Ryan Underdown

Page Load Testing: Embedding With DocStoc and Scribd

Ryan Underdown — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:44:21 +0000

A quick comparison of loading time considerations when choosing between scribd and docstoc document embeds Continue reading →

Andrew Breitbart FBI Files Revealed

Ryan Underdown — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:13:11 +0000

I recently signed up for muckrock.com which makes it ridiculously easy to submit freedom of information requests (FOIA). As Andrew Breitbart had recently passed away I figured I would check to see if the FBI had any files on him. … Continue reading →

No, Sarah Jessica Parker Is Not Getting Deleted From OFA Emails

Ryan Underdown — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:35:28 +0000

Lots of people are linking to an article on observer.com noting that some fundraising emails from the Obama campaign are “deleting” mention of Sarah Jessica Parker. The piece on the New York Observer points in turn to a site set … Continue reading →

“responsive” ads with adsense

Ryan Underdown — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:50:34 +0000

I recently switched to a “responsive” web design and couldn’t find a good way to dynamically show the proper adwords ad format depending on the viewport of the visitor’s device. This snippet uses jquery to determine viewport width and then … Continue reading →

A Robots.txt Tip for Politicians

Ryan Underdown — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:34:15 +0000

There's a simple solution to letting some things slip down the memory hole... namely blocking the internet archive bot. If you are a politician you should IMMEDIATELY add the following to a robots.txt file on all of your server's document roots. Continue reading →