the html times http://www.htmltimes.com/ The html times publishes twice a month and centers around the idea that information wants to be free. Musicians give out music, videographers give out videos, programmers give out code, artists give out art and columnists write about the freedom of information." en-us Plants And Bodies http://htmltimes.com/trevor-wilson.php Trevor Wilson gives us his latest album for download including protools session files for four of the tracks. Frameworks, Idioms, and Idiots http://htmltimes.com/javascript-frameworks-idioms-and-idiots.php Joshua Clayton examines the upshot of using framework syntax in place of actually learning Javascript, and asks us to stop being lazy. Introducing GenevaJS http://htmltimes.com/introducing-genevajs.php Rick Waldron walks us through the first set of methods in the upcoming Javascript extension kit for writing jQuery style syntax with Prototype. Creator of Obama “Hope” Poster Challenges AP Copyright http://htmltimes.com/shepard-fairey-challenges-ap-copyright.php Jonathan Hunter brings us up to speed on the Shepard Fairey's response to the Associated Press, and makes a case for sharing. Putting the Kaibosh on IE6 http://htmltimes.com/detecting-ie6.php Boaz sender walks us through serving a message to visitors based on their browser version. Anatomy of a jQuery Plugin http://htmltimes.com/how-to-build-a-jquery-plugin.php Thomas Steinmetz walks us through building a jQuery plugin with the example of a tabbed navigation and gives us the final product to download. Forgiving Student Loan Debt http://htmltimes.com/forgiving-student-loan-debt.php Jacob Perkins explores alternative solutions to our economic trouble including the cancelation of student loan debt. Hackers of the Free Software Movement http://htmltimes.com/wintercamp-2009.php Patrick Davison reports on Wintercamp 2009 and the Floss Open Source Manuals group he attended with. Music Is Free http://htmltimes.com/music-is-free.php Justina White makes the case for the freeness of music, offering an alternative revenue model to recording artists. Hip Hop Vector Art http://htmltimes.com/hip-hop-vector-pack.php Billy Nunez gives us a set of hip hop vectors he put together for this issue of the html times. My Dell Latitude D600 http://htmltimes.com/dell-latitude-d600.php Michael Winward gives us a short story about the character of his Dell Latitude D600. Ear To The Grindstone http://htmltimes.com/jesse-bartlett-webber-quintet.php Jesse Bartlett-Webber gives us his inspired opus for download, and Jesse reviews the compositions. Creative Commons Panel at Harvard Cyber Law http://htmltimes.com/creative-commons-panel-at-harvard-cyber-law.php Contributing Editor Justina White Summarizes the recent Creative Commons Founders panel held at Harvard Cyber-Law Berkman Center for Internet. RIAA Takes Aim at Harvard Professor http://htmltimes.com/riaa-takes-aim-at-harvard-professor.php Jonathan Hunter catches us up on the RIAA’s latest attacks on free information exchange and the Harvard Law professor who tried to intervene. Printing Blogs http://htmltimes.com/the-printed-blog.php Daniel Grossman takes a quick look at the new Boston based Printed Blog, a freely circulated blogroll in print. Better than Drugs: Nine Spiny Ideas http://htmltimes.com/better-than-drugs-9-spiney-ideas.php Keith Hendershot shares a list of nine spiny ideas so far out there, they're better than drugs. Van Jones Interview http://htmltimes.com/van-jones.php">Van Jones and the Green New Deal Jacob Perkins Interview's Social Activist Van Jones about socioeconomic inequalities in the environmentalist movement, and his role consulting the new administration's transition team. Chris Messina Interview http://htmltimes.com/chris-messina.php Boaz Sender Interviews Open Source Evangelist Chris Messina about the philosophy behind and practicalities involved in building an Open Stack. Javascript Chat Client http://htmltimes.com/javascript-chat-client-in-jquery.php Thomas Steinmetz gives away his jQuery chat client completer with buddy, session and transcript management. Circumventing Cross Domain Restrictions on XMLHttpRequest http://htmltimes.com/cross-domain-javascript-xmlhttprequest-restriction.php Sam Clearman discusses two techniques for circumventing cross domain JavaScript restrictions on XMLHttpRequest in the same origin policy. Most Valuable Player http://htmltimes.com/nat-baldwin.php Nat Baldwin gives us his newest album, Most Valuable Player, for download and Jesse Alejandro reviews the bass-infused tracks. Ownership and a DRM World http://htmltimes.com/ownership-and-drm.php Justina White asks what ownership really means when it comes to DRM-locked digital media. Do you actually own your music in the full sense of the word if you can't use it as you like? Presenters in Ruby on Rails Applications http://htmltimes.com/presenters-in-Ruby-on-Rails-applications.php Joshua Clayton discusses his use of Presenters, and gives us an demo application to play with the concepts. Of White Whales and Dark Energies http://htmltimes.com/whales-dark-matter-ether-spermaceti.php Featuring Cannibalism, Whale Attacks, Mustaches, Physics Jokes, Doughnuts, Sperm Jokes, Shrinking Space Men, the Weird History of the Ether, and Exploding Stars… How to Make Barack Obama Keep His Promises http://htmltimes.com/how-to-make-barack-obama-keep-his-promises.php The online organizing and social networking that engineered Barack Obama's rise to the White House wasn't just an expensive tool, it was a culture. A culture of people who are motivated, informed and demanding, and a culture that will turn on Obama once they suspect they've been used. Obama Biden Transition Project and Cluen http://htmltimes.com/cluen-privacy-obama-transition.php Ari Herzog rips through layers of .gov and .org transitional websites, asks why