Just a little bit of history repeating
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Advice worth repeating
Advice worth repeating
01/16/2004 01:01 PMTim Bray's Laws of Explanation:
The First Law
When you're explaining something to somebody and they don't get it,
that's not their problem, it's your problem.
The Second Law
When someone's explaining something to you and you're not getting
it, it's not your problem, it's their problem.
"Repeating and Expanding Salon.com
Story"
"Repeating and Expanding Salon.com
Story"
05/17/2004 10:44 PMStop repeating yourself: Duplicate file
finders
Stop repeating yourself: Duplicate file
finders
04/25/2004 08:41 PMZDNet Apr 26 2004 0:36AM GMT
PHP History
PHP History
05/27/2004 03:13 PMPHP programming
language: Some interesting history on PHP. It used to be a Perl
wrapper?
PHP was originally designed as a wrapper around Perl by Rasmus
Lerdorf in 1994 to display his resume information and collect some
data, such as how many hits it was generating. Others first used
"Personal Home Page Tools" in 1995, which Lerdorf had combined with
his own Form Interpreter to create PHP/FI.
Zeev Suraski and Andi Gutmans, two Israeli developers of the
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology rewrote the parser in 1997,
forming the basis of PHP 3. They also changed the name to its current
recursive form. After months in beta, the development team officially
released PHP/FI 2 in November 1997.
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This one is going down in history
This one is going down in history
11/13/2003 08:48 PMToday, I have done the MOST stupidest thing I've ever done in my whole
entire life. Today in Canada, it...
AOL: A History
AOL: A History
03/23/2005 01:02 PMCSS History
CSS History
05/04/2004 10:23 PMJohn Allsopp: Message To The Messengers - Props to the old school:
Of late, with the latest version of Style Master released,
bedded down, and well received, I've been a little nostalgic about the
old days of CSS. So I thought I might try to ride that wave a little,
cast my mind back over my experience of CSS, and talk a little about
some people you really should be grateful to if you work with CSS and
web standards. Particularly some you might not have heard
of.
There follows a tribute to some of the unsung heroes of the early
history of CSS. And
if that's piqued your interest, Lauren Wood's recent post about DOM
Level 3 becoming a W3C Recommendation has some insights in to the
early days of the DOM
Working Group, which she chaired up until November 2001.
Tie-History-0.03
Tie-History-0.03
05/18/2004 12:14 AMThe History of…You Name It
The History of…You Name It
04/09/2004 04:06 PMit's like "behind the music" for everyday stuff
IMDb History
IMDb History
07/17/2004 02:59 PMInternet
Movie Database - Wikipedia: An interesting few paragraphs on the
history of the IMDb.
The database started out in 1990 as a collection of shell scripts
created by Col Needham which could be used to search the FAQs posted
to the Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.movies.
In 1993, a centralized e-mail interface for querying the database
was created, and in 1994 this interface was extended to allow the
submission of information as well. The database then moved to a
Web-based interface, which initially ran on a network of mirrors with
donated bandwidth. In 1996, the project was incorporated in the United
Kingdom to form Internet Movie Database Ltd., and banner ads were
added to the web site.
In April 1998, the company was bought by Amazon.com, the current
owner; however, a number of the original creators, including Needham,
remained as site managers.
How many great things in the world started as shell scripts
somewhere? It's a hacker's world.
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Rewriting history
Rewriting history
07/23/2004 09:35 AMEver eager to prove it's fair and balanced, the Fox News Channel brags
that it broke the Bush DUI story in 2000. Warning: You've entered the
spin zone.
The History of Valentine's Day
The History of Valentine's Day
02/14/2004 01:21 PMSt. Valentine/s of the lovers under conditions of duress ..
Historychannel dot com ..
here
historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine/history.html
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The History Of Computing, Or Some Of It
The History Of Computing, Or Some Of It
07/14/2004 03:00 PMWe found a gem poking around on the corporate network the other
day: a PDF of "The
History of Programming Languages", a poster by O'Reilly that
shows 50 programming languages and their timelines and
interrelationships. Chris posted back in March about the progenitor of this chart, Éric Lévénez's Computer Languages
History, which is kept very up to date (it already has yesterday's
PHP
5.0 release).
A few interesting tidbits from the chart:
- Ruby and Oak (Java's predecessor) are among the biggest mutts in
programming history, the former taking ideas from 5 languages, the
latter from 6.
- Noone has ever heavily borrowed ideas from COBOL since the sixties
(and even then, only PL/I did).
- BASIC emerged from Fortran and Algol160 (whatever that
is).
