A $251 Million Typo
似乎这类事情还是比较多的，但是这么大额的大概是新的纪录。
Possible Taxes For Broadband Users
这个。。。中国应该不会效仿。
Science’s 125 Big Questions
这是《科学》杂志的125周年纪念活动，来回忆一下学生时代。。。Top 25
— from Slashdot
Girlfriend pics archive
给小男人们发lp照片的地方。。。
Ajax Mistakes
也就是Ajax的anti-pattern。
RaidenX – Presented By Flash Player
Flash版的雷电。
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Microsoft to Release AJAX Framework
It only really works well with IE…
First Picture of new Motorola iTunes Phone?
Some geek found some unknown M-phone, playing iTunes visualizer, with the usual Apple logo.
— from Slashdot
Google Earth – A 3D interface to the planet
很好玩啊。。。可惜只有北美有比较完整的数据，看看广州。。。就像一摊烂泥。
— from del.icio.us
Knoppix 4.0 DVD – Like a Kid in a Candy Store
从4.0开始，Knoppix被分为“maxi”的DVD版和“mini”的CD版，这个版本也许将是有史以来最好玩的Linux distro。
iTunes 4.9 With Podcasting Support
还没有正式发行(虽然已经可以download)，新功能(传说中的Podcasting，又一个基于RSS的应用)似乎也跟我没啥关系。。。不过iTune升级还是要支持DI，4.8就比4.7运行流畅些。
Xorg and Desktop Eyecandy
Xorg的风格和XFree86很是不一样。是个比较aggressive，也跟其他开源社区关系比较密切的team——原先XFree86的team在这方面则是饱受争议。
The Lawsuit of the Rings
想起原来看过的一本叫做“Sue The Bastard”的书，老美的官司真是跟广州街头的抢劫行为一样常见啊！
13.1 Surround Sound Coming to a Home near you?
OMG… 我还在使用2+1的音响啊。。。
— from Slashdot
Windows to Have Better CLI
这么简单的事情，现在才作，只有一种解释：M$看到了这上面的$吧。。。
Google to Map San Francisco in 3D
最近总是觉得Google有什么特别牛的技术就要出现了。。。很可能是图像方面的东西。
Slashback: OS Xi, Sarge, Statistics
— from Slashdot
30 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do on the Internet
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Apple Switching to Intel
这是最近两天最火爆的主题了，这不仅让我之前的某些预测泡了汤，而且激起了大把的衍生讨论。其中比较被人关注的是PCMag的John Dvorak讲的”Apple Move to Intel Will Harm Linux“。Intel也赶紧宣布了它的dual-core的Dothan。
Linux For Cell Processor Workstation
反而Linux开始跟IBM热恋？
— from Slashdot
Coming Soon, The Google Translator
这个好像还满叫人期待的，有兴趣的可以看看目前的test version。
Debian Sarge Coming Soon
据zdnet讲应该就在6月6日——和Falcon 1.0的时间一样！
Intel Preps Mac Mini Look-Alike
公然的剽窃啊。。。可怜的Apple。。。
Star Trek XI In Two To Three Years
一部电影可以拍到11集，比较令人叹为观止啊！
— from Slashdot
VS.Net Apps Can Now Run On Linux
大家对Mono大概没啥信心了，就跟对JBoss一样。
Nokia’s Linux Handheld
就是传说中的Nokia 770。
— from Slashdot
Netscape 8.0 Released
这个老不死的。。。
Google Might Disappear in Five Years
Speaking to a packed auditorium at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on May 12, Ballmer trumpeted the ripe opportunities around Microsoft’s sprawling business and questioned the ability of Google to maintain its edge. Clearly alluding to Microsoft’s key Internet search rival, Ballmer said: ‘The hottest company right now — the one nobody thinks can do any wrong — may just be a one-hit wonder.’ According to concept developed by Ballmer, the online search engines represent the key points of the future technology, and the leader in this domain, none other than Google, is destined to perish in less than five years. These predictions belong exclusively to Microsoft’s CEO who sounds a little like Bill Gates announcing iPod’s death.
— from Slashdot
Xbox 360 Gets Backwards Compatible, Final Fantasy
本来就是个PC，兼容是应该的吧。。。
The Playstation 3 was unveiled yesterday afternoon in a press conference at Sony Pictures Studio. The event was full of beautiful demonstrations, specifications, and talk of the games of tomorrow. The machine is certainly impressive, with backwards compatibility, support for up to seven Bluetooth controllers, multiple HD signals, and intimate interactions with the PSP. Coverage, screenshots, and specs available from 1up.com, Gamespot, Joystiq, NYT, Voodoo Extreme, Gamespy, BBC, GamesIndustry.biz, Engadget, Anandtech, Kotaku, Gamasutra, and CNN Money. The only downside I see so far? The controller.
一下子冒出一堆来。。。我还是觉得console应该完全转向开放的PC平台啦，那些软件厂商怎么想的，那样不是能更容易的赚到更多的钱？
IE7 Will Have Tabbed Browsing
是不是说，MyIE这种dd可以自爆了呢？
— from Slashdot
Google Acquires Dodgeball
哦，天，Google也开始搞dating service了啊，我无语了。。。
Firefox Updated to 1.0.4
成为热门之后比IE更新还快啊！
Sun to Acquire Tarantella
Sun晕头了不成，买这个古董干嘛。。。
Google Steps Up Fight for the China Market
Google最后、终于、还是搞了一张在中国国内经营的license。
Star Wars Sickout
这大概是“万人空巷”的现代说法。。。这部“最后的前传”真有这么迷人？唉，既然前面两部那么烂的我都看了，这步也该去看看吧！
— from Slashdot
Newest Star Wars Reviews Suprisingly Positive
随着5月19日的临近，Star War的题材多起来了，这次是说前传三(Episode III Revenge of the Sith)得到了不错的评价，那个语气就能看出前传1和2多么多么的烂了。。。搞得我对Ep3又有点期待了。。。
Interview with the Creator of BitTorrent
Geek is geek.
