Archive for November, 2008
8 Sites for Watching English Evolve
Posted by John in Just for fun, Shared on November 27, 2008
In one of my favorite television shows, “Futurama,” there is a running gag that in the future, the word “ask” has been replaced by the more colloquial “aks” (pronounced axe). It might be a long time before the accepted spellings and pronunciations of common words like “ask” change, but the joke highlights a very real ...
Net censorship plan backlash
As opposition grows against the Government's controversial plan to censor the internet, the head of one of Australia's largest ISPs has labelled the Communications Minister the worst we've had in the past 15 years. Net censorship plan backlash - BizTech - Technology - theage.com.au. Just an update to the previous article about Conroy asking for Expressions of ...
Conroy calls for filter pilot volunteers
The federal government yesterday called for expressions of interest from internet service providers to conduct a live pilot of the controversial internet content filtering pilot it is planning. With the pilot hoped to be commenced by 24 December 2008, the expressions of interest (EoI) document has been peppered with what appear to be small enticements for ...
arguments: A JavaScript Oddity
Posted by John in JavaScript, Programming on November 12, 2008
arguments is the name of a local, array-like object available inside every function. It’s quirky, often ignored, but the source of much programming wizardry; all the major JavaScript libraries tap into the power of the arguments object. It’s something every JavaScript programmer should become familiar with. Inside any function you can access it through the variable: ...
7 Places to Find the Code You Need
Posted by John in Programming, Shared on November 4, 2008
A recent thread on SitePoint’s forums discussed how best to learn from other people’s code. For many people learning by example is the optimal way to pick up a new programming language, idea, or technique. But finding that ideal piece of code to look at and learn from isn’t always easy. That’s where code search ...
Google Gadgets in Gmail
People spend a lot of time in email applications, so it makes sense to have links to other applications and useful information next to the email. Some would like to see their bookmarks, others would find useful to have their agenda and the list of to-do items. Google Gadgets in Gmail. Ah these gadgets. I love them ...
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