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Re: Moving from Wordpress to Github Pages

Fortes — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:45:17 -0000

Congrats on making the switch, I agree with your points. Especially:

> Jekyll runs on Ruby, instead of Javascript — my preferred language
> (if you ever need to customize something; but Ruby is not PHP so it's
> not all that bad)

I've been working on a JS-based Jekyll clone, Enfield: https://github.com/fortes/e... -- so you can stick with JS and customize things.

Re: Rocky Jaiswal

Fortes — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:56:13 -0000

> By sudo-ing npm install you're giving root access to anything uploaded to the npm registry

This is false. See the official node.js README: https://github.com/isaacs/n...

> As of version 0.3, it is recommended to run npm as root. This allows npm to change the user identifier to the nobody user prior to running any package build or test commands.

Re: Friday Night Lights

Fortes — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:46:51 -0000

Clear eyes, full hearts!

Re: iPhone or Android? Key Tips for Publishers Considering Apps

Fortes — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:14:13 -0000

> Native apps use code written specifically for a device and operating system,
> and are able to take advantage of built-in features like multi-touch screens and GPS

Although you're absolutely correct that Native apps have access to functionality not available in the browser (such as the camera) -- you've chosen two examples that are actually available in the browser: Multi-touch and Geolocation. Modern mobile (and desktop) browsers also support offline access, which, as Steve mentions, are the key features needed for most rich content experiences.

Ultimately, publishers need to look at the costs of development and the size of their market and make decisions as to which platforms are worth investing in. One of the big advantages of developing for the web (aside from greater compatibility) is that most media companies already have a staff of web designers and developers, and therefore don't need to hire expensive outside consultants.

Full disclosure: My company, Treesaver, is working on technology that enables companies to create rich, browser-based content sites/apps. You can see a live example here: http://demo.nomadeditions.c... (note that you can swipe on iphone/android/ipad)

Re: Why we shut NewsTilt down

Fortes — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:16:29 -0000

Great write up, my condolences that it didn't work out.

I'm amazed you went and found another job so quickly, congratulations!

What's Nathan going to do next? If he has any interest in some short-term freelance, I'd love to hear from him :)

Re: Delta Airlines: Total Suckage

Fortes — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:55:06 -0000

No Delta and no United -- with mergers and acquisitions, who's left for you to fly? Southwest and JetBlue?

Re: Javascript: A Language in Search of a Standard Library and Module System

Fortes — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:36:28 -0000

FYI -- document.querySelector and querySelectorAll are in the latest version of all browsers and work well for DOM querying.

Re: Review of Earth Class Mail

Fortes — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:26:15 -0000

I'm also pretty disappointed by the price increase, it's made using the service uneconomical. However, it's currently acting as my registered agent for my business. Since I'm traveling a lot, I really need a virtual service to deal with physical mail and receive mail for the business.

Does any one have any experience using another service for the business address?

Re: 'Naked' domains on App Engine - Nick's Blog

Fortes — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:13:53 -0000

My bad, hadn't tried it in a while -- thanks for adding!

Re: 'Naked' domains on App Engine - Nick's Blog

Fortes — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:23:41 -0000

Similarly, would be great to be able to map domains that are aliased to Google Apps domains you have.

Re: Debugging Objects in Javascript

Fortes — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:47:34 -0000

Improve your quality of life in other browsers: http://getfirebug.com/lite....

Re: Cool Swimming Pool

Fortes — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:07:00 -0000

This was at PS1 in Queens this summer -- I was there :)

http://www.flickr.com/photo...

Re: Hyperizers: Don’t Criticize

Fortes — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:07:27 -0000

Cool Kids: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: Welcome Back to a Secret Blog

Fortes — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:24:25 -0000

Yeah, I pretty much abandoned the plugin. Was too much work, for very little reward. As _why recently said: "programming is rather thankless. u see your works become replaced by superior ones in a year. unable to run at all in a few more." Glad others took up the flag.

Re: Scribblenauts: Incredible Game

Fortes — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:19:15 -0000

WANT

Re: fil-ter - Timescapes (thx Mike B!)

Fortes — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:08:09 -0000

Don't forget the little people on your way up to stardom.

Re: fil-ter - Invisible Tango Partner

Fortes — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:42:58 -0000

Me too, which is why I had to post it and infect others.

Re: Perspective

Fortes — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:58:24 -0000

I don't disagree about the numbers at all (in fact, it once again highlights how humans perceive numbers on a logarithmic scale, while thinking linearly) ... however, there is something symbolic about the way AIG is going about this that can be seen as an indicator of greater endemic corruption.

As a political tool, this particular case is one that is very easy to understand in cut and dry terms for the layperson. Trying to explain CDS traunches will cause other's eyes to glaze over, despite the fact that much worse abuse is happening there.

Re: Uncompressed JavaScript source for Disqus?

Fortes — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:02:54 -0000

I've got a lot of custom script running on document ready that occasionally does weird things with the disqus code. With the non-compressed code, I could both debug as well as make whatever tweaks I need to get it working well (lazy loading, whatever).

Re: fil-ter

Fortes — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:24:25 -0000

They're all on Hulu, every single episode. It's really, really worth your
time.

Re: How I made over $2 million with this blog (Scripting News)

Fortes — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:41:04 -0000

Although you're correct Dave, you're a bit of an outlier.

You're one of the earliest bloggers out there, and your traffic is one of the highest around. Plus, you made over $2 million having the a valuable domain name, weblogs.com -- obviously there was value added, but the domain name itself is quite valuable and not something that's easily duplicated.

Re: Who’s Scruffy Lookin’?

Fortes — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:41:11 -0000

Is that your blue steel?

Re: Top Albums of 2008

Fortes — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:43:31 -0000

A few more that I forgot:

* The Kills - Midnight Boom
* Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs
* Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali

Re: Top Albums of 2008

Fortes — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:43:15 -0000

A few other albums worth mentioning (in no order):

* El-P - Weareallgoingtodieinhellmegamixx2 (hip-hop)
* Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (rock)
* Wale - The Mixtape (hip-hop)
* Brian Eno & David Byrne - Everything that happens will happen today (rock)
* The Bug - London Zoo (dubstep / hip-hop)
* King Khan and the Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines (rock)
* Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight (folk / rock)
* Shearwater - Rook (rock)
* Koushik - Out my window (electronic / instrumental hip-hop)
* Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit - Are the Very Best (hip-hop / world)
* The Dodos - Visiter (folk / rock)
* Lykke Li - Youth Novels (pop / rock)
* Kings of Leon - Only by the night
* Los Campesinos!- Hold on Now, Youngster

Re: Every restaurant I've been to since moving to New York

Fortes — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:00:11 -0000

Working on it ... off the cuff (and in no order): Spotted Pig, Momofuku Ko, Casa Mono, Hecho en Dumbo, and Snack.

List subject to change, of course :)