Category: Quick Posts
Scientific American – The New Normal? Average Global Temperatures Continue to Rise
More and more the norm for local weather bears out that our planet is becoming warmer and warmer.
Marco.org – School grades are hopelessly broken
Grades are just a waste of resources.
A List Apart – Prefix or Posthack
Let’s stop hating on pre-fixes, as they eliminate the need to use hacks to enable features in a browser.
Friendly Atheist – An Iowa College’s Response to Blasphemy Day
Freedom of speech is important for people to feel free to critique any idea even one as personal as religion.
APOD – The Crown of the Sun
An image of the corona of the Sun during a recent total solar eclipse.
THINQ.co.uk – TV business kisses HDMI goodbye
I always enjoy seeing less cables around my desk.
Internet Systems Consortium – ISC Praises Momentous Step Forward in Securing the Domain Name System
The root DNS server are now protected with DNSSEC providing security in ensuring that the website you are visiting is the correct and valid website.
Boing Boing – Brazil’s copyright law forbids using DRM to block fair use
Brazil has decent copyright laws that balance both copyright holders and normal individuals.
Be Careful What Your Bumper Sticker Says – Wired.com
Legal decision passed down, stating that the government has the legal ability to eject people from private property on the basis of their individual viewpoint.