Archive for November, 2009
November 29th, 2009 | 
Author: - Finally have a function computer after last weekend's break-in. Making up for lost time… #
- @thenewmovement I lost 3lbs. Looking forward to my first Shootaround this Wednesday in reply to thenewmovement #
- starting up the nerdnite nine promo machine. nerdnite.com post and mailshot coming soon: http://bit.ly/4ss6JU #
- RT @nerdniteaustin: More nerding: nerdnite nine http://bit.ly/6LEtKx #
- I am dd, destroyer of files. #
- Excited for my first Shootaround at @thenewmovement. Come see the show at 9:30 (after the shootaround) in reply to thenewmovement #
- Anyone out there got an Ubuntu CD? I klunged my boot loader (ouch) #
- Improv show at @thenewmovement at 9:30. Be there, or be cursed by undercooked turkey #
- RT @thenewmovement: Nearly full house on Thanksgiving Eve! in reply to thenewmovement #
- @thenewmovement sooo much fun tonight. Can't wait for Improv Lvl1 on Sat. in reply to thenewmovement #
- Mission accomplished: Firewood got #
- Trying to fix my broked PC #
- Hey @igniteaustin. How do I know if you got my submission? #
- @pwheat escaping smoke? in reply to pwheat #
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- Some kind of Facebook shenanagins went on yesterday. Apologies to those who got rogue Wall posts :$ #
- @crshnburn appreciate that. Would be sad to fail the Turing test in reply to crshnburn #
- @jcdwyer plugging @nerdniteaustin, naturally… in reply to jcdwyer #
- @dalelane you could try using Lotus Symphony *gmph* in reply to dalelane #
- @whurley shocker: founder of company focussing on Foo predicts future pervasiveness of Foo. Biased much? in reply to whurley #
- @derek you forgot: if (in_public) { lick(genitals) || lick(arse); } in reply to derek #
- Me too! RT @zandradee: I've got a niece. Always wanted one of them. Congrats @owenrum, steph and george. Can't wait to meet sophie.
in reply to zandradee # - @thenewmovement busted bog again? Must remember to poop before Level 1 tomorrow… in reply to thenewmovement #
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- Excited to see Pride and Prejudice on Nov 13; especially Lizzie Bracken's amazing set: http://bit.ly/3LwG6n #
- New blog post: Rotating Banners in random order http://bit.ly/3z7zEa #
- Owl City == Postal Service + William Orbit. Still… 'Fireflies' has really caught my attention #
- @dmburrows Surely because silence encourages the press to make shit up; they're hardly the most patient or reliable bunch of people in reply to dmburrows #
- @lauracowen Absolutely. We're in a word misuse crisis! #
- @overprocessed but is it good? in reply to overprocessed #
- Just been going through the suggestions we got at the last @nerdniteaustin. What a rich seam of nerdery runs through austin! #
- New blog post: SEO concerns regarding Rotating Banners http://bit.ly/27hP6L #
- @davidhwalker swing down to rio ritas to say hi, if you like in reply to davidhwalker #
- @ravenhall grudgingly in reply to ravenhall #
- @timdp so what do you think of Owl City? They're getting a lot of play time on my Pre in reply to timdp #
- @acarback hope he doesn't decide to validate his use of LMAO… in reply to acarback #
- @zandradee check out 'in the loop' as well in reply to zandradee #
- Hope my Hampshire friends made it through the >50mph winds unscathed… #
- RT @thenewmovement: Night two of Aggie Invasion starts at 8p…last night late comers had to sit on the floor. #
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I recently wrote about a script designed to generate Rotating Banners. The script works fine, but using JavaScript to present a user with links creates a few problems of its own:
- Google Analytics will not be able to track these external links (if, for instance, you’re using my Google Analytics for external links)
- Non-visual User Agents will not be able to access these links
- As a subset, Google will not be able to crawl these links and so associate your site with the sites those banners point to.
I was recently sent a script designed to take a series of advertising banners and rotate them on a page. By ‘rotate’, I mean display on banner in a designated position and then, after a certain period of time, replace it with another, and then another, and so on. To be fair to those who paid for the banners, each banner was chosen at random so that each new visitor to the site would see a different banner first, second, third, etc. After taking a look at it, I spotted some problems and decided to fix them.
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- RT @nerdniteaustin: If you're coming to nerdnite Austin or just plain love us, don't forget to vote us up at Do512: http://bit.ly/4eD1VN #
- RT @nerdniteaustin: While you're at it, some Yelp! pimping wouldn't hurt either: http://bit.ly/UDXy #
- RT @utgradschool: Check out @nerdniteaustin on Thurs 11/5 [...] featuring UT playwriting grad student Steve Moulds http://bit.ly/1l00Mw #
- RT @jcdwyer: RT @nerdniteaustin: Tonite: Spruce Goose, Audience Manipulation, & the 1st ever Nerd-Off! http://j.mp/4C4nQc #
- RT @Adora: RT @sircoolio: Holy crap. Palm showing Ares Development Environment, web based visual dev tool for webOS! Wow! wow! Wow! #
- @Adora Aries or Ares? One's a sheep, the other is a god… somehow it matters to me #
- RT @nerdniteaustin: Nerdnite Austin 8ight kicks off in 1 hours. Spruce Goose, Mind Control and a Nerd Off in reply to nerdniteaustin #
- ugh… still hungover from @nerdniteaustin… but what a great night. can't wait for december! #
- @jharpold That's what Comic Sans is for in reply to jharpold #
- RT @nerdniteaustin: Great recap of this week's NN http://j.mp/1g6gKn Thanks, Lindsey! in reply to nerdniteaustin #
- 2 new classmates at @thenewmovement yesterday. Great to mix it up a little #
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- @hankgreen sorry hank: there's no justification for that magnitude of evil. Add apologism to your list of sins in reply to hankgreen #
- @michellegreer so what's the new gig? in reply to michellegreer #
- @dmburrows You're advocating a Minipax? in reply to dmburrows #
- Trying to track down some Rails memory usage madness #
- @empty_space You should provide citations, rather than be a scaremongerer. *Who* is providing that medical advice?! in reply to empty_space #
- @johnwohn #nerdniteaustin is November 5th in reply to johnwohn #
- birthday drinks (@ Rio Rita in Austin) http://bit.ly/3xOOgE #
- @whurley CONGRATS! I suggest Trick or Treating but demanding money in lieu of candy in reply to whurley #
- First lesson of Improv Level 1 at @thenewmovement was fantastic. Can't wait for next week #
- Hey @whurley: RT @nicholsr: Really cool commercial use of Augmented Reality http://bit.ly/XUjiT in reply to nicholsr #
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