Serious question, /prog/

I want to create a standalone .html file that has some Javascript that loads a URL that contains JSON data, then uses that data to display some useful info. I'm getting shit about "cross-domain policies" in Chrome, though. There has to be a way to do this, right? Have they really made it impossible to use the browser to write local, personal "web apps?"

>>14

The whole *point* was that I didn't want to bother with a server, just e-mail an .html file to some friends. I did try setting up a simple Node server in Heroku, but for some reason HTTP requests to the JSON page weren't working (though requests to other servers echoed fine...) God, how I hate web programming.

>>15
Finally, a useful suggestion. Thanks!