When using XMLHttpRequest, there's an annoying restriction saying that you may only request data from the original domain the page came from.
This causes problems when you need to, for whatever reason, access data from another domain. With web mashups becoming more and more common, this is becoming a large problem.
This doesn't come up all that often, but - say you had your Wii plugged into a TV that supports progressive scan and had that enabled. Then you switch TVs to one that doesn't. Think something like bringing the Wii over to a friend's house. This only applies when using the Component cables (red, green, and blue video plugs) - the Composite cable (single yellow plug) doesn't support 480p and the Wii won't try it. Which is why the following works.
The PS3 is nice enough to provide a feature where holding down the power button resets it to 480i. The Wii does not.
I'm watching an episode of NCIS off my TiVo HD - which means nice resolution, and I can pause and rewind it. The episode involves the NCIS agents investigating a weapons deal. They discover an email detailing where the deal will take place - at 45 26' 29"N 71 41' 29"W, which is, in fact, the actual coordinates for the airport mentioned in the story.
It is with great sadness that I must remove the Christopher Walken 2008 box, as Election Day has come and it's clear that Christopher Walken will not be elected president.
LittleBigPlanet has announced that they're offering special "premium" costumes that you're expected to pay to download.
It's a lose-lose proposition, really, though. A big part of LittleBigPlanet is the online community. This means that there are basically two options:
According to Masaki Takase, the PS3's JavaScript performance beats that of IE7's.
Really? That sounds like something that's testable! Cue SunSpider!
Well, actually, no. Because the PS3 browser can't handle all the SunSpider tests. I had to remove three of them to get it to complete. Results in the full article.
You may have heard about LittleBigPlanet. It's only one of the most anticipated games this year. In order to increase anticipation, Sony released several preorder bonuses that were given to various retailers.
Best Buy got a special downloadable Nariko SackGirl, a costume for your character.
The beta for Ubuntu 8.10, code named "Intrepid Ibex," is now available.
I'm downloading it (ever so slowly) now.
Some new features include NetworkManager 0.7, so that you no longer need to log in to get a network connection (long overdue), X.org 7.4, and updates GNOME to 2.24.
No idea what the last two mean, they appear to basically be incremental improvements. So nothing too major this release, just general improvement.
I've created a Browser Scramble game. It's essentially a clone of another more Windows-only game, except this runs in pretty much any standards-compliant browser, and Internet Explorer too.
