take another look at the state of sound in Linux today. A quick summary of the last article for those that didn't read it: * Sound in Linux has an interesting history, and historically lacked sound mixing on hardware that was more software based than hardware. * Many sound servers were created to solve the mixing issue. * Many libraries were created to solve multiple back-end issues. * ALSA replaced OSS version 3 in the Kernel source, attempting to fix existing issues. * There was a closed source OSS update which was superb. * Linux distributions have been removing OSS support from applications in favor of ALSA. * Average sound developer prefers a simple API. * Portability is a good thing. * Users are having issues in certain scenarios. "
(Via .)
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Posted by drfrog
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:02:12 GMT
Morning fire at swingers club forces some to flee naked: "Firefighters rescued a group of patrons forced to flee in various states of undress after a swingers club caught fire in Montreal Friday morning."
(Via CBC | Top Stories News.)
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