CSS calc() in Webkit

As mentioned before, CSS calc() was about to come to Chromium/Chrome (Webkit). Since about a week ago, the first part of the implementation has landed into the Canary builds: Adds calc expressions to CSSPrimitiveValue. This enables simple (ie no mixing of percents with numbers/lengths) expressions to be evaluated on most properties. No mixing yet, but …

Loop Waveform Visualizer

The Loop Waveform Visualizer uses a combination of level and waveform data to produce a circular audio visualization of any MP3. Use the mouse to tilt and the mousewheel to zoom. Now this thing is really amazing. Couldn’t even imagine this being so responsive. Very, very neat. Canary Chrome required. Loop Waveform Visualizer → The …

W3C Responsive Images Community Group

A working group, pondering a proper solution to one the responsive web design challenges: responsive images: Our goal is a markup-based means of delivering alternate image sources based on device capabilities, to prevent wasted bandwidth and optimize display for both screen and print. W3C Responsive Images Community Group →

How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did

Data mining at Target: Lots of people buy lotion, but one of Pole’s colleagues noticed that women on the baby registry were buying larger quantities of unscented lotion around the beginning of their second trimester. Another analyst noted that sometime in the first 20 weeks, pregnant women loaded up on supplements like calcium, magnesium and …