Equally interesting are the graphs that show the giant UNIX history hairball,
as well as the slightly more organized history of Windows.
If I can find a big enough wall, I'm going to send that history of
UNIX diagram to the roll-fed plotter we use for UML hairballs.
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The History Of Pentium
The History Of Pentium
07/12/2004 10:41 AMDental History
Dental History
02/18/2004 02:19 AM Dental
History. Anesthesia was discovered by dentists (attributed to
Horace Wells and William Morton). Gold filling has been in use since
the 15th century.
Other News: Mac OS History
Other News: Mac OS History
03/06/2004 02:07 AMAmit Singh offers an interesting history of Apple's operating system
development over the years.
The history of bacon
The history of bacon
03/17/2005 02:53 AMScience.Ars rocks on for another week. This edition looks at some
medical problems in the developing world. For a long time, it was
commonly assumed that cancer rates were lower in poorer countries than
in the developed world. A new study shows that as life expectancy
increases in developing nations, so do cancer rates.
Where you live and what you eat have a large influence
on the types of cancer you are at risk from. Richer countries have
more breast, colon, rectum and prostate cancer, whereas poorer
countries have a greater incidence of cancers of the liver, stomach,
and esophagus.
There's also news on the history of bacon and a loss of meltwater.
Read on.
A History of Icons
A History of Icons
03/22/2005 03:39 PMHistory of the Laptop
History of the Laptop
03/23/2005 12:46 PM
Chris
Null over at Mobile PC Mag does another great follow up to his Top 100 Gadgets of All Time, this
time detailing the history of the portable computer, from the IBM 5100
Portable Computer pictured here, up to the first modern laptops. It's
a tear-jerker for those of us who lived through this era, seeing old
friends like the Compaq luggable (mine had more wonky than usual
floppy drives) and catching a glimpse of a few I'd not known
about.
It also inspired me to keep on with my current tinkering project
goal (which let me tell you, is way beyond my limited
abilities): getting an Epson HX-20 laptop online via serial cable ->
IR -> cellphone. Of course, I've got to buy a working HX-20 first, and
every time I mention it on here, you bastards go out and outbid me on
all the eBay sales. Stop that.
The Birth of the Notebook [MobilePCMag]
History of Kissing
History of Kissing
05/16/2004 12:19 PM
History of Kissing. Swapping spit consumes about 336
hours of the average person's life.
History of Chillout
History of Chillout
05/03/2004 05:57 PM
"Moments In Love" is a wonderful aural history of chillout and ambient
music, hosted by Chris Coco. The hour-long BBC Radio 2 documentary
covers a tremendous amount of material, from Erik Satie to Brian Eno
to Air.
"Chillout is a state of mind. It's making space in your
head to enjoy the setting and the sounds. It's a long drink on a long
sunny day. It's a moment taken to appreciate the beauty of the
simplest things. And it's even better with a decent
soundtrack."
The link on the
"Moments In Love" page to the archived program is incorrect, but
here's the correct one.
Link (Thanks, Morris!)
IE History is Empty
IE History is Empty
01/02/2004 07:18 AMOwn a Piece of History
Own a Piece of History
01/05/2005 07:05 PMIt’s finally time. I’m ready to part with my T
reo 600 now that I’m set up on the new T
reo 650. My first 600 had problems that caused it to frequently
reset itself. I didn’t realize this until I got the replacement
600, which is much more stable. So I’m selling the Treo 600 (for
Sprint’s network), a
case, and
a keyboard for $250. If you’re interested in owning the
device that started the infamous What’s on My Treo 600 page, email or IM me
(cybrarygal on AIM).
Interesting tangent: I thought
Kate’s 19–year old daughter Clare would want it for
Christmas, but she says no. Even though she’s all about
messaging (which is why I thought the keyboard and full IM capability
would be a no-brainer for her), she says it’s too big.
She’d rather have something she can easily fold over
clamshell-style and fit in her pocket. She truly
would rather text message using a phone dialpad than carry a
larger phone. Go figure.
History hopefully never repeats itself
History hopefully never repeats itself
03/06/2004 01:51 AMErnest Miller takes a look at the history
of the anti-miscegenation ammendment. While you read that, don't
forget to celebrate Alabama's 3 and 1/2 years of
legal interracial marriage.
9/11 As Part of History
9/11 As Part of History
09/11/2004 09:19 AM
The Library
of Congress American Memory site is a good place to start in
looking back at 9/11. They feature a
twin
towers poster that I have always liked and a "
Stop
Hate" graphic that's now my PC wallpaper (at least for the
week). There are also multiple links to a wide variety of related
content.
