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Geek Porn: Unboxing a mint PowerBook 1400

A member of theLEM PowerBooks list got their hands on a factory-sealed PowerBook 1400, and shared the unboxing photo set:

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SimpleOpenID for php

The OpenID library I’m using for Rosebleed (and other projects, both major and minor) is SimpleOpenID from PHPClasses.org. The original class did most of what I needed, but I made some minor changes. I’ve emailed the original contributor to offer my changes back, but until I hear back, I’ve posted my modified version here: SimpleOpenID [...]

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OpenID on Rosebleed.net

I’ve finally finished up the OpenID signup for Rosebleed. The workflow is what you’d expect – OpenID box on the login form, if the given URL isn’t recognized then it redirects to the signup form and prepopulates it with the sreg fields. I did notice a strange behaviour in OpenID; I’m not yet certain if [...]

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Minty-Fresh & amazingly inexpensive iPhone case

This guy made a neat case on the cheap, but I wonder where he put his gum? Original post @ Myke’s ‘blob | digg story

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Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Colour

I found a great article about the whys and wherefores of plastic yellowing in classic machines: Vintage Computing and Gaming | Archive » Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Color: Plastic Discoloration in Classic Machines The article focuses mainly on the SNES, but mentions old Macs as well, and should apply equally to anything made of [...]

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Go green by going black? …not convinced.

I just came across an interesting post about energy savings based on the colour of a webpage (specifically, Google – but the idea applies everywhere): A black Google start screen? | Wired Gecko. I’ve found other posts dating back to May of this year (The Numbers Guy) on the subject, so it’s really not a [...]

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JavaScript Stuff

I’ve posted a new site section with my JavaScript/DHTML creations, such as Pong and a new one: John Conway’s Game of Life. » JavaScript Creations Technorati Tags: JavaScript, Pong, Game of Life

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