FreeBSD 5.4 Released
终于，cauchy同学在Matrix.org Forum也欢呼了一把。
— from Slashdot
15 things you can do with RSS
十分有价值的dd啊，所以我全文摘引在后面了。RSS聚合正在变得越来越灵巧和有效。
— from del.icio.us
Kernel, Shell Boots on DS Linux
到了所有的游戏机都使用开放的OS的时候。。。还要游戏机干嘛？把软件厂商都策反出来为Windows/MacOS/Linux/WM开发游戏，世界不就小同了嘛。。。BTW，为啥PPC上的GBA模拟器都没有金手指用啊。。。(怨念啊)
Apple’s Bonjour Available for Windows
Apple的策略越来越有意思了，也许接下来几年会有更多的Apple vs MS好戏吧。
— from Slashdot
A Complete Waste Of Time WARNING: Do Not Read This If You Have Work To Do!!!!!!!!! :: MarkTAW.com
呃。。。 确实够毒啊！再说一遍，有工作做的千万不要看。。。
— from del.icio.us
Boing Boing: Google Accelerator is bad news for Web apps
The accelerator scours a page and prefetches the content behind each link. This gives the illusion of pages loading faster (since they’ve already been pre-loaded behind the scenes). Here’s the problem: Google is essentially clicking every link on the page — including links like “delete this” or “cancel that.” And to make matters worse, Google ignores the Javascript confirmations. So, if you have a “Are you sure you want to delete this?” Javascript confirmation behind that “delete” link, Google ignores it and performs the action anyway.
Yes, sounds weird, the GWA.
— from Boing Boing Blog
Thinking Machine 4: Play the Game
一个借助国际象棋来展现的可视化AI程序，用很炫的线条展示思考过程。
I Fucked Ann Coulter in the Ass, Hard
Darth Vader’s blog
Just taste some foreign blogs, which is a bit different from Chinese ones. See ya?
— from del.icio.us
Microsoft Migrates Internal Servers to 64-bit
Wooo, the time of 64bit…
— from Slashdot
Microsoft States Full TCP/IP Too Dangerous
也就是说。。。以后Windows就不准备完全支持TCP/IP？或者像sp2的经典，限制5个连接？？ -_-bbb
Rave Reviews for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
— from Slashdot
RSS Mix – Mix any number of RSS feeds into one unique new feed!
Cool tool to mix any number of RSS feeds into one unique new feed!
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Googlebot
Funny!
— from Google Blog
Adobe Blasts Nikon’s Closed File Format
我一直在想，RAW格式的混乱，Adobe有很大的责任，而且这个很妨碍相关产业的发展。。。
Will America’s Favorite Technology Go Dark?
什么是America’s Favorite Technology？模拟电视。
Opera CEO Prepares to Swim across the Atlantic
毫无悬念的，Opera 8轻而易举的把他们的CEO送进了大西洋之旅。。。
— from Slashdot
Aardvark Firefox Extension
看上去满有意思的一个FF插件新贵，有时间拿来试试。
— from del.icio.us
A Comprehensive Look at Solaris 10
之前贴过一些screenshot，这次是更加深入的一些review。
Opera’s CEO to Swim From Norway to the USA
一个老套但有效的marketing圈套。。。
An overly excited Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software, today proclaimed at an internal company meeting that if the download numbers of the new Opera 8 Web browser reach 1 million within the first four days of the launch, he will swim from Norway to the USA with only one stop-over for a cup of hot chocolate at his mother’s house in his home country, Iceland. The new browser was released Tuesday and was downloaded 600.000 times in the first 48 hours since release. The challenge will end on Saturday at 0900 a.m. CET, so if you want to try out some new software and make the CEO stick to his big words, download it at Opera’s webpage(direct link).
GCC 4.0.0 Released
A big version, 召唤cauchy作评测啦！
— from Slashdot
AMD Dual-Core Performance Revealed
看得出，现在的双内核桌面市场还是一片混乱中，谎言大概是主流。
Microsoft to Support Linux in Virtual Server
Techworld is reporting that Microsoft has announced support for running Linux on their virtualization software, Virtual Server 2005. From the article: ‘[Microsoft] can’t compete against VMware without support for other operating systems.’ Perhaps the significance of this is that Microsoft has acknowledged Linux as an OS people might want to use, which seems an upgrade from its previous status as a communist cancer.
— from Slashdot
Google – My Search History
Google要在search中玩出多少花样啊？！
— from del.icio.us
GMail Getting RSS Aggregation Feature?
A long, long waited feature. 要是能自定义就更完美了。。。这里有个screenshot。
— from Slashdot
Deluxe CSS Dropdowns and Flyouts
IE -> Mozilla Guide for Web Application Developers
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Blogs Latest Source of PC Infection
网络欺诈无孔不入，blog这么热门的dd自然也难以幸免啊。。。
Survey Shows Admins Avoiding SP2
当然，不是才怪！
— from Slashdot
Free CSS/HTML template roundup : Lifehacker
Atlas of the Human Journey – The Genographic Project
From NG, YEAH!
The Coolest DHTML / JavaScript Calendar
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Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
Lombergar.com – Free Photoshop Video Tutorials
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Adobe Releases Acrobat Client for Linux
继Flash Player的官方Linux版本之后，Acrobat也终于。。。
— from Slashdot
iPod shuffle Database Builder
也就是说，如果不喜欢iTune的，可以直接copy歌曲到iPod Shuffle，然后运行这个程序，就能自动建立iPod需要的数据文件。这样主要的好处是：你可以建立自己的文件夹结构而不是只能在/iPod_Control/Music下；你可以在安装了iTune的机器上正常的使用iTune的高级功能，同时可以在没有安装iTune的机器上用copy这种原始而灵活的方式！Download it here.
Wise-Women: Tutorial: The Early Bird Catches the CSS: Planning Structural HTML
这是一篇关于CSS的tutorial，很细致(聪明的女人用CSS，男人呢？ -_-bb)。
Prototype: Object-Oriented Javascript Library
十足煽情的标题啊。。。好像还比较有意思。。。
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Resizable textareas with JavaScript
这个。。。居然是Mozilla-only的脚本。。。
monotone: distributed version control
自从Linus说他比较喜欢monotone之后。。。
Free Programming and Computer Science Books
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J2EE 5.0 Specification Early Draft Released
Yeah… but why?
