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Provided by: ajaxian.com13211970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / ajaxian.com /: After twenty-five years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion: Ethan, the son of his former partner, has an ingenious plan and he wants Foley in. The harder Foley tries to escape his past, the tighter he is ensnared in EthanAn error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: An unknown error occurred. An error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: The server did not return XML. The content type returned was text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 An error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: The server did not return XML. The content type returned was text/html; charset=UTF-8 Cleaning up the web with Ajax Michael Mahemoff writes: To be effective, Rails cache sweepers need to be more fully understood. They know no standard, so you must employ art. He goes on: Sweepers observe both your models and your controllers, but most workarounds focus on their controller nature. Importantly: the sweeper must be explicitly added as an observer. Even more Read the rest...

Provided by: mashable.com13222012-05-15 23:23:19web and programming / mashable.com /: Ever wonder how your dog is feeling during a run in the park or how your pet is doing while home alone? A smart collar that transmits data to the…

Provided by: gigaomnetwork.com13232012-05-15 23:11:10web and programming / gigaomnetwork.com /: Netflix saw close to 42 billion API requests per day in January. The company originally released its API with third-party developers and their quirky mashups in mind, but these days, most of these requests come from Netflix's own apps on mobile and connected devices.

Provided by: gigaomnetwork.com13242012-05-15 23:11:10web and programming / gigaomnetwork.com /: Netflix saw close to 42 billion API requests per day in January. The company originally released its API with third-party developers and their quirky mashups in mind, but these days, most of these requests come from Netflix's own apps on mobile and connected devices.

Provided by: gigaomnetwork.com13252012-05-15 23:11:10web and programming / gigaomnetwork.com /: Netflix saw close to 42 billion API requests per day in January. The company originally released its API with third-party developers and their quirky mashups in mind, but these days, most of these requests come from Netflix's own apps on mobile and connected devices.

Provided by: gigaomnetwork.com13262012-05-15 23:11:10web and programming / gigaomnetwork.com /: Netflix saw close to 42 billion API requests per day in January. The company originally released its API with third-party developers and their quirky mashups in mind, but these days, most of these requests come from Netflix's own apps on mobile and connected devices.

Provided by: techcrunch.com13272012-05-15 23:09:08web and programming / techcrunch.com /: Over the past six months, the folks at Staircase 3 have been keeping tabs on the devices that have been downloading their OpenSignalMaps network monitoring app, and so far they've recorded downloads onto 681,900 separate Android devices in 195 countries. Now they've taken all that data and splayed it out for all to see, and it highlights rather nicely how big a headache fragmentation can be for developers.

Provided by: mashable.com13282012-05-15 23:02:16web and programming / mashable.com /: As Facebook gears up for its initial public offering later this week, there’s been a lot of speculation about the company’s valuation. But…

Provided by: web20show.com13292012-02-10 15:45:00web and programming / web20show.com /: Kyle Bragger, the Founder of Forrst joins Adam Stacoviak to talk about how everything got started for him, how he met Gary Vaynerchuk - which ultimately led Gary and his brother Aj to provide the initial angel funding that helped Kyle work full-time on Forrst. Kyle also shares lots of knowledge on product design, his focus on community and what it means to say no and focus. Be sure to also stay tuned to his great advice at the end of the show.

Provided by: web20show.com13301970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / web20show.com /: On last night's season premiere of "AmericaFounders Talk is an interview podcast profiling founders building businesses both online and offline. Hosted by Adam Stacoviak. Steve Espinosa, the Founder of AppStack, joins Adam Stacoviak to tell his story of hustling his way to the top, gaining the trust and friendship of Jason Calacanis, Dave McClure, Eric Schmidt and the awesome team behind Google Ventures, what it means to focus and much more. This is a jam packed episode with tons of energy and lots to learn from Steve. Also, check out "After Dark" for an extended chat with Steve.

Provided by: bokardo.com13312012-01-16 14:33:25web and programming / bokardo.com /: Note: this is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Make them Care! In a recent post (Why you should bury the sign up button) I told the story of a redesign I did in which people just didn’t want to click the “sign up” button on the home page, no matter how beautiful or sexy [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com13322011-12-17 12:37:49web and programming / bokardo.com /: In his impassioned piece Design is Horseshit, YongFook suggests that the increased focus on designers as founders is misguided because design isn’t what makes most startups successful. In my recent post The Golden Age of Design in Startups I was bullish on designers as founders, so I’m here to call bullshit on Yongfook calling bullshit…or [...]

Provided by: bokardo.com13331970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / bokardo.com /: Heat Vision is reporting that Twentieth Century Fox has hired Contagion writer Scott Z. Burns to pen the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes , which earned $481.8 million worldwide last year on a budget of $93 million. The site says the follow-up "is taking the story to the next level, with the apes on the path to emerge as societyInterface Design & UX by Joshua Porter I’ve just published a new resource that I hope is useful: Principles of User Interface Design. It contains a list of 20 or so design principles that I refer to all the time. This was a good way to get them down into one spot…so I can point people there in the future. You’ll also [...]

Provided by: webware.com13341970-01-01 00:00:00web and programming / webware.com /: On last night's season premiere of "AmericaDaily Gaming News.... With Attitude. 04qxVNDao4c Tex Murphy: Project Fedora (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251414413/tex-murphy-project-fedora) has begun its Kickstarter drive. So far they've made $108,000 of their $450,000 goal. ---Quote--- Hands-on reviews and news about online software and new Web communities, from Webware.com. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says the user-generated encyclopedia is losing volunteer contributors, and must simplify its editing procedures.
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Provided by: techcrunch.com13352012-05-15 21:45:57web and programming / techcrunch.com /: You've heard the stories, the rumors, and the speculation. Our recent string of TC Mini Meetups have been staggeringly successful, which is why we're bringing the fun to some of the most badass cities in the country: Savannah, GA; Atlanta, GA; Raleigh, NC; and Charlotte, NC. You're excited already. I can feel it.