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Google homepage doesn't close html tags, on purpose
Photo sets logged as they come in, newest first. Browse the deck or search the manifest.
How we hash our Javascript for better caching and less breakage on updates
One of the problems we use to see frequently on Green Felt happened when we’d update a Javascript API: We’d add some parameters to some library function and then update some other files so that they called the function with the new parameters. But when we’d push the changes to the site we’d end up with few users that…
Mozilla Firefox 3.5RC1 is out
v.3.5, released June 30th, 2009 Check out what’s new, the known issues and frequently asked questions about the latest version of Firefox. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, either using this feedback form or by filing a bug in Bugzilla .
Daring Fireball: Android Opportunity Addenda
Follow-up points and observations regarding ‘The Android Opportunity’.
Building a Web App in 1 Hour For Promotional Purposes (IsHilarySwankHot.com)
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How Google should have acquired EtherPad
How Google acquired EtherPad How the acquisition probably went down. EtherPad is one of my favorite companies and we have mentioned it from…
How Google uses HTML5 to reduce startup latency for mobile Gmail
On April 7th, Google launched a new version of Gmail for mobile for iPhone and Android-powered devices. We shared the behind-the-scenes stor...
Reddit launches self-serve ad tool (buy a sponsored link for as little as $20)
Get the latest product news, company announcements, and user insights from the official Reddit blog.
What Does $14 Million Worth of PageRank Look Like?
CircuitCity.com is back after Systemax purchased the brand and domain at bankruptcy auction for $14 million. Systemax also owns TigerDirect.com and acquired CompUSA last year. CircuitCity.com was quickly relaunched last week to capitalize on the remaining brand strength and traffic to the website.
WebKit: 3D Transforms
WebKit on Mac OS X now has support for CSS 3D transforms, which allow you to position elements on the page in three-dimensional space using CSS.
The best way to load external JavaScript
The Official Web Site of Nicholas C. Zakas
JQuery 1.4 Alpha 1 Released
jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
JQuery UI 1.7 Released: New domain, New CSS Framework & Dramatic Updates to Controls
jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
Preview of WebKit’s WebGL / Canvas 3D
Yesterday, I was updating my local checkout of WebKit and I noticed a few tests for "WebGL" scroll by (view commit). Apparently, a big WebGL…
Subdomains and subdirectories
Towards the tail end of PubCon, I noticed a spate of articles talking about subdomains and subdirectories in Google, and I wanted to talk more about this subject in case I was unclear. Historically…