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Another long title.
Just a quick one, not to forget: in Apple’s X11, if you want to have the focus follow the current window, just type the following at the terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.x11 wm_ffm -bool true
Restart X11 and that’s it! This is particularly useful in apps like Gimpshop that have several open windows simultaneously (for [...]

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Una hora después, en el camino hasta Juan José Castelli –población de 30 mil habitantes que se autocalifica “Portal del Impenetrable”– la desazón y la rabia se perfeccionan al observar lo que queda del otrora Chaco boscoso. Lo que fue imperio de quebrachos centenarios y fauna maravillosa, ahora son campos quemados, [...]

I’ve just uploaded a new version of my Delicious Library to BibTex Converter, which might fix some issues for some users. Thanks to Hernun for the testing!

From the PHP documentation:
The Scope Resolution Operator (also called Paamayim Nekudotayim) or in simpler terms, the double colon, is a token that allows access to static, constant, and overridden members or methods of a class.
When referencing these items from outside the class definition, use the name of the class.
Paamayim Nekudotayim would, at first, seem like [...]

Just found a funny way to show my Flickr images using Slide :)

http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/09/18/um/m-01501786.htm
“Kid Nation” toma la fórmula de Golding y le da un giro contemporáneo. CBS eligió a 40 chicos de entre 8 y 15 años y los depositó en Bonanza City, una ciudad minera perdida en el desierto de Nuevo México. El desafío para los chicos consistía en crear una sociedad que funcionara, con un sistema [...]

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/09/18.html
So if history repeats itself, we can expect some standardization of Ajax user interfaces to happen in the same way we got Microsoft Windows. Somebody is going to write a compelling SDK that you can use to make powerful Ajax applications with common user interface elements that work together. And whichever SDK wins the most [...]

Interesting observations about Amazon:
Innovation can only come from the bottom. Those closest to the problem are in the best position to solve it. any organization that depends on innovation must embrace chaos. Loyalty and obedience are not your tools.
Everyone must be able to experiment, learn, and iterate. Position, obedience, and tradition should hold no power. [...]

Don’t miss this! (local copy here if the server is unavailable)
The best time to test
is when the code is fresh
Your code is like clay.
When it’s fresh, it’s soft and malleable.
As it ages, it becomes hard and brittle.
If you write tests when the code is fresh
and easy to change, testing will be easy,
and both the code [...]

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