article archive - 04/2016 - all archives
JR:
Old School Web - April 2016
- Actually, "old school web" would be the 1990s. The descriptions below were more common between 2000 and 2007.
blog - for sharing content to the world. no commenting mechanism (personal pref). at most, might implement a spam-proof indieweb webmentio...
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- Apr 26, 2016
- #blogging #rss #email
JR:
Apr 26, 2016 links to read
- https://aaronparecki.com/2015/08/29/8/why-i-live-in-irc
https://palmeral.github.io/min/
https://whatdoesmysitecost.com/
https://ia.net/know-how/kill-the-blog-comments
https://500ish.com/drinking-the-web-through-a-straw-75ab685a1763#.ph3w7bf...
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- Apr 26, 2016
JR:
Toledo weather - tue, apr 26, 2016
- special weather statement
national weather service cleveland oh
117 am edt tue apr 26 2016
ohz003-006008-260630-
lucas-wood-ottawa-sandusky-
including the cities of...toledo...bowling green...port clinton...
fremont
117 am edt tue apr 26 2016
an li...
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2 min read
- Apr 26, 2016
- #toledo #weather
- replies: 19
JR:
Buzzfeed distribution channels - april 2016
- "A breakdown of BuzzFeed's official distribution channels: 10 social networks, 7 chat apps, 5 BuzzFeed apps, 20 video syndication partners, and more" - hilarious. and what's the take-away for small, local publishers? anything? a fraction of that? #me...
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- Apr 26, 2016
- #media #socialmedia #apps
JR:
Toledo weather mon apr 25 2016
- This afternoon's lake breeze has cooled some spots.
Temps were in the 50s near the lake and in the upper 70s only a littler further inland.
You might see a 20-degree difference within Toledo city limits.
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- Apr 25, 2016
JR:
Md 0442 concerning severe potential
- ..watch likely for scntrl wi...nrn il
mesoscale discussion 0442
nws storm prediction center norman ok
0140 pm cdt mon apr 25 2016
areas affected...scntrl wi...nrn il
concerning...severe potential...watch likely
valid 251840z - 252045z
probabil...
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2 min read
- Apr 25, 2016
JR:
Grebe app returned json for string search
- h1. grebe app returned json for string search
{"status":200,"posts":[{"author":"JohnR","reading_time":6,"text_intro":"a href=\"/tag/veery\"#veery/a Read a Single Post Grab my profile page. Currently, the default is to return HTML only. curl a ...
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1 min read
- Apr 25, 2016
JR:
Fxus61 kcle 251006
- afdcle
area forecast discussion
national weather service cleveland oh
606 am edt mon apr 25 2016
synopsis... weakening low pressure will move east along a stationary
front near lake erie late tonight into tuesday pulling the front
south of the ohi...
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5 min read
- Apr 25, 2016
JR:
Links browser keyboard commands
- Keys:
ESC display menu
^C quit
^P scroll up
^N scroll down
[, ] scroll left, right
up, down select link
-, enter follow link
-, z go back
g go to url
G go to url based on current url
^G go to url based on current link
^R reload...
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- Apr 23, 2016
JR:
JS;DR - JavaScript and Didn't Read
- Disable JavaScript for a more pleasant reading experience.
JS needed or helpful when logged into a site or service such as TurboTax.
https://medium.com/@fox/the-web-isn-t-uniform-fd67eb631501#.7hipxgx5d
#web #design
- Apr 23, 2016
JR:
Using the Links web browser
- Text-based browser. Good for testing a site to ensure that it reads well without JavaScript and CSS. And a good way to view the web quickly.
sudo apt-get install links
From the man page:
links - lynx-like alternative character mode WWW browser
...
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1 min read
- Apr 23, 2016
- #web #browser #design #reading
JR:
Opera web browser speed comparisons
- On Sat, Apr 23, 2016, I installed Opera developer edition.
https://www.opera.com/developer
https://www.opera.com/download/get/?partner=wwwarch=i386opsys=Linuxproduct=Opera%20Developerpackage=RPM
About the browser installed on my Linux computer:
...
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1 min read
- Apr 23, 2016
- #web #browser #advertising
JR:
Installing mplayer on ubuntu linux
- apr 23, 2016
sudo apt-get install mplayer mplayer-gui mplayer-skins
after installing, the app would error out due to some issue with PNG files in the default skins directory or some such nonsense.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mplaye...
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- Apr 23, 2016
JR:
The Media and Their CMS Apps
- https://medium.com/@jotham.sederstrom/regarding-shaun-king-and-the-daily-news-e458523367ce
I think this says more about the poorly-designed workflow systems in some media orgs, and how the media loves to whine and make excuses for their foul-ups....
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26 min read
- Apr 22, 2016
- #media #writing #cms #design #gtd