Extra Future

Year: 2013

  • JavaScript Garden

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    Phil Nelson
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    >JavaScript Garden is a growing collection of documentation about the most quirky parts of the JavaScript programming language. It gives advice to avoid common mistakes and subtle bugs, as well as performance issues and bad practices, that non-expert JavaScript programmers may encounter on their endeavours into the depths of the language. [This has been an…

  • New claims of prosecutor misconduct in Aaron Swartz case

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    Phil Nelson
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    I haven’t posted much about this here because I’m still very sad about it, but [this is encouraging][link] in the sense that every step we take to make sure there isn’t a next time is a good step. >In a letter (made public Wednesday) to an internal Justice Department ethics unit from January 2013, Swartz’s…

  • Bulletproof Demos with Google Chrome’s Record Mode

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    Phil Nelson
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    [A really good tip from Zack Bloom][link], which allows you to record the browser I/O and play it back without worrying about spotty WiFi or server issues. [link]: http://dev.hubspot.com/blog/bulletproof-demos “Bulletproof Demos”

  • Marco Arment on Google Reader Shutting Down July 1st

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    Phil Nelson
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    [Marco sez:][link] >Now, we’ll be forced to fill the hole that Reader will leave behind, and there’s no immediately obvious alternative. We’re finally likely to see substantial innovation and competition in RSS desktop apps and sync platforms for the first time in almost a decade. > >It may suck in the interim before great alternatives…

  • Meteorite

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    Phil Nelson
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    [Appears to be the front-runner for Meteor version and package management][link]. Working very well for me so far. [Meteor][meteor] is some strong mojo. [link]: https://github.com/oortcloud/meteorite “oortcloud/meteorite · GitHub” [meteor]: http://meteor.com

  • Compiled list of suggestions and bug reports to report to Maxis for SimCity

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    Phil Nelson
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    [A Reddit mega-thread on what appears to be a really broken game][link], and not just [the DRM][drm]. [link]: http://www.reddit.com/r/SimCity/comments/1a0taq/compiled_list_of_suggestions_and_bug_reports_to/ “Compiled list of suggestions and bug reports to report to Maxis for SimCity. : SimCity” [drm]: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/03/simcity-outage/ “SimCity Outrage over always-on DRM”

  • “Perfect” iTunes EQ Setting Revised

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    Phil Nelson
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    A revised version of of the [Merlin Mann][merlin] / [Mac OS X Hints][hint] classic: I’ve changed the layout so that the highest setting sits on 0, instead of boosting frequencies. This leads to a more even sound and less distortion of the high end. Everyone’s ears a little different, so your mileage may vary. Experimentation…

  • Java 0-day Countdown

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    Phil Nelson
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    [A “Days since last Java 0-Day Exploit” single-serving site.][link] [link]: http://java-0day.com/ “Java 0day countdown”

  • Podhouse 90

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    Phil Nelson
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    [A new series of scripted radio comedy from Frank Conniff and a roster of the funniest people around.][link] It’s like this was made just for me. [link]: http://podhouse90.libsyn.com/the-wonderful-pundits-of-oz “Podhouse 90”

  • Fix The DMCA

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    Phil Nelson
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    [The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is broken, is stifling innovation, and is giving entrenched businesses an unfair advantage over new ones. Let’s fix it.][link] [link]: http://fixthedmca.org/ “FixTheDMCA.org”

  • The Problem With “Warby Parker for X”

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    Phil Nelson
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    [Jamie Quint:][link] >Direct to consumer online-only retail is not disruptive because its online. Do not mistake good marketing for a new and innovative business model. Warby Parker was a special case driven by very interesting market dynamics that don’t apply to the other companies in the space. Let’s dive in and take a look. and…

  • lunr.js

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    Phil Nelson
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    [A response to so many new frameworks keeping much of their data on the client-side:][link] >Lunr.js is a small, full-text search library for use in the browser. It indexes JSON documents and provides a simple search interface for retrieving documents that best match text queries. [link]: https://github.com/olivernn/lunr.js “olivernn/lunr.js · GitHub”