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Thanks for the suggestion. I've been meaning to try that out, maybe it's time to look into Redis.

I tried that too, but sometimes the nesting level is too deep for YAML. There were also some difficulties when escaping special characters in YAML.

It's server-side. There's a record for each page/component in a database where the JSON is stored. It converts the "criteria" part into SQL, and the "options" part into HTML, and returns the resulting HTML for each component.

I'm working on a JSON based website layout and component system.

For example: a component that lists blog posts could be represented by:

  {
    options:{
      elements:[image, title, author, date]
    },
    criteria:{
      sort:date.desc, 
      published:true, 
      limit:10
    },
    request_vars:{page:3}
  }

That would show the last 10 posts that are published, ordered by date, on page 3 of the results.

That's a simple example, this site: volumeone.org is built almost entirely this way.

Since it's in JSON format, JavaScript can be used to build UIs that build the components and layouts.

The author's wish is coming true. CSS techniques are already becoming unified through frameworks like Bootstrap and Foundation.

I just got something in the mail about a class action lawsuit against my bank for that very thing (processing transaction out of order to maximize overdraft fees)

I'd be happy if I could just turn off overdraft "protection" altogether.

A separate website at the "m" subdomain:

m.yourwebsite.com

Nice. I like this one much better than the other 30 choices they presented to users.

*actually I didn't watch the video all the way to the end where it shows the bevel. Yuck. Why?

This is a godsend. Thank you to the developer, I'm already using it. It's cut transparent png-24s by 60% with no perceivable difference. Graphic designers rejoice!

App installer redirect?

My sister's family computer has a porn filter on it. Seems like a great idea because they have small children. But here are some of the sites it blocked:

* Amazon * YouTube * Reddit * GitHub!

Locked up my screen. (iPhone)

And of course, there are always cases where flat design wouldn't make sense:

http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/whats-new/

I'd love to see a feature that showed how much I've personally paid to each band I've listened to.

Well worth it, I'm sure. When choosing between MailChimp and CampaignMonitor for our newsletters (both equally good at the time as far as I could tell), we went with MailChimp simply because we got a kick out of it.

If the NSA is recording search requests from the wire, does it matter which search engine you use?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6021008

I appreciate what you're saying. That's great advice. Sometimes it's helpful to look at yourself from the outside.

Does this boil down to:

1) The DOM is the model. JS reads elements and data attributes and builds a model from them. Then updates the model when the DOM changes. (Angular)

2) The model is loaded from JSON. Then the App builds the DOM based on the model. (Ember)

So is the question: Does it start with the DOM, or start with javascript objects?

Am I understanding this debate correctly?

What you're saying is interesting - I just want to make sure I'm understanding correctly.

So, the app functions on its own in the client, and only checks-in periodically with the server to see if anything is not valid?

(As opposed to sending a request to the server for every change.)

So for example: when I submit a comment, it doesn't go to the server right away. It immediately displays successfully in my browser, and could be submitted to the server 2 seconds from now, or something?

Maybe it's hard to accept that the world is what it appears to be.

Would the NYTimes hire someone who would stick up for Snowden?

This is what I'd worry about:

If I attended a protest like Occupy Wall Street or something, and gmailed my friends about it. Then, a year later, was told that I can't board an airplane because I'm on a no-fly list.

Is it possible for batteries to progress to the point where they could have 300+ mile range? Or charge in under 10 minutes?

If not, it seems like battery switch stations are inevitable.

Design matters. Decoration doesn't necessarily matter.

"DRY and building tools that build your tools"

Are those bad? It sounds like you might have learned a hard lesson, and I'd be curious to hear more.

I checked out the Pirate Bay's top 100 section the other day, and was astounded to see that The Big Bang Theory was the top TV show.

A lot of sitcoms aren't funny, but Big Bang Theory is like being held down by your older brother while his spit drips on your face.

Maybe it's supposed to be ironic? Like it's so bad it's good?

In high school my friends and I had bad-movie nights, where we'd do our own Mystery Science Theater. Is it like that? Do friends get together and smoke pot and have a Big Bang Theory marathon where they make fun of how terrible the jokes are?

Just trying to understand.

Shoot, that's competing with my framework "RedHotChiliPeppers".

This is amazing.

But it makes me think about how much easier it would have been to make that in Flash 10 years ago. Sigh.

Good luck man. It takes a lot of guts to put yourself out there like that.

(by the way, you live in one of the best countries in the world, that's gotta provide an added boost)

It's a fairly "simple concept", but I'm sure you would agree that it gets complicated when you get into the details. No way around that.