Tokyo and tech through the eyes of a split pea

Safari 2.0 and jQuery

Quick tip if you were unsuccessful in convincing a client it’s not worth supporting Safari 2.0, and you want to use jQuery but it’s not working (crashes, etc.): check for any .hide() / .show() in your Javascript code, and replace with .css(’display’,’none’). Particularly if you’re calling hide / show on page load.

Look! New!

Most people start their year on the 1st of January. In keeping with Japanese custom, this year I’ve decided to start a fresh look on April 1st. My wonderful girlfriend, business partner, and personal sanity-checker whipped together this new design in an afternoon after being fed-up with the bland previous theme.
I hope to keep the [...]

PHP on CentOS + Plesk VPS

I’m still scratching my a head a bit on this one, but figured I’d at least post my solution to an issue I came across parsing PHP on CentOS 5.2. (If you know the reason for the below, do post in the comments!)
The main problem was that PHP files weren’t being parsed correctly. I confirmed [...]

The Stormtrooper visits

Had dinner with Danny Choo last week at the Gotanda Kua Aina, and he toured our building afterwards. As part of his “Week in Tokyo” series he posted a few photos from inside our building, apartment, and a few views from our balcony. You can check them out on his “A Week in Tokyo 33“. [...]

Krugman’s Interstellar paper

With Paul Krugman recently being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, I was reminded of a paper of his from 1978. I think I originally got it from Gruber (Daring Fireball) …

2kurabe “Web Directions East 2008″-themed widget!

In collaboration with the folks at Web Directions East and in anticipation of their first conference in Japan, we’ve put together a 2kurabe widget with a custom “skin” (theme)!

At the moment there is only one 2kurabe, but more will appear automatically as the WDE team adds them.

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Web Hosting in Japan – Unbeatable Prices!

W00t, w00t! After many months in agony of local (Japan) web-hosting prices, I have finally found a server farm worth it’s dime.
They are Tsukaeru.net, they’re located out in Nagano, and they’re run by an Aussie – which means English support! They have a massive data-center all for themselves, and their prices are comparable to what [...]

2kurabe Flash widgets – now live!

「２くらべ」ブログパーツフラッシュ版がいよいよ誕生！遊んで、作って、是非お友達と共有して下さい！
A Flash-based widget (aka “blog part”) of 2kurabe is now available. Check it out, make some 2kurabes, and spread the word!

Super Mario Mushroom Burgers!

Made some Super Mario Mushroom Burgers for my girlfriend’s birthday.
1-hour in the kitchen.
7-hours of full stomach (these were big burgers).
eternal cuteness.

Credit to Instructibles.

Duplicating (aka “Backing Up”) Your OS X Leopard DVD

Took me a few searches, but finally found a decent explanation on how to duplicate your OS X Leopard DVD. The key is not to choose “New Image” in Disk Utility, but to go through File > New > Disk Image from …
Remember, you’ll need to use a Dual Layer DVD.