gistfile1.rb

link_to_remote("Remote outauthor", { :url => { :action => "whatnot"  }}, { :class => "fine"  })

#Currently renders:
<a class="fine" href="#" onclick="new Ajax.Request('http://www.example.com/whatnot', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true}); return false;">Remote outauthor</a>

#suggested view render:
<a class="fine" data-rails-remote="true" href="http://www.example.com/whatnot">Remote outauthor</a>

#Method implemented by jquery.rails.js helper
$(a["data-rails-remote=true"]).($.ajax({
  url: $(this).attr("href"),
  async: false
}));