— from TheServerSide.com
Black Holes “Do Not Exist” Contends Physicist
这个。。。需要小寒一下。。。
— from Slashdot
Nikon confirms D50 and D70s are real
Yes, it’s real. 希望不要让人失望，我对于Canon一家臭拽已经烦死了。。。
Adobe Photoshop CS2
我很难理解PS还要升级的动力在哪里。。。
— from Digital Photography Review
UWTV Program: Google: A Behind-the-Scenes Look
有趣的专题介绍，Google的工程师讲Google底层的技术，事实上Google很少谈他们的技术，这一方面是技术保护，另一方面也是不希望把自己的形象搞得过于技术化。
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Where To Find Great Free Photographs And Visuals For Your Own Online Articles – Robin Good’s Latest News
非常令人惊异的集合，原来有这么多高质量的免费照片啊！BTW，我最喜欢的是Pixel Perfect Digital和49PM Photo Search。
7 Steps To Better Handheld Browsing
其实我看没用，要那些作网站的人看才行。。。
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Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars
A Different Way To Recycle Old PCs
— from Slashdot
Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2003 SP1
终于。。。但是我想不出任何理由把我的XP换成2003。。。
Google Prefetching for Mozilla Browsers
这是昨天由Google Blog披露出来的，不过目前只有系统认为有极大可能被点击的链接才会被加上要预取的link标签。
— from Slashdot
Which Search Engine to Use?
Anything beyond Google? Yes, we have a dozen of search engine, to solve different kinds of problems.
A chart of icons from various interfaces
Very interesting chart of icons! Very historic sense.
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High School Kids Beat MIT at Robotics Competition
羡慕老美的小孩子们啊。。。
Mac OS X “Tiger” Enters Final Candidate Stage
看看AppleInsider的报道。
— from Slashdot
Breaking Firewalls with OpenSSH and PuTTY
Drag-and-drop Sortable Lists with JavaScript and CSS
很有趣的效果，可以派生出一堆东西来。
— from del.icio.us
18th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Opens
The 18th International Obfuscated C Code Contest, the Internet’s longest running contest, is now open. The goals, rules, and guidelines are available. Use the online submission tool to submit your obfuscated C code by 22-May-2005 23:59:59 UTC.
— from Slashdot
Born Geek: Firefox Toolbar Tutorial
Geeks Anywhere!
Ten Tips for Better Sleep
Yeah! ——真的有用么？
— from del.icio.us
LinuxPPC64 Contest
现在PPC-based Box那么便宜(Mac mini)，Linux成为最普及的跨主流平台机器，很快就要大把人玩啦！
Star Wars Revelations – May the Force Be With You!
On April 16th, 2005 the world will be blessed with a brand new episode, Star Wars Revelations.
Maybe better than Episode I&II…
Debian Release Mgr. Proposes Dropping Some Archs
— from Slashdot
Solaris 10 Installation and Desktop Walkthrough
A long, long, long waited Solaris. OSDir上有详细的screenshot，从粗粗一看来说，比较有趣的dd是允许使用JDS3作为桌面，当然传统的CDE也是可选的。
What Can Yahoo Do To Compete with Google?
Google的AdSense几乎是无往而不利，但是Yahoo现在也开始推自己的解决方案。
— from Slashdot
renai42 writes “Linux creator Linus Torvalds said this afternoon that he’s now running an Apple Macintosh as his main desktop, mainly for work reasons, although partly simply because he’s a self-described “technology whore” and got the machine for free.” And yes, he is running Linux on it ;)
^_^
Is VoIP Google’s Next Frontier?
Is **** Google’s Next Frontier??
Long-Awaited BitTorrent 4.0 Released
Oh, yes!
MiniMo(zilla) Running on Windows Mobile
Minimo是支持Windows Mobile的Mozilla！但是。。。到底啥时候发布啊！！！！
Earlier this week, we reported that a Windows CE version of Minimo is under development. In response to the interest generated, developer Doug Turner has posted some more details about the Windows CE port. The application is currently built against the Pocket PC 2003 SDK (this may change) and the executable is 3.8 megabytes at the moment. It requires about 5 megabytes of memory to display the Google homepage.
The brave can try compiling Minimo for Windows CE; the slightly less brave can download a precompiled Minimo zip build, which is described as “basically the second build that… actually rendered a page successfully.”
Windows CE developers are invited to help contribute to the port, particularly in the areas of Windows integration and the user interface. The relevant tracking bug is bug 277211.
— from Slashdot
Opensource Apple Lossless Decoder Released
Invisible Malware Install 65MB Large
Star Smaller Than Some Planets Found
— from Slashdot
Kubrick 2001: The space odyssey explained
Essential Fonts For Designers | 300 Free Truetype Fonts You Should Have
Guide to the Philosophy of Mind
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Adobe Unveils Open Source Library
Adobe加入开源阵营，http://opensource.adobe.com/发布的头两个包分别叫作Adam和Eve！涉及到两种描述语言(!)——主要是和人机界面相关的。
Linux Kernel 2.6.11 Released
支持了最新的InfiniBand技术，这将大大推进Linux进入企业级高端计算领域的进程。
Intel’s Dual-core strategy, 75% by end 2006
Intel的双核心技术，也许会在明年底出现(天!)，据说AMD也差不多，嗯，我的机器还可以用几年。
QA != Testing
老实说，/.上并不是很多见这类讨论。来自IBM研究院的大牛Stuart Feldman(Make的原作者)为一本不算新的书“Quality Assurance”写的介绍，有人评论道：
From TFA:
QA is described as making sure a project is “measurably meeting expectations and conforming to requirements”
At my job, requirements are often one-sentence requests with no needed detail whatsoever. If it then doesn’t go to a business analyst in the IT department, that’s what the programmers work from. When the QA process starts, it makes it easy to say that you’ve complied with all details of the requirements.
很精辟。
Knoppix 3.8 at CeBIT w/ Kernel 2.6, FF, and More
The German tech news site Heise Online reports that Knoppix 3.8 is being presented at CeBIT (Hall 9, Stand C39). Knoppix 3.8 has kernel 2.6 as default, KDE 3.3.2, OpenOffice 1.1.4, as well as… Firefox 1.0 and Thunderbird 1.0. There’s also a really neato new thing involving unionfs . It seems to imply that you can change most anything on the running system, even as it is running from CD – and changes can be stored too (even on NTFS).
