Category Archives: Recommended Reading

Climate change is a fact, says China

Climate change is a fact, says China – ABC News.
Here’s the answer to all those people who say it’s pointless to do anything in Australia until they start doing something in China.
Yeah, Big Bad China is kicking our ass in combating global warming now.  They’re turning around that ship of one point whatever billion people [...]

ISP filtering policy is not evidence-based

Editorial: ISP filtering policy is not evidence-based – Whirlpool Broadband News.
Must read editorial on the failure that will be the Great Firewall of China.
Make no mistake, this will be another Labor Bungle.  Although it won’t cause the loss of life the Insulation Affair did, it’s going to cost us far more money is lost productivity [...]

Progressive enhancement: pure CSS speech bubbles

Progressive enhancement: pure CSS speech bubbles – Nicolas Gallagher — Blog & Ephemera.
Wow, this is some impressive stuff!  Something I’m going to have to look into further for the redesign.

Unicode Characters for Class Names

Unicode Characters for Class Names | CSS-Tricks.
Cute idea, but I’m not sure how often I’d use it.  I prefer clarity to cleverness.

Get Ready for HTML 5

A List Apart: Articles: Get Ready for HTML 5.

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile – Nexus one – Gizmodo.
I want one

Conroy abandons speed hump plans for Australia’s freeways

Conroy abandons speed hump plans for Australia’s freeways | Digihub Blog | digihub.smh.com.au.

Snowstorm sweeps into N.S.

Dreaming of a White Christmas?
CBC News – Nova Scotia – Snowstorm sweeps into N.S.

Eric Meyer: Javascript will save us all

Eric Meyer: Javascript will save us all | The Web Life | ZDNet.com.

The 100 essential websites

The 100 essential websites | Technology | The Guardian.
It’s that time of year again for these types of lists.  Here’s a list from the UK’s The Guardian.
Any comments?