government data is being hosted on private sector servers, and calls for greater transparency in the Obama Biden Transition Project. Change.gov http://htmltimes.com/change.gov.php Jacob Perkins discusses the implications of an online presidency @ Change.gov, the Obama administration's official transition Web site. Open Source Debugger http://htmltimes.com/open-source-debugger.php Check out the new and improved A.Unit debugging software. Go Back Where We Began? http://htmltimes.com/karl-walters-jr-trio.php Karl gives out samples and Protools files newest album for download, and Jesse reviews of this jazz-infused, mutli­farious Brooklyn-based band. The Turing Test And Machine Intelligence http://htmltimes.com/turing-test-machine-intelligence.php Dylan Thuras introduces us to computer science great Alan Turing, the Turing test, and six Artificial Intelligence Entities that are trying to fool you into thinking they are human. Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property http://htmltimes.com/prioritizing-resources-and-organization-for-intellectual-property-act.php Justina White explores what the signing of the Pro-IP Act means for you and wonders what she'd do with $435 million. PHP Photo Uploader http://htmltimes.com/php-photo-uploader.php Thomas Steinmetz shows us how to create a simple photo uploader with basic permissions for different users and gallery using php and lightbox js. Mapping Cyberspace Onto Actual Space http://htmltimes.com/mapping-cyberspace-onto-actual-space.php Keith Hendershot muses on geolocative technology, science fiction, and RFID as he walks us through a brief history of cyberspace, from what it meant in the 80s to what it means now. Android Google Phone From T-Mobile http://htmltimes.com/android-google-phone-from-t-mobile.php Dick Clark hasn't put his G1 down for 12 days. Read his review of the first Android phone, from HTC and T-Mobile. National Video web log Posting Month http://htmltimes.com/navlopomo.php Ryanne Hodson gears up for National Video web blog Posting Month 2008 (NaVloPoMo for those of you in the know). Obama Hippies http://htmltimes.com/obama-hippies.php Jacob Perkins finds that his past life with Phish has much more in common with his present life on the Obama campaign than he would have ever imagined. War Elephant http://www.htmltimes.com/deer-tick.php Deer Tick gives out their newest album for download, and Jesse Alejandro dines his way through it, introducing us to this alt-country rock band from Providence. The Internet As Desktop http://www.htmltimes.com/google-docs-gears-fluid.php Boaz Sender examines one of the latest moves towards internet as operating system and walks through setting up Gears and Fluid to make web applications behave like they were desktop applications. Custom Attributes http://www.htmltimes.com/custom-attributes.php Rick Waldron explores the semantic and procedural benefits of custom HTML tag attributes in JavaScript applications as he passes through Connecticut on his way down to New York. Vote Builder and Google Earth http://www.htmltimes.com/vote-builder.php Full-time Obama volunteer Jacob Perkins updates us on the campaign in VA and the database Vote Builder. Rural But Decent Parts http://www.htmltimes.com/rural-but-decent-parts.php Jaye Bartell tells us about his experience baring it all to an unlikely audience in rural Appalachia. Only The Men Have Memory http://www.htmltimes.com/only-the-men-have-memory.php Patrick Davison's humorous and detailed info-graphic schematic of a neighborhood shows us that we can represent far more than electrical input and output with diagrams. Your Presidential Choice http://www.htmltimes.com/your-presidential-choice.php Dick Clark gives us a lesson in economics and why neither of the two candidates is actually the candidate for change. Swing States http://www.htmltimes.com/swing-states.php Ryanne Hodson's tells us how information culled from voter databases helped her overcome her fear of canvassing. Nothing New Has Ever Begun http://www.htmltimes.com/the-coyotes.php The Coyotes give out Pro Tools session files from their new album for download, and Jesse Alejandro introduces us to this intriguing, genre-bending Seattle band. IP Censorship in Beijing http://www.htmltimes.com/beijing-china-internet-censorship.php Ryanne Hodson’s first-hand account of internet censorship and police intimidation in Beijing, China during the 2008 Olympics. The Fattening of the Client http://www.htmltimes.com/thick-client-side-document-driven-development.php Why every developer needs to brush up on his Javascript right now Presidential Internet http://www.htmltimes.com/presidential-internet.php Jacob Perkins explores how Obama and McCain use network technology in their presidential campaigns and breaks down their respective technology platforms. Is the Free Encyclopedia a Democratic Encyclopedia? http://www.htmltimes.com/is-wikipedia-democratic.php Dick Clark's crash course on the political philosophy of democracy, the history of Wikipedia, and why a democratic encyclopedia should not be (and is not) the goal. Black Hole Kills Programmer http://www.htmltimes.com/band-camp.php A progammer dies by way of the Swiss black hole. Under the Hood Of BandCamp http://www.htmltimes.com/edit-in-place-with-prototype.php Serial software developer Joe Holt talks to Sam Clearman about his newest project, BandCamp: the website for bands and their music that finds a new revenue model for the record industry. Editing In Place With Prototype http://www.htmltimes.com/html-special-characters.php Resident programmer Thomas Steinmetz walks us through the cleanest, driest, and most direct method for editing in place with Prototype. HTML Special Characters Reference http://www.htmltimes.com/collider-black-hole.php A simple quick cheat sheet for special typographical characters.