听上去很酷！去弄一个来玩，省得装了。。。
— from Slashdot
101 things you can do in Mozilla
呵呵，炮弹炮弹。。。BTW，M$居然出过一个IE for Unix，真TM有趣！还有最后一个绝对的暴笑：
101. Giant lizards are cool
Much more exciting than a blue e.
听上去很有Garfield的风格。。。
— from del.icio.us/popular
Firefox Plugin Annodex For Searching Audio, Video
It is the NG search program!
Motorola Announces E1060 Phone With iTunes Support
型号是E1060，看上去不是很起眼。这个显然是Apple面对Nokia/M$多媒体联盟的反击。
— from Slashdot
Color Rules of Thumb
给对颜色不敏感的人——例如我——的启蒙教材。
CMYK vs RGB
最近正在研究color space。
Google Maps
无语了，连这个都开始搞了，Google真是想把所有的Search通吃啊。。。
— from del.icio.us
How to Install Debian on Mac Mini
Em, that’s cool. But why?? Maybe someday we can get a Win/Mac dual-boot system…
Inside Windows XP Reduced Media Edition
有趣的老生常谈。
Nintendo With Possible Palm OS Capabilities
也许老任要在Palm基础上直接把手持游戏做进PDA，或者是想把GB做成PDA？！
— from Slashdot
CutePDF – Create PDF for free, Save PDF Forms, Edit PDF easily
即使要钱的那个，也不贵。但是还需要试试才知道好用不。
Cool OSX Apps
纯属过过瘾。。。-_-bbb
— from del.icio.us
French Court Orders Google to Stop Competing Ad Displays
暂时还没完全想清楚这里面的意思，不过是个值得关注的问题。
Symantec Antivirus May Execute Virus Code
人民的眼睛是雪亮的，这次照到了NAV的内核。。。
Symantec has admitted that a serious vulnerability exists in the way its scanning engine handles Ultimate Packer for Executables. According to a ZDNet article, this means the scanner would execute the malicious program instead of catching it. Tim Hartman, senior technical director for Symantec Asia Pacific, said: “A vulnerability is not a vulnerability till somebody discovers it but because this is now known, somebody could craft an e-mail, mass mailer or a virus that takes advantage of it. It affects our firewalls, antispam, all the retail products and the enterprise products as well.” Symantec recommends you immediately patch your software.
North Korea Admits to Having Nuclear Weapons
这个。。。只是说明/.也是关心时事政治的，看看谁谁家的司机布什同志怎么回应是一件有趣的事情。
— from Slashdot
Working at mid-night is a delicious dessert, after 2 days’ lethargy and piggy sleeping… :D
Inspecting MSN Search
晕！想起上次说MSN Search检索“XFree86”的笑话来。。。
The Social Structure of Open Source Development
— from Slashdot
Installing OS X on a PC
I don’t know whether it is true or not. Don’t ask me…
Web Application Form Design: Redux
Simple but important rule for webapp designing.
— from del.icio.us
Gecko-based K-Meleon 0.9 browser Released
既然如此，会比FF有质的不同么？
Google To Release AdWords API
这里显示了Google的模式，信息的价值，如何套现的问题。
Google Plans Free VoIP In the UK
Google上市融资成功以后手笔就是不同啊，加上这两个家伙的商业头脑，真是不知会干出些啥来。
— from Slashdot
另外，前两天一直上不了MSN，还以为中了很多人中过的灵异，没想到今天又好了——还好没有冒冒然把6卸了装7β。不过最近Internet真是恶劣啊，令人郁闷的是，blogspot居然是很多代理访问不了的，只好又在mph.pac中加了一项。
Mac Mini All About Movies?
Robert X. Cringely——很早就嗅到Mac Mini味道的家伙，现在作出了一个大胆的猜测，Mac Mini is all about movies？
Review of Microsoft’s Anti-Spyware Tools
前不久XP的自动升级安装了一个号称Anti-Spyware Tools的东西，反正我是没理它的，现在有有人做了这个工具的review(!)，/.的geek们很高兴的看到结论是一个字：“ineffective”。
Inside the iPod, Past and Present
iPod, iPod, iPod… iPod is a cult now.
Apple Explains How to Run X11 on MacOS
Apple官方公布了在Mac OS上运行X11R6的方法，其实也就是换了一个Window Manager而已，Unix就是好啊！
— from Slashdot
Google Trials A9 Style Image Search
Google现在已经到了无往而不利的境界，恐怕没有人能够阻挡它的步伐。
No More Players for World of Warcraft – For Now
Blizzard最野心勃勃的游戏WOW在获得了一大堆奖之后，现在正在陷入不堪如潮用户重负的频繁宕机中。。。不过Blizzard应该能应付这件事情吧！
— from Slashdot
Gmail Tips – The Complete Collection
Use it, love it, and use it more!!
Picasa – Powered by google
Here comes the 2nd generation!
JavaScript: The World’s Most Misunderstood Programming Language
题目比较骇人，内容也是，给JavaScript定了个“Lisp in C’s Clothing”的性。。。
— from del.icio.us
50 Strategies for Making Yourself Work
这个就是Office的情调吧。。。
The Cornell Note Taking System
我最佩服老外就是这个了！连怎么记笔记也能整出一套理论，打印几张试试去！
[ws] Color Scheme Generator 2
升级了，增加了不少功能。
Free Programming and Computer Science Books
Software for research (on windows)
免费也有好东西哦，不过都是英文，毅力不行的就算了。。。
The New Yorker: Fact
就是最近普利策奖得主西摩.赫西等在《纽约客》的那篇闹得沸沸扬扬的文章，Internet就是好。
Basic CSS Box Model Demo
3D CSS Box Model的Flash新版本。
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An evening with Googles Marissa Mayer (alan.blog-city.com)
A lucky guy was invited to a lecture by Marissa Mayer, the product manager for Google. Here are some of the interesting things:
- The prime reason the Google home page is so bare is due to the fact that the founders didn’t know HTML and just wanted a quick interface. Infact it was noted that the submit button was a long time coming and hitting the RETURN key was the only way to burst Google into life.
