d3.xhr = function(url, mime, callback) {
  var req = new XMLHttpRequest;
  if (arguments.length < 3) callback = mime;
  else if (mime && req.overrideMimeType) req.overrideMimeType(mime);
  req.open("GET", url, true);
  req.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (req.readyState === 4) callback(req.status < 300 ? req : null);
  };
  req.send(null);
};