Web3.0 – the semantic web – is just around the corner (I think we’re at Web2.8.0 at the moment) which means the days of human relevance is coming to an end. We had a good run, and we contributed a lot of semi-interesting things, but now it’s the machines turn.
One of the initial problems they are going to face is how to ensure their services are being consumed by their intended audience – and not bandwidth-wasting humans. That’s why I’ve created the humans.txt captcha.
As those of you with an interest in such things may know, I recently packed up my ruck sack and trundled over to Paris to work at a very cool French company – making some snazzy web apps, mobile apps, and a fantastic application framework. One of the mobile web apps required a scrolling area surround by fixed position elements – not something you can do out of the box on the iPhone. While researching a few possible third-party solutions to the problem, I knocked up this little random colour generator thing: R-G-Bargy
As always, if you’re on an iPhone then load up R-G-Bargy in Safari and “Add to homepage”.
(I was looking for “Someone stole my sleeping bag”… but it turns out I was suffering a long-term case of misheard lyrics.)
In an unbelievable twist in the long-standing feud between two rival tech companies, one of the companies today announced or admitted some kind of news that will dramatically alter their current standing in the tech community and greatly impact their relationship with rival company.
Right-o Sydney jQuery cats: here it is! One night only! Saturday afternoon/evening drinks with the one-and-only… John Resig! He’s probably tired from his many flights and Web Stock obligations, so here is our chance to trick him into staying in Australia for good. I’m in the process of setting up a meetup on the jQuery meetup site (Join the Sydney group, and I’ll update the meetup details) but for now, here’s the details:
My co-worker recently asked me what the deal was with all the post-it notes that perpetually orbited me, getting lodged in my hair and coffee and such. My overly detailed explanation caused me to realise that I’d developed a trick (that perhaps everyone has been doing forever – I dunno) which might also be useful to others.
It’s been a grueling battle, but unsurprisingly jQuery Novice to Ninja has made the World Cup Final. Tonight’s game is not going to be easy – up against the formidable Kevin Yank/Cameron Adams combination who, as always, are in excellent form.
Life’s too short to not write coffeescript on the train. So I made a HTML5 offline web app for your iPhone that lets you (try to) do just that. Head over and add Instant to your iPhone home screen, then click on the “Run” button to see the example coffeescript go.
I just finished reading “jQuery: Novice to Ninja” by Earle Castledine & Craig Sharkie, and I have to say – it was as delightful as it was disturbing: without a doubt it is this year’s must-read sleeper hit. The authors excel in propelling the reader on an epic personal journey that immerses them in the sights, sounds, and smells of jQuery 1.4. Long after the last page has been turned, and the powerful electric sparks of wonder subside… a feeling of gentle tranquility and wisdom remain. And we get $2 a copy.