Archive for October 1st, 2007

October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught

GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit

Title: GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit Author: Robert Hanson, Adam Tacy Paperback: 600 pages Publisher: Manning Publications (June 5, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1933988231 ISBN-13: 978-1933988238 Finally, a technical book again! I liked this one – I wanted to build a simple interactive site for finding the next Chicago comuter trains based […]

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October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught

Real Dolls

We saw a documentary last night on BBC America called “Love Me, Love My Doll.” This was a strange one we found by accident – a documentary about four men that own realdolls – dolls designed to look and feel like women.  I’m providing the link to the wikipedia entry here for your enjoyment.  I […]

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October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught

Eastern Promises

We saw “Eastern Promises” Sunday morning. Eastern Promises is David Cronenberg’s latest movie.  Its a bit of a departure for him.  The movie is set in London and involves the Russian Mafia.  A young woman is rushed to the hospital – she dies but gives birth to a baby girl.  The young doctor finds her […]

October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught

Gates of Paradise

We visited the Gates of Paradise exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. We went to the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago to see the exhibit “The Gates of Paradise.” The show includes art work and three of the panels of the east doors of the Bapistry in Florence; these panels are considered […]