Blue Sky On Mars

Steve Yegge on dynamic languages and why their performance is ultimately going to rock.

Short article with a levelheaded view on the dangers of the internet toward children. Also includes link to a PBS show on that subject.

JavaScript data binding library based on concepts from Cocoa. I’m personally a fan of this model for making GUIs, and made a similar (never opened) package for Swing in 2004.

Many backdrops available for photo and video stuff.

Paul Graham on why starting a business that looks like a non-profit works.

No real time info yet, but at least it’s a nice and fast UI for planning routes by bus.

Hmm… They claim there’s no catch, but I wonder what FreeConferenceCall’s business model is.

Wonder why this isn’t in the official Sphinx doc? How to extend or replace the templates that Sphinx uses.

Good discussion on future business models for books.

Complete history with playable prototypes of Infocom’s Restaurant at the End of the Universe game. via daringfireball.net

“If somebody comes up to you and says something like, “How do I make this pony fly to the moon?”, the question you need to ask is, “What problem are you trying to solve?” You’ll find out that they really need to collect gray rocks. Why they thou