- Due to the sparseness of the homepage, in early user tests they noted people just sitting looking at the screen. After a minute of nothingness, the tester intervened and asked ‘Whats up?’ to which they replied "We are waiting for the rest of it". To solve that particular problem the Google Copyright message was inserted to act as a crude end of page marker.
- One of the biggest leap in search usage came about when they introduced their much improved spell checker giving birth to the "Did you mean…" feature. This instantly doubled their traffic, but they had some interesting discussions on how best to place that information, as most people simply tuned that out. But they discovered the placement at the bottom of the results was the most effective area.
- The infamous "I feel lucky" is nearly never used. However, in trials it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Google experience. Users wanted it kept. It was a comfort button.
- Orkut is very popular in Brazil. Orkut was the brainchild of a very intelligent Google engineer who was pretty much given free reign to run with it, without having to go through the normal Google UI procedures, hence the reason it doesn’t look or feel like a Google application. They are looking at improving Orkut to cope with the loads it places on the system.
- Google makes changes small-and-often. They will sometimes trial a particular feature with a set of users from a given network subnet; for example Excite@Home users often get to see new features. They aren’t told of this, just presented with the new UI and observed how they use it.
- Google has the largest network of translators in the world
- They use the 20% / 5% rules. If at least 20% of people use a feature, then it will be included. At least 5% of people need to use a particular search preference before it will make it into the ‘Advanced Preferences’.
- They have found in user testing, that a small number of people are very typical of the larger user base. They run labs continually and always monitoring how people use a page of results.
- The name ‘Google’ was an accident. A spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol’
- Gmail was used internally for nearly 2years prior to launch to the public. They discovered there was approximately 6 types of email users, and Gmail has been designed to accommodate these 6.
- They listen to feedback actively. Emailing Google isn’t emailing a blackhole.
- Employees are encouraged to use 20% of their time working on their own projects. Google News, Orkut are both examples of projects that grew from this working model.
- This wasn’t a technical talk so no information regarding any infrastructure was presented however they did note that they have a mantra of aiming to give back each page with in 500ms, rendered.
- Quote: Give Users What They Want When They Want It
- Quote: Integrate Sensibly
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Looking Ahead to Tiger, Powerbook G5s
我想说的是，好东西实在是多啊，钱实在是少啊。。。
Windows Longhorn to make Graphics Cards more Important
这个是废话嘛，以后Windows Desktop就是一3D Game！
Five Years of Ballmer — the Effect on Microsoft
这家伙形象不行，甚至不如BG，不好玩的说。。。
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Quake Changes Earth’s Rotation, Moves Islands
kernel panic attack writes “This week’s deadly Asian Quake and Tsunami may have been so powerful, that it changed the rate of Earth’s rotation. In a Reuters article, a NASA geophysicist theorizes that the quake compacted the Earth enough to speed up the planet’s rotation by 3 microseconds. A second article says the quake moved undersea tectonic plates by up to 98 feet, shifting islands near Sumatra out to sea an unknown distance. Also, a
USGS team wants images from commercial satellite operators to help pinpoint coastline damage. Lastly, an interesting article from the Australian Spaceguard Survey about the need for a Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. The author comments that tsunami warnings may not help much, as people often flock to the coastline to see the giant waves.” The current estimated death toll is now nearly 70,000; Amazon and Google, among others, have added front-page links to simplify donating to the disaster relief effort.
Microsoft Compares Windows And Linux
微软确实是闲的发慌啊。。。
Bringing Down A Copycat Site
看看老外的email flame war，实在是太搞了。。。
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Firefox Reaches 10 Million Downloads
我一直在想，下个版本FF准备从哪里入手搞些新东西呢？不会也象IE一样N年不变了吧？
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Google suggest
Google又出新功能，很炫的dd哦！
Top Story: Secrets of Firefox 1.0
- about: shows info on Firefox’s version number, copyright, etc.;
- about:config reveals the Configuration Console, a repository brimming over with scores of customizable settings;
- about:cache displays a summary of both your memory and file cache, with a link to full file listings;
- about:buildconfig lists the compiler options that were used to create your version of Firefox (and, since it’s open source, anyone can compile a customized version);
- about:plugins enumerates your installed add-ons, which can be quite numerous since Firefox is designed to be modular and extensible; and
- about:credits is an “Easter egg” that includes the names of hundreds of developers and testers who worked on the product.
还有一些更细致的说明。
Sherlock holmes radio broadcasts
Before & After, the magazine for graphic design
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Doom Movie Update
我敢打赌这个片子铁定一般，今年所有这类片子基本上都砸了。。。
Samba 4 Reaches “Susan” Stage
Wait, and see…
History of the First Internet
古墓派的可以一看。
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IOC Type 6 discovered? Inverting the Inversion
IoC的sharp idea，对了，前些时还准备翻译一把MF老人家的“Inversion of Control Containers and the Dependency Injection pattern”的。。。忙完这一段吧！[UPDATED: 突然看到原来AgileChina的透明已经翻译了，可以在这里找到中文版的pdf（我修正其中几个小的笔误）。另外，TSS上还有关于MF这篇文章的海量讨论。。。]
Object Persistence with the db4o Object Database
db4o是一个开源的object database，也是对ORM的另一种解决方案。
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Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Confirmed
虽然我不感冒，但是这个图像引擎实在没话说。。。
Debian Announces Sarge Will Include GNOME 2.8
我很奇怪，除了被RH不分青红皂白拉进来的新手，还有人会喜欢GNOME么，为什么Debian也。。。
China Blocking Access to Google News Site
靠，这也算新闻？！想起Sunny的名言：“Those guys do not know our pain…”
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The Evolution of a Programmer
很老了，怎么还有这么多人收藏的。。。
Koders – Open Source Search
专搜free soft的引擎。
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Amazon’s Best Computer Books of 2004
显然不对/.的geeks的胃口。。。
— from Slashdot
Default Password List
-_-bbb
Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit
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Open Source CMS: Daisy 1.1 Released
好像没有OpenCMS强大。
Liferay Portal 3.0 Integrates with Spring
有趣的是，提供了支持EJB和不支持的两个版本。
Liferay 3.0.0 allows us to please both camps: those who love the benefits and advantages of EJBs and those who hate their complexity.
