October 2011
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September 2011
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July 2011
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Web Start Women: WSW July Progress Report →
webstartwomen:
Can we just pause for a second to express how excited we are about how WSW is blossoming?
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Summary: we’re having a lot of fun.
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Cowboy Coding and the Pink Sombrero →
zettykins:
Even when it makes sense, cowboy coding is not something we take lightly. Anyone editing code on a production server is required to wear this pink sombrero for the duration of the work.
The problem is that people who know how to program want to make programs from...
– @lifeincode
In response to:
Does anyone know how to write programs? I have a potential idea but I need help with it. Let me know please. -@makeshiftlobotomy (via webstartwomen)
June 2011
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May 2011
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To the surprise of the managers and participants, all the teams outperformed the...
– On Pair Programming, a strategy Photojojo played around with this past week during our dev week.
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Easy peasy jQuery rollovers
I wanted a quick and easy way to do rollovers via jQuery - found it here: selfcontained.us: Simple jQuery image rollover script
Use is simple:
<img src="first.gif" data-hover="second.gif" />
And just a little setup:
.bind("mouseup.button",function(){
if(c.disabled)return false;
a(this).removeClass("ui-state-active")
})
April 2011
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Google’s current goal is to get Gmail to load in under a second. Speed is a...
– CSS3 vs. CSS: A Speed Benchmark
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The bicycle doesn’t seem terribly important due to our strange moment in...
– A poetic answer from a Quora question of “What is man’s greatest technological achievement?”
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Even the best sets of tests are unlikely to find all the bugs; there’s...
– The Pragmatic Programmer (From Journeyman to Master)
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How do computer programmers learn their art? Is there a step-by-step process...
– Poke the Box (Seth Godin)
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jQuery UI: bug on pressed states
There’s a bug in the jQuery UI library which sometimes leaves buttons in their pressed states - some users are seeing it after popping up dialog boxes and I noticed it when using a button to submit ajax (note that with a regular submit button POST it operated fine).
One solution is to fix this library wide in your jQuery include.
Replace:
.bind("mouseup.button",function(){
...
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Faculty members were being asked to be responsible for students instead of...
– Educating our Customers
http://chronicle.com/article/Educating-our-Customers/126916/
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A well-rounded life is important.
We only work four days a week because we know...
– Carsonified Values: http://carsonified.com/values/
I don’t regularly take four day weeks, but I like knowing I can.
March 2011
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messed. up.
Marie Claire Breaks Down Women Writers (though a Plural is Barely in Order) in Late Night.:
LATE NIGHT, BY THE NUMBERS:
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Male writers: 19 Female writers: 1
Conan Male writers: 17 Female writers: 1
The Colbert Report Male writers: 16 Female writers: 1
The Late Show With David Letterman Male writers: 13 Female writers: 1
Lopez Tonight Male writers: 12 ...
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The thing is, if you want to create something truly remarkable, it won’t...
– The Key to Creating Remarkable Things
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Warning: this survey may make you hungry →
Can I haz 5 minutes of your time, Tumblr friends?
January 2011
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