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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Cage Rage 23
I went to see the Cage Rage 23 Mixed Martial Arts Championships last week, which saw the triumphant return of Vitor Belfort. It’s basically the UK version of the UFC, but contrary to popular belief, it’s not completely no-holds-barred combat … Continue reading
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Attaching a Bitmap – AS2 vs AS3
A common task that has changed drastically in ActionScript 3.0 is loading a library image via its linkageID into a BitmapData object and attaching it to a movieclip. In ActionScript 2.0, this can be done like so: import flash.display.BitmapData var … Continue reading
Posted in AS3, Flash
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Trouble In Paradise
The situation in Burma is deteriorating rapidly, with several protesters already killed by government troops. Governments are reluctant to step in, not least of all because China (whose demand for oil and steel is propping up the US economy right … Continue reading
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Naughty draft dodging president
It’s a shame this aired years ago on British TV, but was pulled from TV in the US. It may have stopped so many people voting for Bush – twice! Or at least made it harder for Diebold to hack … Continue reading
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XML within a class
I was recently asked about the problem of loading XML from within a class to trigger an arbitrary method. The problem was: the onLoad event triggers on the XML instance, not the class creating it. This could probably be worked … Continue reading