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"Meme floating around the IT-analyst-o-sphere: bring your own laptop. Basically treat the employee's laptop as you would treat the employees's pants: require it, pay the employee enough to buy it, and provide the infrastructure that works with it, but that's all. Give the employee the price of one laptop per two years, plus, say, the price of one major troubleshooting session per six months."Originally from tecznotes links by reBlogged on Apr 22, 2006, 10:00PM
Vice President Cheney during Chinese President Hu's press conference. The Veep's staff says he was "studying his notes," but it's pretty clear he's sawing logs. Oh, well, at least he's not shooting anyone.
This is what he's going to look like in a few years, retired to his 3 million dollar residence on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Just an amiable old duffer, nodding off on his front porch, remembering all the good times from his years of invading countries, ordering "swirlies" for prisoners in Gitmo, and enhancing the Halliburton bottom line. Unless he gets some Pinochet action late in life, heh heh.
Originally from Tom Moody by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 11:19AM
[Oliver Thylmann - Thoughts] The Plazes API 1.0 is here. More information right on the Plazes Blog.
<!--Plazes API 1.0-->Originally from Geotags.org by reBlogged on Apr 17, 2006, 2:41PM
<!--Yahoo! Releases Hi-Resolution Imagery for Entire Continental US-->
[Google Earth Blog] Maps beta released 1-meter/pixel resolution color satellite photos for the entire continental US. This is significant because it is more consistent data instead of the patchwork of varying color, black and white, varying resolution imagery we are used to in other mapping applications like Google Maps/Earth, and Windows Live Local.
Originally from Geotags.org by reBlogged on Apr 12, 2006, 10:37PM
My OpenID Comments plugin for Movable Type is now available in version 1.6. New:
- Finds userpic/avatar images in commenters' FOAF profiles, and provides them with the
MTCommentAuthorPictureURLtag.- Properly handles cancelled signins.
- Signing out of the blog no longer signs commenters out of TypeKey.
- Per-blog option to disable inline styles in the
SignOnThunktags.You might see
PictureURLin action on this very blog, which is sporting a slight variation on the new style I made for my LiveJournal.I tried to figure out how to use a fake email address to get around the "Require email addresses" setting when OpenID commenters are commenting, but faking and unfaking it in all the right places seems too ugly to bother with. As you can reasonably argue that's fine, and it warns commenters when they first try to sign in that the setting is wrong, I probably won't fix it in the future either.
Originally from markpasc.org weblog by reBlogged
Just what are Chinese Internet users searching for?Originally from NYT > Technology by reBlogged on Apr 23, 2006, 12:00AM
New York Magazine just did a feature on Ganas, the amazing Staten Island commune Isuru, Aileen, and I lived in prior to starting House 2.0. If you ever have a chance to experience it, even just for a month, you owe it to yourself.
Link: Big Love at Ganas, New York City’s Most Exclusive Commune
Originally from Amit Gupta's Blog by reBlogged on Apr 22, 2006, 12:42AM
"A blog dedicated to DJ Premier and hip hop in general"Originally from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 11:10PM
Today's link
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Kama Sutra: The GameFrom Loaded Magazine comes Kama Sutra The Game.
Originally from Sex & Games by reBlogged on Apr 22, 2006, 9:18AM
the Japanese have the solution. Strange.Originally from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs by reBlogged on Apr 22, 2006, 8:54AM
its amazing its costs more then a penny to make a pennyOriginally from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs by reBlogged on Apr 22, 2006, 12:25PM
From time to time, a resident physician at Google headquarters weighs in with her thoughts on healthy living. This is not medical advice, and you should check with your own doctor before pursuing any particular course of action.
There is a Chinese saying that "To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short." In other words, how long can you tap on that keyboard or sit in that chair before you hurt yourself. We’re not designed to remain as sedentary or perform the fine motor movements for the long uninterrupted hours that we have to do in so many of our jobs. Evidence suggests that prolonged abnormal posture and repetitive movements contribute to neck, limb and back pain. These conditions are collectively known as overuse syndromes, or repetitive stress injury (RSI).RSI is no small matter. It accounts for 34% of all lost-workday injury and illness — and costs almost $20 billion annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The National Academy of Sciences has concluded that an estimated $50 billion is lost by businesses every year from sick leave, decreased productivity and medical costs linked to repetitive stress disorders. The Academy has published two reports since 1998 which directly link repetitive motion to workplace injury.
