java readline for OS X post updated

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I’ve updated my post on getting java readline working with OS X. Some derivation of readline now seems to be included with Tiger (10.4), and that makes it important to put /opt/local/lib before /usr/lib in the library path.

Updated Java bundle for TextMate

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I spent some time today integrating contributions to my Java bundle from a fellow TextMate user. I added a new template for Java interfaces and a number of snippets and commands for code generation. I continue to love the powerful simplicity of TM.

Cool Tools: XPE

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I recently discovered the joy of XPath, thanks to a talk at one of the IndyJUG meetings a couple of months ago. Once I got the most basic of grasps on XPath queries, I was able to start churning out some pretty slick scraped RSS feeds for things like Pollstar artist and city searches, eBay… Read more »

Prepare to walk the plank!

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In my copious free time ™, I worked up a quick Blojsom plugin filter based on Dougal’s text filter suite for WordPress, which happens to include a Talk Like a Pirate filter. It’s a fairly simple concept, but, as usual, I went a little overboard. In order to avoid unintentionally piratizing links and other non-text… Read more »