JSXML XML Tools – a regex based XML Parser (REXML) which is cross-platform, and pretty fast.
Uberman’s sleep schedule – a totally messed up 3hr/day sleep schedule. An especially interesting discussion thread is on the need for sleep and it’s role in neural network reorganizing. Sorta interesting how little we understand the human body and mind.
Speaking of knowledge organization, I’ve been entering some information into a wiki at work recently. I’ll have to get Lucid Fried Eggs and Everything2 another look, but I’m not sure if any of those are ideal for knowledge management. I’ve been looking at ideas on semantic/functional linking. A lot of stuff out there. I’ll probably post some more thoughts up, or just get started working. In any case, as it’s a pretty big task, the best approach would be to try to modularize a solution. Issues to deal with: inter/intranode linking, semantic linking, hierarchical m:n categorization, versioning, annotation.
The stuff I’ve been entering into the wiki has been mostly gathering links and resources that I’ve been putting on my blogs for the past years. One thing that was nice to gather up was a list of secure web programming techniques. I found a few new articles too, like a LSM 2001 talk by Rain Forest Puppy as well as another talk on common vulneratibilites in PHP Applications.
Hey, this is moronic. HierMenus went commercial a little while ago (list of alternatives on evolt), but here’s the kicker. There are two licenses, a Personal License, for “any non-commercial Web site that is less than 5 pages. The one-time licensing fee for a non-commercial Web site is U.S. $29.95.” Why the hell would a web site with less than 5 pages need a hierarchical menu anyway (and who’d be silly enough to pay $6/page)?!? The only other license is a Business License, the price which is based on the number of pages and requires contact a licensing representative. How weak.
Bleeding more or less has stopped, I can feel my lower lip again, and I have a good supply of Vicodin at my disposal. All in all, I think that turned out the best that it could.
I found this Advanced Session Security article on
PHP Traveller, a PHP weblog. Good to add to the list; the only other dedicated PHP blogs I know of are PHPDeveloper.org and PHP Everywhere.
I’m getting all four of my wisdom teeth pulled today. As my co-worker said, I should be less of a bone-head by the time the day’s through.
I noticed this site, tools.komlenic.com, in my logs, and thought I’d link it because it has some neat tools, neat design, and good links. A good reminder that I have tons of crap (read: coding, packaging) I need to get to. Babbling it about it on my blog when I should be sleeping is almost as good, right?
I’ve been using JOE for my outline editing for the past few months. I noticed a few days ago, this OPML and XLST implementation that has a JS/DOM in browser OPML editor. That’s very cool and something I need to follow up on (translate: read and grok) when I get a chance.
While digging, I came across an app called buzz.opml, which seems pretty cool, is apparently super fast outliner, and has all sorts of outputs, but is a client app that requires Python.
TODO: experiment with using diff for versioning, take a closer look at existing interfaces for versioning, also see: KeptPages and KeptPagesDiscussion.
A co-worker asked what I considered to be really well designed on the web (or something to that effect) and I’ve been giving a lot of thought to that lately, as I haven’t really recall being blown away by anything recently. (That’s not to say that I’m not totally jazzed by a lot of the developments happening, like stuff happening with web services, dom-related stuff, I just strictly talking web design-wise). I couldn’t think of much, but I’ve made a little list of what I consider to be kick ass web design (accounting for visual, interaction, usability, technical and/or conceptual aspects), which I’ll probably add stuff onto as I think of…
- Kicksology.net – I saw this a few months ago. It’s really nice and clean. Later found out it was designed by 37signals, not surprising. I really like their stuff.
- IHT – I first noticed the IHT’s redesign in the beginning of last year (by John Weir; fascinating recent interview here). It definitely stands the test of time. The more I think about it, the more amazed I am by it, both in design, concept, and technical construction. That it was done pretty much singlehandedly is really a testament to John’s mad skillz. Hmm, have I gushed enough?
- I’ll think of more, I’m sure…