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Domestic Conflict, Explained By Stock Photos « The Bygone...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:05:17 +1200

Domestic Conflict, Explained By Stock Photos « The Bygone Bureau

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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:50:40 +1200

House 6, a Showcase of Contemporary Living in Brazil

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:01:55 +1200

House 6, a Showcase of Contemporary Living in Brazil

Found: The Future of Playgrounds | Magazine

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:39:24 +1200

Found: The Future of Playgrounds | Magazine

Version checking a Greasemonkey Script without AJAX

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:56:00 +1200

Lately I’ve been updating my Lighthouse++ script quite frequently. Every time I push a new version out, I have to attempt to notify everybody and post on my blog/twitter - this is a pain and some people are missing out on new or important features.

I looked into how to do some cross-site AJAX requests to check for a new version, but it really isn’t possible with a Greasemonkey script in Chrome, due to how Chrome manages its sandbox.

I tested a LOT of third party Javascript libraries that claimed to bypass any and all issues (with James Padolsey’s solution looking amazing) — but no dice, no matter what I tried.

I came up with an ingenious plan to use a PHP proxy hosted on my server, but access it via an image — if the image “loaded” then the script version was current — if not (a sneaky 404), it was out of date.

The script works like a charm, you can try the raw version here; anything other than (at the time of writing) 0.61 will cause a 404 error, which is then passed on to my script, and a NEW VERSION AVAILABLE message is displayed.

Below is the source code for my script — it simply references a 1x1 transparent PNG image, and a blank .txt file — very easy for anybody to set up (although note it will only work if your versions are numbers):


= 21600) {
		
		// get contents of userscripts page
		$html = trim(strip_tags(file_get_contents($script)));
		
		// extract the version
		preg_match('|Version:\s+([0-9\.]+)\s*|', $html, $result);
		$version = trim($result[1]);
		
		// update version.txt
		$fo = fopen($file, 'w+');
		fwrite($fo, $version);
		fclose($fo);
		
	}
	
	// grab the version from the version file if we don't already have it
	if(!$version) $version = trim(file_get_contents($file));
	
	// compare it to the version we were provided
	if($version == $_GET['version']) {
		
		// same version, output a picture
		header('Content-Type: image/png', true);
		header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
		header('Content-Length: '.filesize($image), true);
		header("Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate");
		header("Expires: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT");
		
		readfile($image);
		exit;
		
	}
	else {
		
		// different version, 404
		header('HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found');
		exit;
		
	}
?>

With a super basic .htaccess file (but you don’t need this):


Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule version.png version.php [NC,QSA,L]

And the Javascript (jQuery) code looks something like this:


$("").appendTo("body").bind("load", function() {
	// version up-to-date, everything is fine
	$(this).hide();
}).bind("error", function() {
	// version out of date!
	$("#lpp-advert").append(" — NEW VERSION AVAILABLE!");
	$(this).hide();
}).attr("src", "https://lab.bandit.co.nz/scripts/lighthouseplusplus/version.png?version=" + version);

You can try it, and my script out at http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/81657

It's just you.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:12:47 +1200

It's just you.

Cee Lo Green - FUCK YOU (via CeeLoGreen)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:56:21 +1200

Cee Lo Green - FUCK YOU (via CeeLoGreen)

Lighthouse++ Update

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:32:58 +1200

Have updated Lighthouse++ again, this time with more inline editing (and some performance improvements).

Grab it here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/81657

Cyanide & Happiness #2144 - Explosm.net

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:25:30 +1200

Cyanide & Happiness #2144 - Explosm.net

What Do I Know - OS X Tip: Lock That Screen

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:49:11 +1200

What Do I Know - OS X Tip: Lock That Screen:

To enable it, open your Keychain Access utility in the Applications / Utility folder. Under the “View” menu at the top, select “Show Status in Menu Bar.”

Bed That Appears to be Floating in Air : Dylan Modern...

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:02:32 +1200

Bed That Appears to be Floating in Air : Dylan Modern Leather Bed

HTML5 Reset

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:40:19 +1200

HTML5 Reset:

Like a lot of developers, we start every HTML project with the same set of HTML and CSS templates. We’ve been using these files for a long time and we’ve progressively added bits and pieces to them as our own personal best practices have evolved.

Now that modern browsers are starting to support some of the really useful parts of HTML5 and CSS3, it’s time for an update, and we thought we’d put it out there for everyone to use. By no means do we see this as the end-all and beat-all, but we think it’s a fairly good starting place that anyone can take and make their own.

My $1.9 Million Ride in a Bugatti Veyron

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:33:00 +1200

My $1.9 Million Ride in a Bugatti Veyron

Banana - Wikipedia

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:41:29 +1200

Banana - Wikipedia:

This is a surprisingly interesting article. Bananas are awesome!

Shamantis - J. BIEBZ - U SMILE 800% SLOWER - SoundCloud

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:54:33 +1200

Shamantis - J. BIEBZ - U SMILE 800% SLOWER - SoundCloud:

This is actually awesome

Extinct, King Koopa-Style Giant Turtle Found on Pacific Island |...

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:18:33 +1200

Extinct, King Koopa-Style Giant Turtle Found on Pacific Island | Wired Science | Wired.com

jQuery Wrap Not Working?

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:58:00 +1200

Are you trying to use .wrap() in jQuery only to find it isn’t working?

Something the docs don’t tell you is that you can only wrap elements that are attached to the DOM! Important.

Take for example:

$("My Link").wrap("
").appendTo("ul:first").click(function() { ... } ); // will not work

$("My Link").appendTo("ul:first").wrap("
").click(function() { ... } ); // will work fine!

Man Scrawls World’s Biggest Message With GPS ‘Pen’ | Wired.com

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:05:19 +1200

Man Scrawls World’s Biggest Message With GPS ‘Pen’ | Wired.com

Galactic One

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:25:07 +1200

Galactic One

IKEA Assembly Service Ads by Grabarz & Partner

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:17:48 +1200

IKEA Assembly Service Ads by Grabarz & Partner