Things that are often true: Writings by Eric Edens.

Things that are often true is a website by Eric Edens. There are articles, projects, and some pretty sweet links. Plus there's some good stuff on microdata, and also a few tips on how to steal your data back from Facebook.

Articles

Programming

Python

• Looking to scrape a website? Use dependency injection.

Javascript

• Google Chrome Extensions: Browser Action

Internet

Microdata

• Examples of Local Business and Event Microdata.
• Build rel=me links from your Google Plus profile.

Facebook

• Facebook blocks users from switching to Google+
• How to switch from Facebook to Google+

Educational Technology

• Big(ger) mail on campus: Announcement that Google Apps is now giving 25GB of storage to EDU customers.
• Masters of the Web: Students Create Their High School's Internal Site: George Lucas's Edu magazine wrote this about a programming class that I taught.

Chemistry

• Structure and Conformational Dynamics of Trichothecene Mycotoxins, Journal of Natural Products.
• 3D structure of Aniline, Pomona College Chemistry Department.

Projects

Chrome Extensions

• Docs Quickly: Chrome extension to start a new Google Document directly from the toolbar.

Websites

• Golden Key Mini Storage: My grandfather's business. If you live in Portland and you need a cheap place to store stuff, this is a good option. They're on I-5 a little bit south of 217. They have really good rates.

Cool stuff

• HTML Validator: If you've ever tried to scrape someone's website, you know how janky most HTML is. A few minutes with this is well worth it.

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