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jQuery parsererror: clean up your JSON objects

Sunday, March 7, 2010
By Colin

Has your JSON using jQuery web app suddenly stopped working?  Getting a parsererror on your JSON objects, where you got none before?  This is what happened to me when my site upgraded to jQuery 1.4. I use the Google API’s jQuery, and it automatically upgraded my whole site to jQuery 1.4.   In jQuery 1.4,... »

In Search of History, by Theodore H. White

Sunday, March 7, 2010
By Colin

A sweeping tour of the 20th century that no one should miss.  This book came out in 1978.  My grandmother gave it to me just this past January.  I guess it had been sitting on her shelf since 1978.  All I can say is:... »

Cybert Tire & Car Care – another disappointing mechanic

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Colin

I was hoping Cybert, on 11th Ave in Manhattan, would finally be the good mechanic I could count on.   It’s family owned, been around for years, is not too flashy, yet not too shabby. No such luck.  On my first visit, they ripped me off... »


Why would a tablet be better for magazines?

Saturday, December 26, 2009
By Colin

Time Inc, publisher of Sports Illustrated, has shown us a vision of its future on tablet devices: A magazine application that readers buy and download each week.  Bonnier, publisher... »

Cleaning up the Pacific Garbage Patch

Monday, November 30, 2009
By Colin

If there are a large number of freighters idled by the recession, they could be put to good use cleaning up the big Pacific Garbage patch. I see two freighters... »

Net-effective rents in NYC

Sunday, November 8, 2009
By Colin

A recessionary feature of life in NYC: landlords are not lowering their rents, but instead giving the first and last months free. So a crappy studio will... »