Monthly Archives: January 2011

OpenGL ES Introduction

Posted on January 31, 2011 by MXH

The “OpenGL ES Application” template in Xcode is quite illuminating. You can generate it from the Xcode menu: “File” -> “New Project” -> “OpenGL ES Application”. It will build and run as is, and draw an oscillating colored square in … Continue reading →

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FOTY 1970: Benvenuti / Monzon

Posted on January 30, 2011 by MXH

This is the first in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. In 1970, Nino Benvenuti defended his unified (WBC & WBA) Middleweight championship against Carlos Monzon, then … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Psychic

Posted on January 29, 2011 by MXH

“I’m psychic.” “How’d you know what …”

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Quickie: viewWillAppear / viewWillDisappear

Posted on January 28, 2011 by MXH

A reader writes: When calling dismissModalViewControllerAnimated: in 4.2, the viewWillAppear method of the view about to appear will fire before the viewWillDisappear method of the view you are dismissing. He’s right. In fact, I’ve tested this back to iOS 3.1.3 … Continue reading →

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Filibuster Denouement

Posted on January 27, 2011 by MXH

Three weeks ago, I wrote that I would be “astonished” if the Senate acted to weaken the filibuster in the current congress. And, in fact, we see that the Senate “voted overwhelmingly … to reject efforts to change its rules … Continue reading →

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Chicken

Posted on January 26, 2011 by MXH

One of life’s little pleasures is a well-roast chicken, juicy enough that it falls off the bone, and wrapped in a crispy, seasoned, flavorful skin. I’m particularly partial to the rotisserie birds from Draeger’s deli section … when just-cooked, they’re … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Plot

Posted on January 25, 2011 by MXH

“It’s nothing a murder couldn’t fix.”

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GCD, Blocks, and Circularity

Posted on January 24, 2011 by MXH

There’s an illuminating bug in Friday’s Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) directory monitoring demo which serves as a cautionary tale for anyone interested in using GCD (or blocks in general). It’s sort of a circular reference problem, triggered by the fact … Continue reading →

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Soloflex

Posted on January 23, 2011 by MXH

So, Jerry Lee Wilson’s autobiography has been making the rounds of the intertubes. (You can download the slim volume here.) Wilson is the inventor of the Soloflex and, more significantly, the infomercial. He’s an interesting case study in just how … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: WPP

Posted on January 22, 2011 by MXH

Government became a witless protection program. (Editorial note: Okay, Google tells me this is an old joke. So sue me.)

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