The damage sustained from RSI is due to structural changes in the muscle fiber as well as due to decreased blood flow. Nerves can also be involved. The immobile tissue and surrounding inflammation compress the nerve which can cause numbness or tingling and eventually weakness if the nerve is damaged severely.
For those of you who need evidence, see this study on "Overuse Syndrome." In this study, biopsies were taken from hand muscles of injured and normal subjects, which demonstrated the structural damage in the muscle fibers and correlated the damage with the severity of the injury. In another study, biopsies were taken from neck muscles, and reduced local blood flow was found in the injured areas. The greater the pain difference, the greater the reduction in blood flow.
Some of the most common RSI injuries are tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Work-related carpal tunnel syndrome now accounts for more than 41% of all repetitive motion disorders in the United States, says this study. And here's a telling title: "Hard work never hurt anyone: or did it?" -- it's a review of occupational associations with soft tissue musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper limb.
So what should you do? The key to treatment is prevention. Research shows that injuries decrease and productivity increases when employers encourage stretch breaks and stress the importance of ergonomics. See for example this one at at Ergonomics Now.
Here are a few tips: -- Breaks should be taken every 30-45 minutes for at least 5 minutes. If you need assistance there are free downloadable timers that will help remind you to do so.
-- Stretch your arms, hands, neck, and back during breaks. This yoga site demonstrates some exercises. Other sites are listed below.
-- Maintain posture alignment. Don't slouch on the couch with the laptop.
-- Work stations should be reviewed initially and with each office move. Adjust your chair, monitor, keyboard, mouse, laptop. Alternate keyboards and mice periodically.
--Shift your gaze from the computer screen to the distance. And don't forget to blink!
--Limit non-essential computer use. This may be heresy -- but do give the surfing, gaming, emailing, and text messaging a rest.
-- If pain occurs or persists, see your doctor, who may recommend wrist brace, ice packs, anti-inflammatory medication such as ibuprofen, cortisone injections, physical therapy, and most importantly, rest to allow healing. Don't procrastinate in addressing your symptoms -- the sooner you tend to them, the better off you are.
And finally, here are more sites that may be helpful:
Safe Computing Tips
Alternative Pointing Devices
Alternative and Ergonomic Keyboards
Harvard RSI Action
RSI exercises
RSI PageOriginally from Official Google Blog by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 5:07PM
Last October, we merged our local search site with Google Maps. At that time, we thought it was most appropriate to name the integrated product "Google Local" to emphasize the broad searching capabilities of the site and that it was much more than an ordinary mapping site. But we underestimated how much people loved Google Maps. Many have continued to refer to the site by the previous name, and many have explicitly asked us to "bring back Google Maps." Since it's most important to us to give our users what they want, we've decided to change the name officially to Google Maps.
Does this mean that local search is no longer important to Google? Absolutely not! Google Maps continues to have the killer combination of maps, driving directions, and local business search. And local search has become a fundamental part of the Google search experience; it's now embedded within a number of our products, including Google web search, Google Earth, Google SMS, and Google Mobile.Originally from Official Google Blog by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 9:30AM
Back in college, I had this idea of an Internet-based puzzle extravaganza. It would have one thousand puzzles of various types, more than anyone could ever expect to solve in the time limit provided. It was all going to tie into a central theme and an intricate story.
I got to about two hundred before I got exhausted (in both senses of the word).
Almost a decade later, that dream has come true: a small group of us at Google, in cooperation with Sony Pictures, have managed to create 12,358 original puzzles for The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google.
That's right, 12,358 (I'd make a joke about Fibonacci numbers, but that would be too obvious), all designed to honor both a fanatical puzzler’s sheer love of a mental challenge and the labyrinthine spirit of The Da Vinci Code itself. They'll be released over the next 24 days, in the form of six different challenges at four difficulty levels, with enough variety that I think everyone will be able to find something they like and play it over and over -- although if you're in the U.S., you'll want to try to complete all 24 and make it to the Final Challenge, where I hear there's a pretty nice prize package awaiting the winner.
