boakes.org http://boakes.org A place for words and data that I publish (for the benefit of persons unknown). Mon, 21 May 2012 20:46:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Whilst linux is the obvious initial choice, for a tenner I’m tempted by the idea of a RISC OS on … http://boakes.org/whilst-linux-is-the-obvious-initial-choice-for-a-tenner-im-tempted-by-the-idea-of-a-risc-os-on/ http://boakes.org/whilst-linux-is-the-obvious-initial-choice-for-a-tenner-im-tempted-by-the-idea-of-a-risc-os-on/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 20:46:46 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/whilst-linux-is-the-obvious-initial-choice-for-a-tenner-im-tempted-by-the-idea-of-a-risc-os-on/ Whilst linux is the obvious initial choice, for a tenner I'm tempted by the idea of a RISC OS on a #raspberrypi .

#acorncomputers #riscos #arm

RISC OS Open: RISC OS USB Sticks

The 'Emulate' USB stick includes: a pre-built RISC OS emulator, RPCemu, for Windows and Mac – plus full source code; source code for RPCemu for Linux; the RISC OS 5 operating system; a boot se…

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]]> http://boakes.org/whilst-linux-is-the-obvious-initial-choice-for-a-tenner-im-tempted-by-the-idea-of-a-risc-os-on/feed/ 0 Hey #googleplus denizens. How can I get a circle to stay in that little top bar between visits? i… http://boakes.org/hey-googleplus-denizens-how-can-i-get-a-circle-to-stay-in-that-little-top-bar-between-visits-i/ http://boakes.org/hey-googleplus-denizens-how-can-i-get-a-circle-to-stay-in-that-little-top-bar-between-visits-i/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 00:33:37 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/hey-googleplus-denizens-how-can-i-get-a-circle-to-stay-in-that-little-top-bar-between-visits-i/ Hey #googleplus denizens. How can I get a circle to stay in that little top bar between visits? i.e. I don't want to know about Family or Friends most of the time, I do want to know about the interesting morsels our BSc Web Technologies students are discussing. But, when I reload, I'm back to All, Family, Friends. Hopefully it's a config option I'm missing… or perhaps it needs a #greasemonkey script.

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]]> http://boakes.org/hey-googleplus-denizens-how-can-i-get-a-circle-to-stay-in-that-little-top-bar-between-visits-i/feed/ 0 I’m trialling Google Drive on our apps domain. Brilliant although … it does insist on using the… http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the/ http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:24 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the/ I'm trialling Google Drive on our apps domain. Brilliant although … it does insist on using the folder name "Google Drive", which is ugly. I use short folder names, nocaps, nospaces. #onetinyflaw #frasiercrane #googledrive

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+Google Drive Y U NO LET ME PICK FOLDER NAME?

I Can Has Cheezburger? Historic LOLs · Pundit Kitchen · Animal Capshunz · I Has A Hotdog · ROFLrazzi · Animal Gifs · If Style Could Kill · Set Phasers to LOL · Animal Memes · Lolcats · So Much Pun · A…

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]]> http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the/feed/ 0 I’m trialling Google Drive on our apps domain. Brilliant although … it does insist on using the… http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the-2/ http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the-2/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:24 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the-2/ I'm trialling Google Drive on our apps domain. Brilliant although … it does insist on using the folder name "Google Drive", which is ugly. I use short folder names, nocaps, nospaces. #onetinyflaw #frasiercrane #googledrive

Here's To Impossible Standards

+Google Drive Y U NO LET ME PICK FOLDER NAME?

