Advogato blog for amars

21 Dec 2006

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:15:38 GMT

In keeping with the "checking in" theme. It's been more than three and a half years since this post.

How do they stack up now?

Photoblog (was 21,200 results from google, now: 11,600,000)
Warblog (was 6,460 results from google, now: 345,000)
Sexblog (was 4,840 results from google, now: 16,000)
Travelblog (was 2,250 results from google, now: 2,320,000)
Audblog/Audioblog (was 682/1860 results from google, now: 63,600/1,520,000)
Mobileblog (was 33 results from google, now: 591,000; moblog is at 16,700,000!)
Teleblog (was 92 results, now: 88,200)

And blocabulary? 124 from 0 in April '03!

My how the times have changed.

20 Dec 2006

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:06:31 GMT

For the Prototype fans:

Array.prototype.indexOf = function(o)
{
    for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++)
    {
        if ( typeof o == 'function' )
        {
            if ( o(this[i],i) )
            {
                return i;	
            }
        } else if ( typeof o == 'object' && typeof
this[i]
== 'object' ) {
            var k = $A($H(o).keys());
            var total = k.inject(0,function(sum,p)
            {
                if ( this[p] == o[p] )
                {
		    return sum + 1;
                } else {
                    return sum;	
                }
            }.bind(this[i]));

 
             if (total == k.length)
            {
                return i;
            }
        } else {
            if (this[i] == o) 
            {
                return i;
            }
        }
    }
    return -1;
};

 
 var aList = $A(
[
    1,
    'a',
    {
        'year':2006,
        'make':'Porsche',
        'model':'Cayman S'
    }
]);

 
 alert(aList.indexOf(1));
alert(aList.indexOf({'year':2006}));
alert(aList.indexOf(function(o,i) { return ( o == 'a' ); }));

Alert(ed) results: 0,2,1

You get the idea

Break Your Cingular Contract Without Fee, Thanks 2 Txt Msg $ Raise - Consumerist

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:06:48 GMT

im so n2 ths. I was planning on cancelling after the new year anyway, even with the $150 cancellation fee. This makes it all that much sweeter.

New search module

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:06:31 GMT

I replaced the Rollyo search box with one provided by technorati. Unfortunately, it only searches blogposts and not ReBlogs. I presume because in the RSS feed, ReBlogs don't link to youxylo.com, but instead they are linked to their original source. This works out fine if I want to provide a blog post-only search box, but not so much if you want to search the site for something that was ReBlogged. Providing the ability to search ReBlogs will either require a change to the way ReBlogs are represented in the feed (like by implementing some kind of redirect from youxylo.com based on a link id) or by providing a separate search box altogether.

Frank van der Salm, Photography

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:07:48 GMT

Beautiful.

Because it's become a meme

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:07:48 GMT

I prefer recursion. On another note, symbolic systems seems like a good explanation for my academic track. I think I'll use it.

Walk on water

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:07:48 GMT

Best use of water, cornstarch and a conrete truck. Ever.

UMPCs Hacked to Run Mac OS X

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:07:48 GMT

I never really "got" the idea of a tablet PC. But I'm thinking maybe until now it's because they all ran windows.

Package Source Code inside Mac OS X Applications

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:07:48 GMT

AppDNA is a small XCode shell script which efficiently packages a Mac OS X Application's source code into the application itself. The resulting embedded project directory is fully functional, allowing the code and resources to be examined, modified and re-built. The application is self-compiling when a Release build is performed.

Interesting.

Wooster on Spring

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:07:48 GMT

I really wish I were in New York right now.