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Archive for April 2007

Microsoft’s involvement in the HTML 5 working group

I recently joined the w3c HTML 5 working group (anyone can). One of the things being discussed initially was who would be the co-chairs of the group. Chris Wilson of the Internet Explorer team was one of the folks discussed a lot, and I immediately put together this email: As a web developer and someone [...]

Wrongfully arrested 1999 WTO protesters win class action suit against City of Seattle

This is really amazing news. Tears are welling up in my eyes. Public Justice has won a class action lawsuit on behalf of wrongfully arrested 1999 WTO protesters against the city of Seattle! In a landmark settlement reached by Public Justice on behalf of scores of people arrested in 1999 while peacefully protesting the World [...]

Are you amazed and horrified that the Ruby standard library does not have a fold/reduce function?

Enumerable#inject Enjoy.