这说明EJB到了该被掩埋的时候了。。。
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Chinese Team Heading for Coldest Spot on Earth
China to Have Over 100 Eyes in the Sky
两天有两个关于我国的科学方面的新闻。不过几乎可以肯定的是：路透社这个关于2020年前发射100个卫星的说法肯定是谣言，我国人民没这个闲钱，也没这个闲功夫，有空把台湾光复了是正经。
WinAmp’s Death Greatly Exaggerated
继续关于Winamp的哀悼活动。。。
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AspectWerkz 2: An Extensible Aspect Container
AspectWerkz 2.0 RC1 is released
AspectWerkz居然这么快就出2.0，强烈希望能够达到关键任务级别，要不然不要指望有人会用。。。
TopLink: 10 Years of Persistence
最早的ORM工具，从这篇TSS对Oracle的Toplink专家的访谈可以看出，JDO2和EJB3一统天下的日子就快来了。
Resource: JVM Options
最近热门的resource，其实JVM的options中很有些有趣有用的东西，例如内存管理之类的。
Jetbrains Releases White Paper on Domain-Specific Languages
IDEA上的新构想？！类似MDA的概念？？OMG！！
Java Community Process Election Results
Google!到现在我也没搞清Google到底想在Java领域干什么，总之是全面出击，到处露脸。。。
Coefficient 0.9.5 released: Open Source Collaboration Platform
Coefficient是一个少见的开源协作软件，
Coefficient’s framework is based on innovative tools such as AspectJ, Hibernate, Velocity, and Castor.
比较新潮的dd。
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[ws] Color Scheme Generator 2
这些我们这些没有颜色感的可以比较容易的找到一组safe color了。
Paper airplane – The best paper airplane in the world!
纸飞机！！比较复杂的一种折法，不知道飞起来如何。。。
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Winamp Down for the Count
RIP, my Winamp forever… 不过Winamp 5够我用到mp3退休了。自从搞定了Winamp的24 bit播放，听其他播放器的效果就觉得不对劲。
Google Index Doubles
嘿嘿，这个玩意儿不知有没有世界记录的说。。。
— from Slashdot
Humor in Games?
其实大宇的很多游戏也很搞，可惜这里没提中文的。。。
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Comparing Web Frameworks
看得多了有点麻木了。
PicoContainer 1.1 Released
其实最好合并到EJB 3中去，大家开心。。。
Interview with Gavin King on Hibernate 3
这家伙，把一大堆有用的东西推到3.1，还好意思出来说。。。
Martin Fowler on changes to the Gang Of Four, and OOPSLA
Martin Fowler在OOPSLA 2004。
AspectWerkz 1.0 final released
又一个达到final水平的AOP。
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The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities
又有更新。
Full CSS Property Compatibility Chart
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Matrix.org Gallery Contest 2004 Announced!
Matrix.org正式宣布Matrix.org Gallery Contest 2004将于2004年11月15日至2005年1月31日进行，这次将吸取之前Contest 2003的教训，例如：可能会有物质奖励；设置更多的主题；增加宣传等。具体日程将在近期公布，敬请期待。
— from Matrix.org
Return of the Jedi DVD Detailed Changes
又改？？这一部本来也就是看个结局，内容没啥好看的。。。
Standards-Based CSS/XHTML Slide Show
这个被称为S5由于是在CC下发布的，可以直接拿来用，呵呵！
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Making the ‘Best’ Desktop Linux System
嗯，这些都没问题，但是，Linux真的需要或者说适合桌面化么？这个代价值得么？
China Closes 1,600 “Internet Bars”
每次看到/.有关于我国的消息，都会体会到“异族不识我华夏者众”。。。
— from Slashdot
My Life…: LOMO Effect in Photoshop
这样子LOMO。。。还是LOMO吗？
[en] del.icio.us Extension fuer Firefox
One more…
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Google to Launch Mac Version of Google Desktop
Google最近节奏很快啊，不过我的试用感觉Google Desktop还有很多很多问题，例如：支持文件类型太少，不支持Firefox，不支持Thunderbird，经常漏掉文件（例如我有几个html文件，文件名和内容都有“征收管理法”几个字，但是死活查不出），所以，玩了几天就删了，等等吧。
Internet Turns 35 Today
Happy Birthday to Internet, the Most Influential Technique in Our Time!
NYT Firefox Campaign Raises $250,000
Firefox也算开了开源软件的先河了。。。
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OOPSLA 2004 Coverage
值得注意的是：
Although this conference has traditionally heavy on the academic side, this year it has a good share of real world technology. For example, there are more talks on Java and .NET technologies than LISP and Squeak :)
Not a good news, is it?
IBM and Microsoft respond to Websphere vs. .NET Study
TMC9月份发布了一份全面比较WebSphere J2EE vs .NET的报告，IBM和Microsoft最近都开始回应。一次枪手间的大对决啊。。。
Sun releases JavaMail 1.3.2
JavaMail just announced its 1.3.2 release.
The JavaMail API 1.3.2 release contains over 25 bug fixes and several new features, including: SSL/TLS support for all protocols, STARTTLS support for the IMAP and SMTP protocols, SASL support for the IMAP protocol and access to detailed SMTP error codes.
Windward Studios Announces Windward Reports 3.0
稍微关注一下。
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Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0 RC1
This could very well be the last official release of Firefox before the big 1.0 launch date on November 9th.
Yeh! November 9th, the F-day!!【UPDATED：这个版本还是不要用的好，有反映中文支持有问题，而且插件又改了，好几个很重要的插件挂了。】
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Best Software Essays of 2004
有些有意思的小品。
Pure CSS Scrollable Table with Fixed Header
CSS rocks!!
