http://jaschu.7au.net How many times until I'm charmed? Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:07:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once, every December 1st, many of us weblogger types would shut down our weblogs in conjunction with A Day Without Art, not coincidentally on World Aids Day. It was called A Day Without Weblogs and if I recall correctly, credit for the idea can go to Mr. Brad Graham. (History ... http://jaschu.7au.net/2007/12/01/a-day-without-a-day-without-weblogs/ jRails - jQuery on Rails I used jQuery on everywheremag.com and it's freaking lovely. If I ever get off my ass and learn Ruby like I'd like to, this'll be a nice addition. 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(tags: lomo) SimpleViewer Download Quickie Flash photo ... http://jaschu.7au.net/2007/09/02/links-for-2007-09-02/ From Caryl's post I learned that Iowa courts have moved in favor of same-sex marriage. Woo! I'm starting to lose track of what states in the US allow what kind of partnerships. Obviously Wikipedia can be trusted 100% (...), so one can look there, and now's a good time to point ... http://jaschu.7au.net/2007/08/31/corn-sodomy-and-the-ring/ When you ask someone to come up with a list of things they love about San Francisco, the weather usually comes up. With good reason: it's usually mild while still enjoying plenty of light (if you're on the east side of the city, granted), the winters are more wet than ... http://jaschu.7au.net/2007/08/31/heat-wave/ Instant Lomograpy Make a photo look like a stereotypical Lomo image. Pull from Flickr or other places, or your computer. Handy tool. 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(tags: characterentity webdev) Interface elements for jQuery - Download Interface Now, you could download the entire library of effects, but they have it set up so you can pick what you need, and get the file that has just that, so you ... http://jaschu.7au.net/2007/08/18/links-for-2007-08-18/ As can be expected from Neil Gaiman, this movie is, in many ways, a classic fairytale. Everything wraps up neatly in the end; most good people get happy endings, bad people get what's coming to them. It's funny and cute and the special effects are wonderful. That's perhaps why you should ... http://jaschu.7au.net/2007/08/11/stardust/ Normally I don't do these things. (Ms. Jen probably owes me a sock in the arm for not following the one she tagged me for last time.) I got tagged by George and, I dunno, maybe it's the fact that I miss some of the questions-of-the-day from Vox. 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