Racing in America
january 2012 by jnchapel
Walter Vosburgh's complete text (1866-1921).
horseracing
reference
january 2012 by jnchapel
Digging beneath the surface
february 2010 by jnchapel
"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
february 2010 by jnchapel
"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
january 2010 by jnchapel
11-part tutorial on learning to program with Ruby.
programming
tutorial
reference
ruby
january 2010 by jnchapel
Chronicling America - The Library of Congress
december 2009 by jnchapel
Newspaper page searches (goes through 1922).
reference
newspapers
research
archives
december 2009 by jnchapel
Man o' War sets world record - New York Tribune, September 5, 1920
december 2009 by jnchapel
"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
Typedia: A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces
december 2009 by jnchapel
Classify, categorize, connect, search.
tools
reference
typography
fonts
web-design
typefaces
resources
december 2009 by jnchapel
Breeders' Cup Betting Odds
october 2009 by jnchapel
Collated ante-post odds from UK/Ireland betting shops (via @robinhowlett).
horseracing
breeders-cup
odds
reference
october 2009 by jnchapel
Baudrillard: Simulacra and Simulations
september 2009 by jnchapel
As it relates to Trilling.
media
culture
reference
literature
essays
postmodernism
philosophy
jean-baudrillard
simulation
to-read-later
september 2009 by jnchapel
A legal primer: No consistent winner in turf wars between leagues and news organizations
august 2009 by jnchapel
"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
july 2009 by jnchapel
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
june 2009 by jnchapel
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
march 2009 by jnchapel
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
march 2009 by jnchapel
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
january 2009 by jnchapel
"Monitoring the legal climate for Internet activity." Offers helpful copyright and fair use info.
copyright
fair-use
media
reference
january 2009 by jnchapel
TRC - Results Archives
january 2009 by jnchapel
Results from races dating back years.
horseracing
work
reference
statistics
results
january 2009 by jnchapel
O'Reilly - Safari Books Online
december 2008 by jnchapel
Online reference shelf from O'Reilly.
books
reference
technology
documentation
tutorial
december 2008 by jnchapel
Racehorse Profiles from Blood-Horse
december 2008 by jnchapel
Pedigree, racing, and breeding info + latest news on hundreds of racehorses in training.
horseracing
reference
profiles
work
december 2008 by jnchapel
The Grid System
december 2008 by jnchapel
The "ultimate resource" for designing and developing grid systems.
web
web-design
tools
reference
css
grids
resources
december 2008 by jnchapel
StateStats
december 2008 by jnchapel
Popularity of search queries in US states.
statistics
data
search
research
reference
tools
december 2008 by jnchapel
Plain Writing Instructions
september 2008 by jnchapel
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
september 2008 by jnchapel
"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
july 2008 by jnchapel
"The definitive resource list for designing, developing, marketing & maintaining websites."
reference
lists
web-design
web-resources
july 2008 by jnchapel
PDTool: Copyright Slider
july 2008 by jnchapel
Neat tool for determining (possible) copyright issues
copyright
reference
tools
libraries
information
publishing
july 2008 by jnchapel
The Perfect 3 Column Liquid Layout
june 2008 by jnchapel
No CSS hacks. SEO friendly. iPhone compatible.
code
css
HTML
tutorial
web-design
reference
june 2008 by jnchapel
Epicurious.com
december 2007 by jnchapel
Recipes, menus, guides, and cooking tips
recipes
food
reference
december 2007 by jnchapel
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