I'm rather pleased with how this project fulfilled my youthful dream, and very proud of how well our team's creative synergies were able to mesh with the world of The Da Vinci Code, the cinematic version of which will premiere just as the Quest wraps up. Yes, we'll have to turn the puzzles off then -- after all, how else are we going to get you all offline to join the rest of us in the multiplexes?
Good luck, and more importantly, have fun!
P. S. Okay, this wouldn’t be a Da Vinci-related post if I didn’t give you a clue: if you really want a mental workout, try solving the Chess Challenges by looking only at the board, without using the multiple choices to help you. The training you get may very well prove helpful should you turn out to be one of the elite few who reach the Final Challenge.Originally from Official Google Blog by reBlogged on Apr 17, 2006, 12:52PM
The New Yorkers' Guide to Military Recruitment in the 5 Boroughs. “A free 64-page, pocket-sized book including everything a New Yorker needs to know about military recruitment and resources for counter-recruitment in NYC. Profiles of former soldiers sit side-by-side information on the enlistment contract, military myths, the No Child Left Behind Act, action/legal resources, a Harper’s-style index of facts, and much more. At the heart of the book is an opt-out form that students can tear out, fill in, and hand over to their school administrators to prevent their contact information from being released to recruiters.” You can order a copy, pick up a free copy around town, or download a PDF (2.9 MB). (via)
Originally from Social Design Notes reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 12:52PM
fundrace/forwardtrack, huzzah!Originally from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 11:35AM
Today, we are mostly getting request timeouts and ’server maintenance’ pages, and half the time the forums aren’t accessible either. Joy. I’m starting to understand why we don’t have an export feature; it’s not to make Six Apart look good, it’s because if they hadn’t locked us in there’d be nobody left. I made two related [...]Originally from wordpressâ„¢ wank by reBlogged on Dec 31, 1969, 6:59PM
Or, at least, I believe he thinks it is.
The few times I have seen him in the locker room, he has always struck me as very approachable, conversational, and probably fun to hang out with. Now he's talking very frankly, and at great length, to Jason Quick.
It's an incredible performance. Read it and you will like him more. He has a take on things that sometimes makes sense and sometimes doesn't, but never veers from an honest attempt to clear the air. The thought I had the whole time was: WHY DIDN'T YOU TALK LIKE THIS ALL SEASON? It would have gone a long way to patching things up with the fans.
The talk covers so many great topics. For instance, he's a little ticked there isn't a Darius Miles bobblehead. (I'm sure I know why: those things, I bet, take months to order, manufacture, and deliver, and at his request he was on the trading block all year. If he's a Knick, no one wants $20,000 worth of Blazer Darius bobbleheads.) He talks about how Martell Webster might be better than Ray Allen one day, but how did Portland not get Chris Paul? He loves Sebastian Telfair, but how did they not draft Al Jefferson? Miles says Canzano is scared of him. Quick asks Miles if he thinks Quick is scared of him too.
You should read the whole thing. Seriously. Work isn't that important.
There's an explanation of his meltdown with Maurice Cheeks:Cheeks was so frustrated with folks upstairs, and I was frustrated with the folks upstairs too, but Cheeks started bring it down on all the players. But everyone loved Cheeks and we still love Cheeks to this day. We knew what type of person Cheeks was and what he was going through. But he got into it with D.A. Got into it with Damon, everybody. But I made the mistake of when he got into it with me, of responding back. That's where I made the mistake. It wasn't like he said something to me and I responded back. I let him talk, for a good 10 or 15 minutes. Just him bashing, bashing, bashing, and it got to a point where I responded back. When all said and done, everybody made it like I'm such this bad person, we're beefing, but me and Cheeks laughing and joking every practice. He could see it was weighing on me, the pressure was so much on my shoulders, that he had to come out himself, I didn't ask him to say that. He said it wasn't all my fault.Then there's this, in which Darius Miles gives his blessing to reporters everywhere to come to work sauced. Darius Miles for president!Q: There have been two incidents, where one, you are said to have been at practice smelling of alcohol. Two, you rejoin the team in February, go on road trip, and take a bunch of players out to a club before the Indiana game.
