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canvas + chrome + content

I am writing an extension that attaches a div and a canvas to content pages, and in the process of trying to tune it for performance, I ran into bug 339587. I submitted a patch for that bug, but I ran into another problem, which is that my patch causes the ImageData to be [...]

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This is a brilliant idea that rewards public school students with cell-phone air-time, credits for music purchases, etc., in exchange for educational performance, and is useful as an educational tool during classtime.
Here’s a video about the project.
Did I mention it’s self-sustaining, and funded by advertising?

The Solar System Doesn’t Work as Well with IE

Seen in a Google Gadget, this morning:
Most installations of the Solar System don’t work as well with Internet Explorer. If you are still using IE this would be a good time to switch to the Firefox browser.
Deeply philosophical.

dtrace on Leopard

So good.
Not quite ready for primetime yet, but close enough to be useful for Mozilla/Firefox developers. Check it out.

Black Hat

This will be my first year at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. I’m exited. The fact that Jesse Ruderman is nervous, makes me nervous.

alas!

I really liked the Penn Jillette radio show. Too bad it’s been canceled.

Manipur, eh?

Apropos of nothing, this article from the Economist is a fascinating read.