I like recommendations like this: Two Great Educational Books #
Turns out jQuery has the handy has selector for just this case. Here’s a simple example that sets the title attribute of every <a> tag that contains an <img> tag and then attaches Fancybox, a lightbox-esque, image-enlargement plugin: $(“a:has(img)”).attr(“title”, “Click…
Four jars to be exact, using this recipe: Garlic Dill Pickles. We’ll see how they turn out.
On Saturday morning, my Grandfather, Colin Stewart Watt Jr., passed away. He was 92. My full name is Justin Colin Watt. I’ve always known that I got my middle name from him. It only just occurred to me that I…
If I were to write a list of “things I know about my Dad” one of them would be the fact that he worked at a hot dog stand in Buffalo, New York after graduating from high school. There are…
I like recommendations like this: Two Great Educational Books #
To “read” later: Unmasked by Chris Ware #
Uncanny: Eric Testroete’s papercraft head (more here) #
Stephanie’s Cheesy Halloween #
Neat pics of Liu Bolin, chameleon artist (also see: Frédéric Lebain) #
It’s funny what people do: Jim Denevan’s 2009 land drawing in Nevada #
It’s Friday, it’s raining, how about some funny? The WTF Blanket #
Did not realize Edward Tufte was also a sculptor (it’s amazing to me all the things one can do given a single life) #
Whoa, a camera with an interchangeable lens+sensor: Ricoh GXR #
Another programming language at Google: UNIX Co-Creators at Google Release New Programming Language #
File this under “stuff to make myself”: Clock on a bicycle chain #
I would like a print of this: Eisenhower Interstate System in the style of the London Underground Diagram #
I knew Christine made cupcakes, I just didn’t know she made cupcakes: Sugar Dimples Designs (one of my co-workers at FM) #
AHHHHH!!!!! Reborn doll (previously: Your Wrinkled, Grimacing Newborn Baby Boy, Captured Forever) #
Two unrelated and interesting reads: Adventures in brain tumors: part one of many and Pulling muscle from the shell #
Phrase of the day: Googlewhack honeypot #
Fun read: After Microsoft, Bringing a High-Tech Eye to Professional Kitchens #
I found this captivating: Spider silk tapestry #
Beer glasses, literally #
Some nice photos here: National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009 (my favs: the sunflower, the fireflies, the iceberg, the gulls) #
I just “learned” something (I think): That’s Gay: No Homo (oh wait, this is better: A Beginner’s Guide to “No Homo” via MamaPop) #
Worth reading: Feeling Lucky? #