A: That's what I�m saying, I'm the fallback guy. Just because I'm not playing, I'm the one taking guys out. Why cant somebody call my room and say want to go get a drink or something? But I'm the one.
And with alcohol, I can go out with my wife to Ruth Chris the night before. If I sit down, have a bunch of glasses of wine, and I might be a little tipsy and she drives me home, everything be cool. Next day in practice, if you sweat, it's going to come out of your pores, regardless. We got a lot of players on our team, which I�m not going to name, because this is my situation, but if you ask any coach around the league how many times they have smelled liquor on a player? As long as that player is showing up on time, doing the drills, and he running, that's just a part of it. But I�m not the person who is going to put people�s name out there. But yeah, there have been times.
Q: But yeah, what?
A: Yeah, you probably smelled liquor on me before. But it's not like I'm at practice drunk. I'm totally focused. I don't care if you come to practice and take shower, once you go to practice and start sweating, its going to come out. That doesn't mean you aren't focused or ready to practice. Like you might go out, you might get drunk, and come to the gym higher than a mother, and you sweating, you smell like liquor, and you interviewing everybody. What does that mean? You still 100 percent focused. That's just ridiculous. Ask any other team, little petty stuff like that, if you ask any other coach in the NBA if they smell liquor on a player, any coach would say, every year. Some players go out in every city they go to.Originally from True Hoop by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 3:12PM
My new favorite web site is Pimp My Snack, where people recreate typical snacks but make them bigger and better. I'm keeping this one in mind for next Easter: Giant Creme Egg! This guy combined 22 Cadbury creme eggs into one giant egg, and I have to say it looks delicious. Then he sold the monster on eBay for &164;17.03.
I don't know what it is about changing the size of something, but I'm smitten with mini items (like baby chocolate bread puddings I made recently and have been meaning to write up) and maxi items. There's something about creating a homemade Reeses Mothership that I just adore.
Originally from megnut.com blog reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 2:36PM
I knew the Blazers were for sale. I didn't know it was one player at a time.Originally from True Hoop by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 6:33PM
Coolhunting goes green for EarthDay. Lots of interesting green design links. One of them to an artist who recreated a sub-division plan in crops.
SisterWoman launches. This is a new social networking site for women. They seem to have trademarked the term both the term SisterWoman and Girlfriendships. What an ugly site. I also don't get the tone of their copy. Who is their audience? I like the idea of some of the group stuff they are doing but their UI isn't great. Frankly I was hoping for more when I first read about them. I wonder what the bloggers at blogher will make of this? I feel that I have to make some disclosure here and remind my readers that I work at iVillage but even if I didn't my comments would be the same, huh?!
An interview with Fred Wilson about his blogging. (via avc)
Originally from DefinitiveInk by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 5:27PM
Yahoo! Research Berkeley have created a fun prototype for remixing video.
International Remix enables you to create your very own movie mashups. Go crazy with creativity and re-edit, remix and mash-up film selections from this year's festival into 1-minute remixes. You can then post your remixes to the site gallery for others to view and enjoy.
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Related: Geek to Live: Save and annotate the Web with Scrapbook
Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 5:00PM
defending against malicious javascript and suchOriginally from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 4:33PM
Nice Kitty.
Originally from DefinitiveInk by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 2:27PM
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved resolution 060442, Peak Oil Plan of Response and Preparation, “acknowledging the challenge of Peak Oil and the need for San Francisco to prepare a plan of response and preparation.”
An SF Informatics / San Francisco Oil Awareness press release notes the role of the U.S. Department of Energy’s own study on peak oil, as well a poster used in its advocacy work:
“Among the high-visibility tools used by the groups is a colorful poster called The Oil Age, created by SF Informatics in association with Global Public Media. The poster traces the history of oil production worldwide and displays relevant energy statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, BP Statistical Review and other industry sources. The poster was hand delivered to dozens of Bay Area elected officials in January, including the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, The Department on the Environment and the Communion on the Environment.
‘The poster is a great way to open up city officials’ doors,’ said David Fridley, a scientist with the Lawrence Berkeley Lab and a member of San Francisco Oil Awareness. ‘It’s a very effective passport into the halls of power because of its polished and professional quality.’ Co-member Jennifer Bresee agrees: ‘Plunking down this poster in front of a supervisor is a lot more effective than trying to explain it in words alone,’ she says.
