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Racing in America
Walter Vosburgh's complete text (1866-1921).
horseracing  reference 
january 2012 by jnchapel
Digging beneath the surface
"Although there is no perfect statistical measurement for evaluating sires, I believe I've come up with a short list of stallions who are better at consistently siring the most successful synthetic performers than those who top the progeny earnings list for synthetic runners." Useful!
horseracing  handicapping  breeding  synthetic-surfaces  sire-lists  reference 
february 2010 by jnchapel
Toward content quality
"How do we know whether content is any good?" Heuristics and checklists.
content-analysis  content-strategy  reference  branding  strategy  user-experience 
february 2010 by jnchapel
Learn to Program
11-part tutorial on learning to program with Ruby.
programming  tutorial  reference  ruby 
january 2010 by jnchapel
Man o' War sets world record - New York Tribune, September 5, 1920
"He pulled away from the fast traveling Hoodwink as a great horse should ..." (Lawrence Realization)
horseracing  history  great-horses  man-o-war  reference  research  racing-history 
december 2009 by jnchapel
Breeders' Cup Betting Odds
Collated ante-post odds from UK/Ireland betting shops (via @robinhowlett).
horseracing  breeders-cup  odds  reference 
october 2009 by jnchapel
A legal primer: No consistent winner in turf wars between leagues and news organizations
"Before diving any deeper into the growing power of sports leagues over how news organizations do their work, it’s important to trace the legal path that got us to this point. A few landmark cases have played a big role in determining what kinds of influence can be wielded over your local sports section ..."
media  media-law  sports-law  law  reference  legal-issues 
august 2009 by jnchapel
Daily Racing Form digital archive
Search scanned DRFs from the 1890s through the 1980s. Partial resource, ongoing project, helpful to racing history buffs. (Via @colinsghost)
horseracing  history  reference  research  resources 
july 2009 by jnchapel
jQuery tutorials for designers
Ten visual tutorials intended for web designers on how to apply Javascript effects with jQuery.
reference  inspiration  css  tutorial  tips  javascript  web-design  ajax  resources 
june 2009 by jnchapel
Dr. Johnson’s Word-a-Day Dictionary
Sample entry: "E’LFLOCK. n.s. [elf and lock.] Knots of hair twisted by elves." See: Manes done up in Steve Asmussen barn style.
reference  dictionary  blogs  english-language  writing 
march 2009 by jnchapel
New York Times Topics
See Big Brown (Race Horse), etc. A great example of how to organize and make useful a massive collection of archives.
reference  news  information  research  resources  archives  new-york-times 
march 2009 by jnchapel
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
"Monitoring the legal climate for Internet activity." Offers helpful copyright and fair use info.
copyright  fair-use  media  reference 
january 2009 by jnchapel
Racehorse Profiles from Blood-Horse
Pedigree, racing, and breeding info + latest news on hundreds of racehorses in training.
horseracing  reference  profiles  work 
december 2008 by jnchapel
The Grid System
The "ultimate resource" for designing and developing grid systems.
web  web-design  tools  reference  css  grids  resources 
december 2008 by jnchapel
StateStats
Popularity of search queries in US states.
statistics  data  search  research  reference  tools 
december 2008 by jnchapel
Plain Writing Instructions
Clear and to the Point: Guidelines for Using Plain Language
reference  writing  style  simplicity  clarity  communication 
september 2008 by jnchapel
How to recognise a good programmer
"There are a number of subtle cues that you can get, even from the CV, to figure out whether someone’s a great programmer."
business  reference  recruiting  hiring  programming 
september 2008 by jnchapel
AgencyTool Web Design Dashboard
"The definitive resource list for designing, developing, marketing & maintaining websites."
reference  lists  web-design  web-resources 
july 2008 by jnchapel
PDTool: Copyright Slider
Neat tool for determining (possible) copyright issues
copyright  reference  tools  libraries  information  publishing 
july 2008 by jnchapel
The Perfect 3 Column Liquid Layout
No CSS hacks. SEO friendly. iPhone compatible.
code  css  HTML  tutorial  web-design  reference 
june 2008 by jnchapel
Epicurious.com
Recipes, menus, guides, and cooking tips
recipes  food  reference 
december 2007 by jnchapel

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