How History Gets Twisted
How History Gets Twisted
08/15/2004 11:47 AMA short way into
this review of a new book about Microsoft, a
Boston Globe correspondent writes:
"A guilty finding
was overturned on appeal, and the government settled with the company,
imposing restrictions on its business practices. The resulting
introspection persuaded Gates to stand aside as chief executive in
favor of Steve Ballmer, who would be his partner in remaking the
company."
The number of misstatements in just these
two sentences is fairly amazing.
The judge's ruling that Microsoft had repeatedly violated the law
was not overturned. (And there are no "guilty" or "not guilty"
findings in civil antitrust cases to start with; this wasn't a
criminal matter, though it probably should have been.) The appeals
court specifically agreed with Judge Jackson that Microsoft was a
serial offender, though it did back Microsoft's position in a small
portion of the charges.
The Bush administration's "settlement" was a cave-in, giving back
what it had already won in court.
The "impositions" on Microsoft's business practices are widely
seen outside the company (and probably inside) as next to meaningless,
and certainly haven't had any visible effect on competition in an
industry that Microsoft still controls.
Ballmer became CEO in 2000, before Judge Jackson ordered
the breakup of the company, and long before the appeals court
overruled him.
I bring all this up mainly to point back to the first item -- the
notion that the company was cleared of wrongdoing. This has become
popular "wisdom," and it's incorrect. Every judge that has had to rule
on this has agreed that Microsoft broke the law to maintain its
monopoly.
Let's at least remember that much.
The Rest, As They Said, Was History
The Rest, As They Said, Was History
09/15/2004 09:47 PM
A Microsoft manager has recounted what he has told his MSN Music
developers. "Apple set the bar very high. We're trying to match that.
We told our developers, 'Look at how Apple does it.'"
Now, when did we hear
this before? (Hint: Apple sued because someone copied too closely.)
British History
British History
09/16/2004 07:10 AM
British History
Online. British History Online. See London in
1682, and more.
History of the Present
History of the Present
03/06/2004 02:06 AM
That’s the title of an excellent 1999 book I’m now reading, by
Timothy Garton Ash. It is real-time reportage focusing around the
great transition from pre- to post-Cold War that happened so
unimaginably fast, starting in 1989, before our watching eyes. But the
History of the Present is what bloggers are writing, too; and Ash says
some things that anyone who’s doing it should consider very
carefully...
Folklore.org - History of Mac
Folklore.org - History of Mac
01/28/2004 06:40 PM
Folklore.org is website that offers historical anecdotes:Folklore.org
is a web site devoted to collective historical storytelling. It
captures and pre...
History Minutes
History Minutes
04/12/2004 12:51 AM
History comes to
the life, and to television. If people will not come to history,
then let history come to them. [more inside]
Underground History
Underground History
04/12/2004 07:29 AM
this site that deals with abandoned/disused stations in the London
Underground .. Underground .. starfury.demon.co.uk/uground
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The rest is history
The rest is history
04/12/2004 12:47 PM
the history of a meme
the history of a meme
04/19/2004 12:37 PM
caterina connects the livejournal world to the blogosphere
Apple History
Apple History
12/24/2004 12:57 PM
www.apple-history.com
: For those obsessed with the land of the half-eaten fruit, this site
claims to have been online since 1996. It has page after page of
information cross-referenced by date, family, and processor.
U.S. DOL - The History of Labor Day
U.S. DOL - The History of Labor Day
09/06/2004 11:00 AM
blood, sweat, and tears labor unions .. www.dol.gov - History of Labor
Day .. celebrate the working people .. The Department of Labor's ..
The Origins of Labour Day .. Labor ..
Cheatdol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
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WebCrawler's History
WebCrawler's History
04/22/2004 06:30 AM
qui trovate una breve cronistoria .. 20. April 1994 ..
WebCrawlerthinkpink.com/bp/WebCrawler/History.html
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Essex History
Essex History
12/31/2004 03:56 AM
Earls Colne,
Essex: Records of an English Village 1375-1854 ; and Domesday Witham, an Essex
town. Pieces of Essex history.
Illustrating history
Illustrating history
12/04/2003 01:17 PM
Mapping History: The
Darkwing Atlas Project "The Project has been designed to
provide interactive and animated representations of fundamental
historical problems and/or illustrations of historical events,
developments, and dynamics."
All sorts of simple historical animated and static maps as well as
photos and images from Greek and Phoenician expansions, to the spread of Slavery in the American South 1790-1860 and christian graffiti from the Roman catacombs.
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