October 10
I needed a regular expression to strip Textile markup out of some content, but couldn’t find one already out there. So, here’s one.
It’s definitely not perfect, but it passes all of the test cases down to the “Phrase Attributes” section at Hobix. Enjoy -
Update: Strange problem with GitHub’s gist tool; the content below has several characters stripped out. Click here for the real deal.
September 7
Stuck in a bad relationship with YouTube? No more!
I prefer Vimeo for its great design, simplicity, and quality. YouTube is also known for having the worst comments on the web - even glancing at them can be a downer.
But sometimes you just can’t avoid it, so why not cut out all the riff-raff? Now, all videos on YouTube.com look like this:

Want some? It’s easy. All you need is Firefox and the Stylish add-on (if you don’t already have it). Read on for instructions…
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