Copies of The Oil Age poster can be purchased at www.oilposter.org. To date, over 1,600 posters have been donated to teachers worldwide. And thanks to Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, the poster has been distributed to every member of the U.S. Congress.”
Originally from Social Design Notes reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 9:48AM
Last October, we merged our local search site with Google Maps. At that time, we thought it was most appropriate to name the integrated product "Google Local" to emphasize the broad searching capabilities of the site and that it was much more than an ordinary mapping site. But we underestimated how much people loved Google Maps. Many have continued to refer to the site by the previous name, and many have explicitly asked us to "bring back Google Maps." Since it's most important to us to give our users what they want, we've decided to change the name officially to Google Maps.
Does this mean that local search is no longer important to Google? Absolutely not! Google Maps continues to have the killer combination of maps, driving directions, and local business search. And local search has become a fundamental part of the Google search experience; it's now embedded within a number of our products, including Google web search, Google Earth, Google SMS, and Google Mobile.Originally from Official Google Blog by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 9:30AM
Carl Durrenberger noticed some word for word similarities between Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson's unwritten rules (as detailed in this USA Today article about the waiter rule) and those in a book written by a 1944 book called The Unwritten Laws of Engineering. Swanson claims to have written the rules himself during his career at Raytheon.Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 12:26AM
"Currently with the instantaneous broadcasting revolution, we are seeing the beginnings of a 'generalized arrival' whereby everything arrives without having to leave. . .A general arrival that explains the unheard-of innovation today of the static vehicle, a vehicle not only audiovisual but also tactile and interactive (radioactive, optoactive, interactive)." - Paul Virilio, Open Sky (via)
Originally from juliaset - reBlogged on Apr 20, 2006, 11:02PM
Tim Bray: The Cost of AJAX. In many cases I suspect that the work done during those XMLHttpRequest calls would have been done anyway during the page generation in a non-AJAX system.Originally from Hack the Planet reBlogged
We have a robotic vaccum named Rani Roomba. Kara and Amit made a video about her adventures in new york!
Rani Roomba’s Day in New York City on VimeoOriginally from House 2.0 by reBlogged on Dec 31, 1969, 6:59PM
One of many incidental pleasures for Google users is the way Dennis Hwang produces special logos to celebrate various events, such as the Olympics or Einstein's birthday. The work of numerous artists has also been celebrated including, yesterday, Joan Miro....Originally from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 7:31AM
Snoop Dogg is writing a novel, and getting it published by Simon & Shuster, no less. Okay I know one of y'all blogger/freelancer people is ghostwriting this bad boy, so you might as well just fess up now. Anybody? Bueller? Rapper Snoop Dogg writing his first novel Los Angeles-based rap superstar Snoop Dogg is writing a novel for Atria Books,...Originally from hiphopmusic.com by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 6:50AM
"The following is a brief discussion of creating a web application with Python that uses Unicode. This discussion is not a thorough exploration of Unicode or Python's Unicode support. Rather, it is a purely practical overview that constitutes much of what most Python web developers need to know."Originally from tecznotes links by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 3:24AM
On Thursday, as the press conference was winding down with Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan, general manager John Nash and...Originally from Behind the Blazers Beat reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 2:56AM
Long, varied, and interesting recap from a participant at the 2006 United States Barista Championship. The drink he prepared for the competition (scroll to the bottom for the recipe) was called Coffee and a Cigar, a coffee drink with tobacco in it. "The tray never touches the table - ever. That's just a faux pas that I think should result in immediate disqualification. What reason is there to place your dirty tray bottom on your clean table? None."Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 12:41AM
What oh what is it? A feline hideaway? A design-conscious scratching post? A beautifully alien piece of sculpture? Yes, yes, and yes. —Guest posted by...