Cascading Style Cheatsheet
又一个CSS的好东东。
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New Apple iPod with Photo Capabilities
Apple的iPod比它的iMac卖的还好，成了战略性的产品了（稍微有那么一点点中毒中）。。。
— from Slashdot
grash: a unix-like shell for your JVM
这可真是一个令人惊叹的idea，它允许你在你的程序中嵌入一个类似unix shell的console，然后在程序运行中你可以通过这个console和类ash语法来查询JVM的各种状态和对象。不过目前还处于概念原型阶段，值得关注！
Liberty Alliance: IBM finally joins, and maybe Microsoft is next
又一个资本主义托拉斯组织，天厌之，天厌之。。。
— from TheServerSide.com
About Color Management
Introduction | Implementation Part 1 | Implementation Part 2
— from Ragnarok Studio
Greatest Equations Ever
讨论了一组简洁漂亮的公式，包括著名的欧拉恒等式（eiπ + 1 = 0），也有E = mc2，还有 1 + 1 = 2 等等。
Legal Music Sharing Returns To MIT
对音乐共享的尝试似乎没完没了。。。
Firefox – The Platform
FF强大优雅的架构使得它有很高的潜力，成为一种Web应用的客户端平台。
Beware ‘Fedora-Redhat’ Fake Security Alert
有人利用fedora-redhat.com的域名冒充RedHat分发木马程序，嘿嘿，这个域名居然不是RedHat官方的，难怪有人上当的。
— from Slashdot
Robs Blog: Gmail Tools & Plugins
又一个Gmail大全。
How to be a Programmer
一篇很长但是还算易读的文章，如果有人翻译，大概会按惯例叫做“手把手教你做程序员” -_-bbb
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There are 2 news about browser on /., maybe the new War of Browser will come soon…
Firefox Seeks Full Page Ad in New York Times
这说明两件事：第一、FF就要出1.0了；第二、Mozilla社区还在惦记着IE（真的或者假的）。
IE Shines On Broken Code
Aha, who says that /. is always against M$?
— from Slashdot
- Eliminate Repeating Groups – Make a separate table for each set ofrelated attributes, and give each table a primary key.
- Eliminate Redundant Data – If an attribute depends on only part of amulti-valued key, remove it to a separate table.
- Eliminate Columns Not Dependent On Key – If attributes do notcontribute to a description of the key, remove them to a separate table.
- Isolate Independent Multiple Relationships – No table may containtwo or more 1:n or n:m relationships that are not directly related.
- Isolate Semantically Related Multiple Relationships – There may bepractical constrains on information that justify separating logically related many-to-manyrelationships.
- Optimal Normal Form – a model limited to only simple (elemental)facts, as expressed in ORM.
- Domain-Key Normal Form – a model free from all modification anomalies.
IP Address Locator
Bingo, I don’t like to install a yucky tool just to find the IP address location – that’s it!
Bending the Matrix
A good design for web page navigation bar.
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Make Your Own Digital Camera ISO Test Target
Funny & Handy!
Microsoft Advised To Learn To Love Linux
林子大了。。。
Could IM Be The Next Step For Google?
Google最近的一系列举动显示了这是一家创新能力和商业头脑并重的企业，在收购Picasa和推出传说已久的Google Desktop Search之后，下一个会不会是一个IM？
Between a google_im:// protocol embedded in the Google Desktop Search, and their acquisition of Picasa and their IM client this summer, it almost sounds possible.
— from Slashdot
IE Holes Not Microsoft’s Fault, Says Bill
Posted by timothy on Friday October 15, @02:09AM
from the born-into-a-state-of-sin dept.
thparker writes “As part of the Media Center release discussed previously, Bill Gates had an interview with USA Today. Best quote: ‘Q: Speaking of security, Internet Explorer has had well-publicized holes… Gates: Understand those are cases where you are downloading third-party software.’ Well now we know — these problems have all been our own fault.” Any counterexamples?
If Windows Came to PPC, Would You Switch?
之前有人问过“If Mac OS X Came to x86, Would You Switch?”
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Deprecate javac in favour of the Java 5 “apt” tool?
Bruce Chapman在java.net的论坛上讨论了javac的未来，随着JDK 5中携带的具备强大的扩展能力的apt工具，也许javac以后不会被直接使用了（虽然apt仍然要运行javac代码）。
5.0 has a new tool “apt” which is a better javac. It allows us (mere mortals) to run our own code inside the compiler which can …
* examine the source being compiled (via mirror API – similar to reflection or javadoc API)
* generate other code (sourcecode which will then be compiled, as well as bytecode if you have the inclination),
* and generate compiler errors if we detect something out of spec.
Sun releases HAT: The Java Heap Analysis Tool
HAT是Sun新发布的Java堆分析工具。
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Google Desktop Search Download
Another desktop tool from Google(after Picasa & Gmail Notifier).
A Tao of Regular Expressions
A good article for regular expression. I’m about to translate it to Chinese – if possible.[UPDATED: DONE]
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IBM announces WebSphere 6.0 (a.k.a. Vela)
IBM有一次全新构建的J2EE平台，正式宣布WebSphere 6.0。这次的主题词是SOA，大幅强化的嵌入式JMS服务，还有那个名字古怪的ESB（enterprise service bus）。
Simplifying EJB Development with EJB 3.0
TSS的一篇featured article，比较完整的介绍了EJB3的新特征。
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hack a day – www.hackaday.com
老外有钱有闲的证据。
Command Line Essentials
A list of some handy/common things you can do on the command line in Linux.
The Onion | 2004 Election Guide
The Onion的竞选指南，太搞笑了。。。
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When Gaming Trains You For Work
Parents should review their education before punishing their children. BBC wrote ‘Video game skills and a good poker face online are becoming essential job qualifications in the financial markets, with recruitment drives assessing potential star traders in online gaming exams’. I knew some day these extra hours would pay off.
Yeah!
eWeek Reviews Gnome 2.8 And KDE 3.3
Is “GNOME, KDE Aim at Windows” the future of Linux window system?
If Mac OS X Came to x86, Would You Switch?
因为Darwin（Mac OS X基于BSD的内核）已经成功的移植到x86平台，所有现在有人开始幻想Apple会推出基于x86体系架构的Mac OS。Woooo, why not??
— from Slashdot
Apache Pluto releases first bundled version
At last… 找时间试试这个Pluto。
Sun and Kodak settle for $92 million
要10个亿最后就拿到9200万，还是不错的嘛。。。无忌上有人号召Kodak好好用这笔钱开发全幅CMOS/CCD。
ActiveMQ 1.1 released with clustered queues and topics support
最出名的开源MQ实现release了新的1.1版，加入了企业级应用关键的cluster特性。
— from TheServerSide.com
37signals: An Introduction to Using Patterns in Web Design
很有意思的web设计pattern，所有的网站设计者都该看看。
Skinning Gmail with a Custom Stylesheet [persistent.info]
用自己的CSS替换Gmail的缺省界面。
- Install the URLid Mozilla/Firefox extension.