I Can Has Cheezburger? Historic LOLs · Pundit Kitchen · Animal Capshunz · I Has A Hotdog · ROFLrazzi · Animal Gifs · If Style Could Kill · Set Phasers to LOL · Animal Memes · Lolcats · So Much Pun · A…

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]]> http://boakes.org/im-trialling-google-drive-on-our-apps-domain-brilliant-although-it-does-insist-on-using-the-2/feed/ 0 If #apple does build a 3840×2400 resolution #mbp , I may have to sell a kidney. #retina #laptop http://boakes.org/if-apple-does-build-a-3840x2400-resolution-mbp-i-may-have-to-sell-a-kidney-retina-laptop/ http://boakes.org/if-apple-does-build-a-3840x2400-resolution-mbp-i-may-have-to-sell-a-kidney-retina-laptop/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 09:21:13 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/if-apple-does-build-a-3840x2400-resolution-mbp-i-may-have-to-sell-a-kidney-retina-laptop/ If #apple does build a 3840×2400 resolution #mbp , I may have to sell a kidney. #retina #laptop

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]]> http://boakes.org/if-apple-does-build-a-3840x2400-resolution-mbp-i-may-have-to-sell-a-kidney-retina-laptop/feed/ 0 Reshared post from Edd Dumbill http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-edd-dumbill/ http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-edd-dumbill/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:42:36 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-edd-dumbill/ Edd Dumbill originally shared this post:

Google does the semantic web

Except they call it the "knowledge graph".

Notwithstanding all the snide remarks, disinformation, cranks, wonks and derailers, the semantic web is at its core an awesome idea. It's just an idea with an arc of about 20 years to reach true usefulness. I reckon we're past the halfway point on that arc.

Google Goes Back to What It Does Well: Finding Things

Surprise! Google has completely transformed the way search works again. But this time, it's a kind of search that would have made the old Google proud. Today, starting with U.S., English-language …

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]]> http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-edd-dumbill/feed/ 0 Reshared post from lynn paden http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-lynn-paden/ http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-lynn-paden/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 09:15:50 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-lynn-paden/ lynn paden originally shared this post:

yes.

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]]> http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-lynn-paden/feed/ 0 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 #obama #chess #equality http://boakes.org/1-d4-d5-2-c4-dxc4-obama-chess-equality/ http://boakes.org/1-d4-d5-2-c4-dxc4-obama-chess-equality/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:29:06 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/1-d4-d5-2-c4-dxc4-obama-chess-equality/ 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 #obama #chess #equality

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]]> http://boakes.org/1-d4-d5-2-c4-dxc4-obama-chess-equality/feed/ 0 Ever-so-slowly, Google is rolling out Google Wave. Hoi polloi need some things drip-fed. http://boakes.org/ever-so-slowly-google-is-rolling-out-google-wave-hoi-polloi-need-some-things-drip-fed/ http://boakes.org/ever-so-slowly-google-is-rolling-out-google-wave-hoi-polloi-need-some-things-drip-fed/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 19:54:09 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/ever-so-slowly-google-is-rolling-out-google-wave-hoi-polloi-need-some-things-drip-fed/ Ever-so-slowly, Google is rolling out Google Wave. Hoi polloi need some things drip-fed.

A better Google+ notification experience in email

Posted by Zohair Hyder, Software Engineer Notification emails are a great way to keep up with what's happening in the Google+ stream: whether someone mentions you, comments on your post, or shares…

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]]> http://boakes.org/ever-so-slowly-google-is-rolling-out-google-wave-hoi-polloi-need-some-things-drip-fed/feed/ 0 Reshared post from Robert Nyman http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-robert-nyman/ http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-robert-nyman/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 10:02:31 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-robert-nyman/ Cute CSS3 Menu Candy

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CSS3 menu effects: http://louisremi.github.com/menu-effects/, by @Louis_Remi

Menu Effects

Silly menu effects. Pure CSS, degrades gracefully in IE8! Created by @louis_remi. Tested in WebKit & Firefox Nightly. Inspired by @hakimel's scroll-effects. Fork me on GitHub. Bounce. sub-One;…

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]]> http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-robert-nyman/feed/ 0 Descriptive Camera http://boakes.org/descriptive-camera/ http://boakes.org/descriptive-camera/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:12 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-matt-mastracci/ A beautiful example of connected service-based computing.

