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I just found out about this incredibly useful trick for loading absolute resources with either http: or https: depending on the protocol ...

When is an array not an array? When it's a JavaScript array. (Update: Here I'm talking about JavaScript's standard Array type. ...

(Updated 2014/12/30) Something that sometimes comes up in JavaScript work is the need to figure out what kind of thing you're dealing wi...

Another near-Neil-Armstrong moment ( like this one ) is upon us: Voyager 1 has begun transiting the heliopause , the boundary between our so...

There's a site for that: caniuse.com . So, for instance, what browsers support the File API ? These ones: http://caniuse.com/#search=fil...

Google's V8 JavaScript engine is well-known for being freaky fast , but far from resting on their laurels, the V8 team are taking thing...

The place for "Compatible with" stickers is on the box , not on the product . I couldn't care less that my new monitor is ...