Month: February 2009
links for 2009-02-07
Books of The Times – In ‘The Numbers Game,’ Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot Show How Statistics Can Lie – Review – NYTimes.com Looks like an interesting book that tries to help people understand where statistics come from. (tags: statistics books math) 24 Essential Pages to include on Your Website | TuVinhSoft .,JSC What should […]
links for 2009-02-06
Feminist Daily News 2/5/2009: Arizona State University Settlement Reforms Harassment and Assault Policies I love how athletes get away with crap. (tags: athletics college university stupid money lawsuit arizona football rape sexual harassment feminism) American Civil Liberties Union : White House Announces Troubling Faith-Based Order, ACLU Says Administration Is Heading Into Unchartered Waters Why the […]
links for 2009-02-05
Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer: Your all-inclusive guide to a life well-lived. I giggled for about a minute. (tags: humor basicinstructions webcomics) BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Number of alien worlds quantified "The current research estimates that there are at least 361 intelligent civilisations in our Galaxy and possibly as many as 38,000." […]
links for 2009-02-04
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan bridge blast cuts supply Not good: "Suspected militants in north-western Pakistan have blown up a bridge, cutting a crucial supply link to Nato forces in neighbouring Afghanistan." (tags: military pakistan nato afghanistan transportation war terrorism) BBC NEWS | Africa | UK to 'keep up squeeze' on Mugabe UK […]
Yes I’ve Been Memed
Yep, I’ve been memmed, so stand back and watch me talk about myself for a few minutes and learn something. I despise bananas I enjoy banana nut bread and Post Banana Nut Cereal, crazy I know I got my first set of contacts around Thanksgiving and, I absolutely love them. The optometrist asked me if […]
links for 2009-02-03
Media Matters – Media Matters: Media menu: Scrutiny, with a side order of sound judgment What the media should actually be doing: "We don't want to see the media treat Barack Obama with the overt scorn they directed at Bill Clinton, snooping around his bedroom and spreading lies large (Vince Foster conspiracy theories, for example) […]
links for 2009-02-02
10 Ways to Improve Your Web Page Performance 10 pretty simple tips to improve your web site's speed. (tags: webdevelopment css javascript xhtml programming performance optimization) A List Apart: Articles: Return of the Mobile Style Sheet What to do about mobile devices. (tags: mobile webdevelopment webdesign iphone css design usability xhtml browser cellphone internet stylesheet […]
The Case for Web Applications
Recently Neil McAllister wrote a column for InfoWorld making his case against web applications. I want to make my own case for web applications, pretty convenient since that’s what I want to do as a full time job. It’s client-server all over again Scaling small server farms to meet demand can be a real challenge […]
links for 2009-02-01
Pharyngula: Durston's devious distortions Distorting science doesn't make you right. (tags: science statistics creation evolution) Who Survives a Plane Crash? – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com Most interesting part of this whole q&a session, "Panic is one of the biggest myths of disasters and emergencies. Experts say that 80 percent of us are likely to respond […]