The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera—point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text de…

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]]> http://boakes.org/descriptive-camera/feed/ 0 Patents. Doh. http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-simon-phipps/ http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-simon-phipps/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:18:08 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-simon-phipps/ Simon Phipps originally shared this post:

"If only two of Oracle's patents hold up on review, that means the patent office got it right less than 30 percent of the time, an average we have every reason to believe is representative of the entire sector's patents … Yet these overwhelmingly invalid patent claims have had dramatic impacts on the industry. They've allowed an entire sector of patent trolls to emerge with the sole aim of strong-arming companies into forking over licensing fees."

Oracle-Google case shows patent system flaws

The big news out of the Oracle versus Google showdown on Monday was that one of Oracle's patents was brought back from the dead, put back into play after the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office reversed…

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]]> http://boakes.org/reshared-post-from-simon-phipps/feed/ 0 JS Conf Videos http://boakes.org/js-conf-videos/ http://boakes.org/js-conf-videos/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:45:44 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/js-conf-videos-videos-from-js-conf-us-2012-are-online-get-em-while-theyre-hot-javascript-j/ Videos from JSConf US 2012 are online. Get 'em while they're hot.

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]]> http://boakes.org/js-conf-videos/feed/ 0 Google Drive http://boakes.org/google-drive/ http://boakes.org/google-drive/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:50:03 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/google-drive-a-serious-alternative-to-dropbox-and-icloud-that-will-integrate-completely-with-o/ Google Drive represents a serious alternative to dropbox and icloud that will integrate completely with our uni systems (and #android ). Hopefully launched in time for us to get things ready over the summer, and use for the 2012 cohort.

This could make continuous formative feedback significantly easier and turn the coursework submission process into (merely) taking a snapshot of a folder at a predetermined time.

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]]> http://boakes.org/google-drive/feed/ 0 This is a test. http://boakes.org/this-is-a-test/ http://boakes.org/this-is-a-test/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:57:17 +0000 rich_on_google_plus http://boakes.org/this-is-a-test/ This is a test.

That is all.

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]]> http://boakes.org/this-is-a-test/feed/ 0 Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site http://boakes.org/links/best-practices-for-speeding-up-your-web-site/ http://boakes.org/links/best-practices-for-speeding-up-your-web-site/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:06:04 +0000 http://boakes.org/links/best-practices-for-speeding-up-your-web-site/ Occasionally, CSS performance matters, but only occasionally. If you need to resort to some of these tweaks you’re probably approaching 3rd Dan in selector use.

]]> http://boakes.org/links/best-practices-for-speeding-up-your-web-site/feed/ 0 The Art of Separation of Concerns http://boakes.org/links/the-art-of-separation-of-concerns/ http://boakes.org/links/the-art-of-separation-of-concerns/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:42:24 +0000 http://boakes.org/links/the-art-of-separation-of-concerns/ A good-length article covering orthogonal aspects of software and service abstraction.

]]> http://boakes.org/links/the-art-of-separation-of-concerns/feed/ 0 Cycle Lanes http://boakes.org/links/cycle-lanes/ http://boakes.org/links/cycle-lanes/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:25:22 +0000 http://boakes.org/links/cycle-lanes/ When is a cycle lane, not a cycle lane? When it’s not backed by a TRO. Obviously.

]]> http://boakes.org/links/cycle-lanes/feed/ 0 Developing Linguistic Corpora http://boakes.org/links/developing-linguistic-corpora/ http://boakes.org/links/developing-linguistic-corpora/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:34:24 +0000 http://boakes.org/links/developing-linguistic-corpora/ Good introduction to Linguistic Annotation.

]]> http://boakes.org/links/developing-linguistic-corpora/feed/ 0 Scaling JS http://boakes.org/links/scaling-js/ http://boakes.org/links/scaling-js/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:27:27 +0000 http://boakes.org/links/scaling-js/ Series of talks on writing scalable JavaScript applications.

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