Vaughn analyses an often-overlooked part of Apple’s packaging, the fibreboard corner in the shipping box:
these fiberboard corners are mostly empty (i dissected one), have tremendous crush resistance (i applied 168lbs to one of them by standing on it), spread external forces over a large internal surface, and contain one material and one binder (good for recycling).
A couple of months ago, I adapted a user script called [knogs](https://github.com/nqzero/knogs) (“keyboard navigation on Google Search”) into a Safari extension. knogs restores Google’s search page keyboard navigation shortcuts ([background here](http://yjsoon.com/2012/02/re-enabling-jk-keyboard-navigation-on-google-search)), so you can navigate between search results with `j` (down) and `k` (up), and get to the search field with `/`.
Unfortunately, Safari 6’s new unified “URL + search” bar behaviour _retains focus_ after a search. As a result, you have to click in the search page to use any keyboard shortcuts, rendering the extension fairly useless unless you like searching for JJ Abrams by mistake.
So I’ve updated the extension to remove focus from the unified search bar. (It’s an ugly hack, though–I did it by prepending an input field on the page, calling `focus` on it to remove focus from the search bar, and then removing focus with `blur`. [Let me know](http://yjsoon.com/contact) if you have any better ideas.)
Download the Safari extension [here](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/90126/GoogleJK/GoogleJK.safariextz), and the source (userscript version) is available [here](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/90126/GoogleJK/GoogleJK.user.js). If you were using the previous extension, it should have auto-updated, if I set it up right. Test it out by searching in Safari’s URL bar, waiting a few milliseconds, and entering `j`, `k`, or `/` to navigate.
A couple of notes on usage:
– You have to be searching with `google.com` for this to work, and not any country-specific domains. This is due to the way Safari handles extension whitelisting–I can’t get it to whitelist `google.com.*` URLs.
– Disable Google Instant search in your account settings, otherwise typing `j` will just append that letter to your search terms. Thanks to [Nick Farina](http://nfarina.com) for helping me find this issue.
Posting without comment; emphasis mine.
e27, [Electronic Arts merges IronMonkey and Firemint to form Australia’s largest gaming studio Firemonkeys
](http://e27.sg/2012/07/25/electronic-arts-merges-ironmonkey-and-firemint-to-form-australias-largest-gaming-studio-firemonkeys/), 25 July 2012:
Good news aside, there are certainly expectations from the gaming community for the new Firemonkeys to perform, as they now eagerly awaits their first product.
e27, [OS X Mountain Lion upgrade now available in Singapore for S$25.98](http://e27.sg/2012/07/25/os-x-mountain-lion-upgrade-now-available-in-singapore-for-s25-98/), 25 July 2012:
Mac OS X can now grab the Mountain Lion upgrade at a price of S$25.98 in Singapore
[…]
The upgrade will come a the cost of S$25.98 and comes with over 200 innovative new features.
[…]
The Message app, which users had access to the beta version, will bring iMessage to the Mac and allows cross device communication across the iOS devices available in the market.
(The app is called “Messages”.)
Tech in Asia, [Run a Singaporean Coffee Shop with the Kopi Tiam Game](http://www.techinasia.com/kopi-tiam-app/), 26 July 2012:
I downloaded the free Kopi Tiam version to give it a shot, after reading many positive reviews. It’s reminiscent to many time-management games […]
[…]
We’ve also included a the game’s demo video below. Enjoy!
Tech in Asia, [TackThis Powers Donation Drive in Singapore’s National Day 2012](http://www.techinasia.com/tackthis-singapore-national-day-2012/), 20 June 2012:
As a Singaporean, I confess feel compelled to doing so as well.
That’s it, for now. I might do more of these, if I get annoyed enough.
Oh, here’s one more. In this case, the bad grammar and awkward phrasing aren’t necessarily the writer’s fault. e27, [The Demise of QR Codes](http://e27.sg/2012/02/28/the-demise-of-qr-codes/), February 2012:
QR codes will remain a curious oddity for the technically proficient geeks and bleeding adopters.
Here are the [search results](http://google.com/search?q=bleeding%20adopters) for the odd term “bleeding adopters”. Compare [this article](http://www.imediaconnection.com/printpage/printpage.aspx?id=30267) from October 2011, which also contains that phrase, to the above e27 article.
Update, a day later: e27 and Tech in Asia have acknowledged and corrected the above. Both note that they appreciate error reports sent through their comment sections.
If you get a Big Head Squirrel Feeder, you’ll be able to feed and humiliate squirrels at the same time. Hang this vinyl 5-1/2″ x 8″ Big Head Squirrel Feeder in front of a window or near a porch, fill it with something squirrels like to eat and when they stick their head up there, the squirrel looks like he has a hilariously huge head with a goofy smile.
_So_ close to setting that picture as my iPhone wallpaper.
