Author: Joe

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Development

Recent Videos

Thanks to the API provided by YouTube I was able to use a script to make REST calls from my channel on YouTube to automatically post my most recent videos uploaded on this blog.

The REST call is simple:

http://www.youtube.com/api2_rest?method=youtube.videos.list_by_user&dev_id=id&user=user

It returns the following:

  • author
  • id
  • title
  • length in seconds
  • average rating
  • number of ratings
  • description
  • number of views
  • time of upload
  • number of comments
  • tags
  • url
  • thumbnail url
  • embed status

Then I wrote a script using the YUI Connection Manager to call it into the page.

I’ve gotta do some CSS styling still, but the basic functionality is there.

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Development

CSS Attribute Selectors

Attribute selectors which will hopefully become official when CSS 3 is passed are pretty cool. They work on most modern browsers, with the big exception being IE6/Win (not that I’d consider it modern by any means).

Here’s an example that applies a background image to a link only if it contains the pdf extension in it’s href

a[href$=".pdf"] {
background: url(../images/acrobat.png) no-repeat right top;
padding-right: 14px;
}

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Adventure

Wrong Turn in Galloway

Was meeting with a potential client with what seems like a pretty cool potential project in Galloway. Not too familiar with the area, but was able to find the spot on time despite taking a wrong turn or two.

Getting home was a whole different story. Not sure exactly where and when I initially got lost but I was lost for a good 40 minutes with not much gas in the tank. Somehow managed to drive thru Cologne, Germana, and the Pilgrim Academy just to name a few. It’s just woods out there, nowhere to pull over and ask for directions. Very bizarre. Somehow managed to find myself on the White Horse Pike and finally had some idea where I was.

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Video Games

Twilight Princess

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess BoxJust finally beat The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It was quite an amazing game, I’d put it pretty high up on best games I’ve played list. Good mix of puzzle solving and fighting. Beat Ganondorf without getting any info online (not that I had a choice, Comcast was down).

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Adventure

Salem

Took a little road trip to Salem Community College in the pouring rain today. Managed to get myself quite lost on the way there too. Thanks to the man in Lukoil for the fine directions that got me there right on schedule.

It’s very different over there, almost like I was in a different state altogether. Many, many cows.

Finally got a chance to meet in person with the people that I’m working with. Good bunch. To conclude the meeting, we had a pizza party!

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Adventure

Surprise Party

Went to Andrew Leonard’s surprise 30th birthday party last night. He was genuinely surprised, which is rare at any surprise event I’ve ever been a part of.

It was held at Morton’s The Steakhouse in AC. Very nice place, don’t think I exactly fit their dress code, so I appreciate them not kicking me out. Good cake, very good cake.

Didn’t really know anyone there for the first bit so I kinda just stood in a corner. Eventually I warmed up a bit and actually moved from my stationary spot to speak to people. Nice to see a bunch of people I haven’t seen in a very long time.