Port Forty Nine Dialogues

When Rails began flirting with ‘RESTful’ resources, there wasn’t much RESTful about Rails’ implementation other than an added conversion layer between REST verbs and the default Rails actions. We take the position that this added conversion layer is both unnecessary and counter-productive. Through our plugin map_restfully, we demonstrate that the ISNECUD conversion layer, the current implementation of map.resource, is unnecessary. We also suggest that the current implementation in Rails is counter-productive.

The <canvas /> tag is a blank array of pixels that can be procedurally changed. This allows you to create raster images on the fly, client-side in the browser. There is a domain where this is useful, but <svg /> is more appropriate for the effects that John Resig demonstrated at jQuery Camp 2008. To illustrate the differences between <canvas /> and <svg />, I have created two charts in 'raw' javascript. The code is purposefully verbose to demonstrate the use of each element without the benefit of external libraries like jQuery. I invite you to look at the code for each.

Apple has successfully promulgated a reputation for being easy-to-use, slick, and innovative. In the face of dismal competition on the desktop and none to speak of in the arena of portable music players and phone computers, it is impossible to say whether Apple produces superior products. We can say with some confidence that If corporations like Apple had their way, the Internet would charge per content chunk delivered, there would be no way to share data without going through a corporate censuring hub, and all content would have to come from approved channels. We would not have open standards -- we would have closed protocols. We would not have web sites -- we would have Apple Channels. We would not have exciting innovations -- we would have forced upgrades. This is the iStandard.

Many of you may know Giles Bowkett from his popular blog. Or rather, you think you know him. What we have uncovered about the online persona known as Giles Bowkett is both shocking and frightening.