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Specifying Appropriate NetBeans JDK Source Release

NetBeans uses its projects’ settings for javac.source (and javac.target) in more ways than simply enforcing javac’s use of the -source and -target. In this post, I look at some of the numerous benefits of appropriately setting the Java release source l… Continue reading

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Viewport Sized Typography

CSS3 has some new values for sizing things relative to the current viewport size: vw, vh, and vmin. It is relevant to bring up now, because it’s shipping in Chrome 20 (canary at the time of this writing). And not behind a flag, it just works. Production usage isn’t quite there, but it will be soon enough.

Why is this awesome?

There are many reasons. Here are two:

  1. There is a such thing as a comfortable

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ShopTalk Episode 16

Dave and I were joined by Ian Stewart, a Theme Wrangler at Automattic for WordPress.com (he’s probably thinking about WordPress themes right this very minute). We talked about WordPress multisite, training clients in WordPress, database syncing, team productivity, and more.

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Conditional Content via CSS Media Queries

Jeremy Keith has a great article on his journey to allowing JavaScript to load in content based on the currently active media query. This allows you to keep media queries only in the CSS (DRY!).

The article was sans-demo, so I made one.

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

Not quite sure what to make of this, but the comment that was voted most insightful this week came on the post about CISPA passing (and the amendment that was added, changing the nature of the bill, which in many ways expanded the scope of the bill). … Continue reading

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G Thompson’s Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

Well here it is again, the favorite (without a U) Techdirt post of the week, brought to you by the one and only me, (and not U), G Thompson from that land down under, Australia, where the brave fear to tread, mainly because we make U appear in color, f… Continue reading

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Why Do We Celebrate The ‘Solitary’ Experience Of Books But Decry The Social Experience Of Online Social Media?

We already wrote making people more lonely, but that same piece made Mathew Ingram go on a bit of rant on Twitter raising a good point. He noted that the same folks who decry social media for making people lonely often celebrate the importance of the … Continue reading

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Sen. Harry Reid: The Postal Service Must Be Saved Because ‘Seniors Love Junk Mail’

You know a service is on its last legs when the best argument a person can make for its continued existence is both a) very likely untrue and b) incredibly depressing. The United States Postal Service, best known these days for its massive accounting l… Continue reading

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When You Create Value It Doesn’t Mean You Have To Capture Every Bit Of That Value

As I discussed in my Hacking Society post, one of the things I’m thinking a lot about these days is how to measure value that isn’t directly monetized. There’s a related aspect to all of this, as well: recognizing that when you create value, you don’t… Continue reading

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DailyDirt: Pass Me A Cold One…

Beer has shaped civilization for centuries. It’s one of the oldest alcoholic beverages, and it comes in countless varieties for just about every taste. The progress of beer is unstoppable, and here are just a few more advances in the field of beer.

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