Originally from Mighty Goods
reBlogged by Matthew Haughey on Apr 21, 2006, 3:10AMOriginally from mathowie reBlog feed reBlogged on Apr 20, 2006, 11:59PM
Small storm in the teacup that is the blogosphere, perhaps, but Forever Geek pointed out some strange coincidences on Digg's front page, and got banned, as did users to who tried to digg the Forever Geek story. The latest version...Originally from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog reBlogged on Apr 20, 2006, 1:53PM
Here are a few ways to paddle through the Tribeca Film Festival, whether you want to dip a toe in or go for the full immersion.Originally from NYT > Arts by reBlogged on Apr 21, 2006, 12:00AM
Google's Miro logoA representative of the family of Spanish surrealist Joan Miro asked Google to remove the art from its homepage today. Google's homepage carried an image containing elements of several of Miro works. Theodore Feder, president of Artists Rights Society, which represents the Miro family, said: ``There are underlying copyrights to the works of Miro, and they are putting it up without having the rights.'' In a written statement to the Mercury News (see Merc story), Google said that it would honor the request but that it did not believe its logo was a copyright violation. We, too, post thumbnail images at SiliconBeat, and in the cases where copyright appears to be a concern, we've have been told it is ok as long as we give a credit line and/or a link to the original source where possible. Arguably, this Google homepage logo space is more than a thumbnail image. It is a space where Google's world famous -- and one of the most valuable -- brand logos usually sits. But the Miro art was a compilation of several elements of his work, which Google might have felt was a safer bet. Yet the family is claiming it amounts to a "distortion" of Miro's art. If we had to choose sides on this, we'd pick Google's, even if we believe strongly in supporting the integrity of an artists' work. What do you guys think? There are no doubt many among you who work at Internet companies that deal with images. And many venture capitalists who invest in such companies....Originally from VentureBeat by reBlogged on Apr 20, 2006, 8:56PM
Daniel Jalkut: Easy Programming: “Surely it must be easy. In fact, that’s my new mantra.”
Daniel makes the excellent point (among many) that adding features has to be done carefully. One of the lessons a new developer learns is that everyone is always asking for features, and hardly anyone ever asks you to take anything out. Hardly anyone ever thanks you for the features that aren’t in there.
But you learn—they’re thinking it, even if they don’t say it. (And, if they’re not, pretend they are.) My advice is to remember that fact, especially when nine out of ten emails you get are feature requests, and all the comments you see are about some feature that doesn’t exist, and it seems like the only way to get anywhere is to add a ton of features. Stay cool.
(In case it’s not obvious, I take pride in having removed the weblog editor and the Notepad. Those were big features in NetNewsWire 1.x, and now they’re not in the app at all. I’m always on the lookout for features I can get rid of—in fact, I’ve occasionally thought about how it would be to cool to have anti-feature request days, where folks are invited to write about what they’d get rid of and why.)
I will add a note of caution, though—simple doesn’t do well in the market just because it’s simple. An app can have few features and be inelegant and bad; an app can have tons of features and be elegant and good. Various forms of quality enter into it. However, it’s easier to achieve elegance with a smaller list of features.
P.S. I’m still learning how to use my iPod. The thing is, it’s not really intuitive and simple. How do I know that pressing and holding the whatever button will make it turn on or off? Trial and error, mainly: there’s nothing to indicate it. What makes the iPod great isn’t that it’s so easy-to-learn, it’s that it’s fun to learn.Originally from inessential.com reBlogged on Apr 20, 2006, 6:52PM
Allison writes "Part of the Perl 6 RFC process in 2000 identified the need to update the Artistic License (RFCs 211 and 346). From 2000-2001, a group of interested Perl users on the perl6-licenses mailing list worked on a first draft of an updated Artistic License. In 2003, The Perl Foundation started an extensive review process with independent legal counsel and with a representative sample of companies and organizations who use and distribute Perl. We're starting the final stage now: a public review open to all. The goal of the license update is to preserve Larry Wall's original intent, while making the meaning clearer both to lawyers and to users. We've also added a Contributor License Agreement to document the relationship between contributors, users, and TPF. You'll find the latest drafts of the Artistic 2.0 and the Contributor License Agreement in the legal section of the TPF website. If you have any questions or comments, or just want to follow the conversation, please subscribe to the mailing list by sending a message to artistic2-subscribe {at} perl {dot} org. After 5 years of work, we're excited to reach this point. Thanks to everyone who contributed along the way!"Originally from use Perl by reBlogged on Apr 20, 2006, 5:01PM
