Monthly Archive for November, 2005

Using Wikipedia and the Yahoo API to give structure to flat lists

hackdiary: Using Wikipedia and the Yahoo API to give structure to flat lists - Not only is this a neat hack, but it also pointed me at a couple of things I didn't know about Yahoo!'s API.

Octavia

As excited as I am by everything Octavia Boulevard (and Hayes Valley in general), it sure would be nice if it were a little easier to find the Octavia off-ramp from either direction. I managed to miss it the first two times I tried to use it from both 80 W and 101 N.

It's basically not signed until almost the last minute. To get there, follow signs towards Civic Center / Golden Gate Bridge, do not exit at Civic Center, and then you should see a sign for Octavia Boulevard.

September just called…

Hey, November! September just called -- he said he wants his weather back.

Sending XHTML as text/html Considered Harmful

Sending XHTML as text/html Considered Harmful - Huh. Point taken. (Update: Wow, this page is really broken in Safari.)