Monthly Archives: October 2009

Swelling Cells

Posted on October 30, 2009 by MXH

The iPhone documentation discusses a technique for laying out certain types of tables in NIB files; you add the table’s cells to the NIB file, connect them to outlets that you add to the table view controller, and then write … Continue reading →

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Elvira

Posted on October 29, 2009 by MXH

Interesting interview with Cassandra Peterson, the woman behind the “Elvira” character, up at the Onion’s AV Club. She makes a particularly interesting remark on the subject of motivation: My character’s not owned by anyone, which has a great side and … Continue reading →

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Taipan! fix

Posted on October 26, 2009 by MXH

I just posted a small update to my Taipan! port; Under some circumstances, a fine could reduce your cash-on-hand below zero. This caused problems, and also looked squirrelly.

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Ratchets

Posted on October 25, 2009 by MXH

The Irish experience with the Lisbon Treaty strikes me as representative of a broader problem with democracy. Briefly, the Irish were asked to vote on ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in 2008. They voted against it. They were then asked … Continue reading →

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Text Helper

Posted on October 23, 2009 by MXH

In the app I’m currently building, there are many longish text fields that can be edited. I decided to create a little utility class to handle the presentation of an editing interface for these fields, and I’d like to share … Continue reading →

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Quickie – Computer Vision

Posted on October 22, 2009 by MXH

Sudoku Grab is a neat little iPhone app that enables you to solve a Sudoku puzzle by taking a picture of it. The author was kind enough to post an overview of the computer vision mechanics behind the app; if … Continue reading →

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Health Care

Posted on October 18, 2009 by MXH

I was poking around the web the other day, and came across this article, which features this remarkable statement in its close: And [the failure of healthcare reform to advance along the author’s preferred lines] means that America’s industrial corporations … Continue reading →

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Core Data Gotcha

Posted on October 16, 2009 by MXH

Today I want to talk about how two individually reasonable design decisions in Core Data can combine to bite the unwary programmer. I’ve mentioned the benefits of the NSFetchedResultsController class’s ability to monitor the objects in its MOC for changes, … Continue reading →

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Question Time

Posted on October 15, 2009 by MXH

Two things: First, you should really check out this article. It’s a comparison of the “Super Six” super middleweight (168lb) boxing tournament with the “Contender” TV series. It’s got some interesting things to say about the business of boxing. Second, … Continue reading →

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Free Entertainment

Posted on October 12, 2009 by MXH

If you care, you probably already know (since this news is 9 months old), but: AMC has put all 17 episodes of the 1967-68 series “The Prisoner” online, viewable for free. If you’re not familiar with this show: It’s quite … Continue reading →

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