Similar to their charts API, Google offers up a static maps interface, whereby map images are served up directly via nothing more than a URL and some parameters. Neat. Visit site »
Walking down to the sculpture park and waterfront to try out the new D80.
Walking down to the sculpture park and waterfront to try out the new D80.
Rob Goodlatte and Dan Romero use Twitter to conduct brief online polls. Fun idea, fun site, and nice implementation. Word of warning to would-be parallaxers: I believe think effect is this close to jumping the shark, and I’ve only seen it on like four sites. Rob and Dan do it really well, but still… Visit site »
Thinking Rob and Dan’s StrawPoll (http://strawpollnow.com/) is pretty g’damn clever. Nicely done, boys.
Thinking Rob and Dan’s StrawPoll (http://strawpollnow.com/) is pretty g’damn clever. Nicely done, boys.
My man Jacob is leaving the Lawrence Journal-World for a startup that’s going to let him working on Django itself most of the time. Hard to blame him for that. Should be great for Jacob and great for Django. Congrats, man! Visit site »
The awesome team I worked with in Lawrence before joining Blue Flavor is looking to fill several new openings. Designers and developers alike will want to check these job descriptions out. Trust me, this is a great place to work, especially if you have an interest in editorial design online and/or working with Python and Django. Visit site »
Keith talks about how style fits into the overall picture of design, and teases the new BlueFlavor.com along the way. Personally, I see style as a subset of design — and I think it’s important to note that while style choices are extremely subjective, most of the rest of what constitutes design is not. Visit site »
Beautiful modern floating home (which the article keeps erroneously calling a “houseboat”) on Seattle’s Lake Union. I especially love the kitchen, with the views of Gas Works Park and zebrawood. The master bedroom terrance is pretty badass, too. Visit site »
Sore this morning after a late-night workout last night.
Eric shares a story about a time in his days at Mozilla when they were faced with a similar situation to that which led Microsoft towards version targeting.
I feel sorry for the guys on the IE team. Having talked to a few of them personally about this, I know they’re smart people who want to do the right thing for the web. But the right thing, for Microsoft, is not necessarily the same as the right thing for the web. They’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, and they’re trying to make the best of it. Debate the pros and cons of Microsoft’s version targeting proposal all you want, but do keep in mind that these are genuinely good people, working hard at bringing IE up-to-par with web standards (no easy task, as far behind as it had gotten). They’re not the evil Microsoft borg — they’re regular people. They’re doing the best they can in a no-win situation — give them a bit of a break. Visit site »