Monthly Archives: February 2004

Woe, woe is me

Posted on February 24, 2004 by Chris Heisel

I haven’t been charmed by the snake for long, but oh how it’s charmed me. Right now, I’d really, really, really like to have Python’s slice operators in PHP. Once you’ve started using Python, you’ll never want to go back. … Continue reading →

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Countin’ down your favorites

Posted on February 22, 2004 by Chris Heisel

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better… I’m not sure when they rolled it out, but Apple added Billboard’s Hot 100 and Top R&B charts from 1946 to present to the iTunes Music Store. This is a really … Continue reading →

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It’s stupid, on purpose

Posted on February 20, 2004 by Chris Heisel

Anyone who works in the Internet biz, especially us newspaper types, should check out World of Ends. This is a great article by Doc Searls and David Weinberger, that really gets at what the Internet is and what stupid (not … Continue reading →

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It’s my browser, not yours

Posted on February 13, 2004 by Chris Heisel

And I’ll decide when to open links a new window, thank you very much. E-media Tidbit’s Steve Outing gets it wrong when he suggests that papers should send readers to off-site links in a new window. His suggestion that the … Continue reading →

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