Command-Shift-D will sent a tweet from the composition box in Mountain Lion. That makes sense (vs Command-Return) since that’s how you send emails from Mail.app.
via 52 Tiger
Good news, everybody!
I’ve figured out how to add type from Typekit to my site. It’s a hack – using their free JS based option – but it’s mostly works. I’m already playing around with using the actual fonts through CSS instead of javascript. What’s holding me up is figuring out how to use differe weights and styles in CSS with a single entry and using the same font-family declaration. I don’t know if I need a seperate declaration for each font file or if I can create a single family with a different source for each weight/style. I think it’s the latter but I don’t know the syntax yet.
Since I’m using the JS hack from Typekit, you might notice the text flicker a bit while the “default” Helvetica font gets replaced by SSP through Adobe’s servers. I’m not happy about it but that’s why I’m working on the CSS. Don’t be surprised if the fonts change on you from time to time as I tryout suggestions. And don’t be too harsh on me if things don’t render correctly; I only want to support Safari but any modern browser (i.e not IE) should support what I’m doing.
The Guardian has pictures of some of the most endangered species recently published by the World Conservation Congress. Take a look. This might be the only way to see them, soon.
Think voter ID laws aren’t a tax?
Read one person’s experiences in getting a ‘free’ state ID. It cost him $65.47 and provides some perspective:
The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25 an hour, or about $58 a day. The city of Philadelphia has a 26.7 percent poverty rate — bear in mind that the federal poverty level is $11,170 ($46.56 a day) for a single individual, $23,050 ($96.04 a day) for a family of four — on top of a 7.3 percent unemployment rate, according to the most recent census numbers. For many, obtaining an ID means sacrificing at least a day’s wages, probably more.
via Ben Adler through Joel Mathis
As of tonight, I’m removing the ability to post comments to the site.
I’ve toyed with the idea for months. I’ve read dozens of pro/con opinions from all over the web. I’ve observed the interaction between the two groups that are or are not in favor of that kind of interaction. I’ve also looked at the site’s new design with and without Disqus enabled to see if there was an aesthetic I liked over the other.
Ultimately, it came down to figuring out the best way to interact with people and I decided that disabling comments on my blog won’t prevent any conversation. In some ways, it could free it up to be more diverse and with a lower barrier. Anyone can write a rebuttal, tweet a response, or share a link on Facebook and control their comments that way. They don’t need my site to provide them with a sounding board; it already exists.
All the comments did was add load-time to my site and put more pressure on me to maintain my spam queue. I hope that people critique me and provide valuable feedback and you’re welcome to do so any way you feel appropriate. However, I won’t house or control that venue.