Monthly Archives: August 2009

Nightly Chromium

By docwhat | Published: 2009-08-18
Interested in running the nightly builds of Chromium 4 for OS-X? Me too. So I threw together a script to grab the latest nightly builds. This is not the same as the Google Chrome Developer Release.
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District 9

By docwhat | Published: 2009-08-17
I saw District 9 last night and it was spectacular. I’m not sure what I can say about it without ruining the movie. Let me think… uh. Its sci-fi, but mainly a human drama. It has comedy and action, but it is ultimately a story about humans being inhuman and humane. The special effects, etc. [...]
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Attack of the Cicada

By docwhat | Published: 2009-08-13
I opened the door this morning and found Mr. Cicada hanging out on the screen door. He was very patient and waited for me to get my camera out and let me take several photos.
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Bobby McFerrin messes with your mind

By docwhat | Published: 2009-08-07
This is a lovely little example of how the human brain can actually figure things out from existing information, all without thinking about it. And it’s some good music.
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Google Gears, FF 3.5, and OS-X

By docwhat | Published: 2009-08-04
If you have OS-X and you installed Firefox 3.5 and discovered that Google Gears isn’t working for you, then this post is for you. Apparently, Firefox 3.5 will suck in the Safari plugins and try to use them.  This includes the Gears for Safari plugin which breaks sites with gears support. :-/
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