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Omegle
There's something incredibly cool about chatting online with completely random strangers. I used to do it quite a bit when I was a kid [ed: I know some of you would argue that I'm still a kid; really, you're welcome to your opinion, but as I pay taxes and have ...
Koobface: 1, CEO: 0
Got an email this morning with info on a "virus" that has been being propogated via Facebook. Koobface. What a name for a virus. Usually, I make a mental note of these things so I can avoid them, but for some strange reason I decided to read the whole email ...
If you don’t have it, you’re in trouble…
I bumped into a friend of mine on the way into work this morning. I'd heard that she'd recently started a new job (really, I'm a Facebook stalker...much easier to keep up with friends like that - no need to actually have a conversation...), and I was curious how it ...
Ensemble Tofino: Flex/Actionscript in Visual Studio
For as long as I can remember (please, no snide comments from the peanut gallery - yes, mom, I mean you), I've wished for Actionscript support in Visual Studio. Fed up with the Flash IDE's inability to keep up with the capabilities of other modern IDEs, over the years I've ...
When Copywriters Try To Program
Not that I'm against a bit of cross-pollination, and I certainly enjoy the occasional ad that speaks to my inner (and outer) geek, but if you're going to do it, do it right. Case in point, the Axe ad to the left. On first look to most people it probably ...
flash.media.SoundMixer: All your sound belong to us
Seems the SoundMixer class is a singleton. And a big one - it exists across multiple swfs and domains. Which leads to a bit of a problem. For example, open the following urls in separate tabs in Firefox (allow the first to fully load before opening the second): AFC Components: Reflection Joe Satriani That's ...