- Download this CSS file.
- Locate your profile folder and the
chromefolder within that.- Copy the downloaded CSS file to the
chromefolder and rename it touserContent.css(if you already have such a file, you will have to merge the two).- Restart Firefox.
- Visit Gmail.
Coooool!!
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Don’t Be Afraid to Drop the SOAP
这个讨论很久以前就出现过了，真的是“Don’t Be Afraid to Drop the SOAP”？
Laszlo Platform Goes Open Source
Laszlo，一个RIA平台，最近开始转向open source模式，把盈利方向定在服务、支持等方面。
— from TheServerSide.com
viksoe.dk – GMail Drive shell extension
More, more… Gmail is the source of innovation…
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2004 Ig Nobel Prizes Announced
Ig Nobel Prize是颁给那些“have done things that first make people LAUGH, then make them THINK”的科学家的奖项，2004的奖项已按惯例，在官方的Nobel Prize之前出来了。
Blizzard Stomps Bnetd in DMCA Case
看不太懂的说。。。
— from Slashdot
Craig McClanahan: Struts Or JSF? Struts And JSF?
Struts的创始人Craig Mcclanahan在自己的blog上写了这篇热门文章，不过这家伙似乎也开始打官腔，参考意义有限。。。
Humor: Why your code sucks
其实不是humor，嘿嘿！
Introduction to Service Data Objects
也就是IBM和BEA力推的JSR 235。来自dW的介绍。
An interview on the new persistence API, from the JDO side
对于这个相当有冲击力的事件，开始出现了第一批反馈，这次是来自JDOCentral Interview(pdf)。
— from TheServerSide.com
IBM Sets Supercomputer Speed Record
IBM的那个怪物级的Power V给人印象就很深！
MS To Offer Windows Sans WMP, If EU So Orders
嗯，欧盟还是NB，微软开了这个先河之后就会有很多定制的Windows出来了——据说Longhorn的一个主要特征就是“模块化”，意思是这种类Dell模式的Windows更容易实现。
— from Slashdot
The Unofficial EJB 3.0 FAQ Released
非官方的EJB3 FAQ。
JSR-166: java.util.concurrent back-ported to Java 1.4
好！这是我预言过并且一直期待的一系列back-porting之一，以此坚决抵制JDK 5.0！
Sun creates new Persistence API: EJB & JDO join forces
这个算是Java领域的一件大事了！不过早就是预料之中，只能说这次Sun比较快的反应过来，选择了正确的路线。这里是Sun的open letter的原文。POJO ruled!
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Craig McClanahan comments on Struts Future, and Struts 1.2.4
Struts作为最早取得巨大影响的MVC框架，现在已经开始规划它的下一代，这是在JSF发布之后的背景下，所以显得格外引人注目。Struts的Craig McClanahan最近有一份comment谈到Struts的未来——包括即将发布的1.3和未来的2.0。另外目前最新的1.2.4也已正式发布（download | release-notes）。
JAOO 2004 AOP Coverage
AspectWerkz的Alex Vasseur在自己的blog上为JAOO2004写的介绍，主要集中在AOP领域。
JSF-Spring integration library released
JSF-Spring发布了支持最新的Spring 1.1和JSF 1.1的版本（2.6）。
— from TheServerSide.com
Microsoft To Provide IE Patches for Windows XP Only
Microsoft has decided that future IE updates, including those related to security, will only be available to customers using Windows XP. This news.com article has the complete scoop. A choice quote: ‘Microsoft may be turning the lemons of its browser’s security reputation into the lemonade of a powerful upgrade selling point.’ This should provide a huge boost to Mozilla and other alternative browser backers.
— from Slashdot
Why You Should Never Lose Your Digital Media
如果你丢了你的CF卡或者SM卡之类的东西，你能想象一下别人拣到后会拿它怎么找乐子么？”I Found Some Of Your Life“就是一个专门贴这种“遗失的照片”的站点。。。
Microsoft To Share Office Source Code
其实不是新闻了，现在M$开始到处向政府派送Office源码——反正政府一般都是phd，也不会去看他的源码——也看不懂。。。
— from Slashdot
A visual history of spam (and virus) email
Nine things you can do to make your web site better [Scribbling.net]
— from del.icio.us
Mozilla’s Goodger on Firefox’s Future
新发表的一份interview，FF的首席工程师谈到Firefox的过去和未来规划。
— from Slashdot
Building Websites with OpenCms
非常少见的OpenCMS的比较细的topic。
— from TheServerSide.com
Portable Firefox – USB Drive-Friendly
有趣，便携式的FF，这样你就可以远离IE了，即使在。。。网吧？
Publish del.icio.us Links on Your Site
最近很少使用del.icio.us了，不过可以找时间搞个del.icio.us到我的blog的自动链接系统。
— from del.icio.us
IBM to Open Voice Recognition Software
对这种软件没啥好感——上班没事突然来个“Open Option Dialog!”，吓人一跳不说，还很有可能电脑没听懂不理你。。。
Simplifying Linux Driver Installation
嗯，这个Driver On Demand项目听上去不错，但是，你真的敢直接装一个非官方的、下载的硬件驱动么？
— from Slashdot
TMC Releases SOA Application Development Specification
Get it here.
Dude, I Love Math: Commons Math 1.0 RC1 Released
Commons-Math team刚刚发布了1.0 RC1版，虽然有不少Math包好用，但是免费的又完整好用的。。。看看为什么有人这么喜欢它！
JDOM 1.0 Released
最好的轻量级DOM解决方案JDOM发行了1.0版本。
— from TheServerSide.com
Robs Blog: Gmail Tools & Plugins
一网打尽的Gmail资源。
— from del.icio.us
The end of DirectX as we know it.
M$现在开始向领先的显卡厂商（ATI/nVidia）发放Longhorn的图形技术，所谓的Windows Graphics Foundation和Avalon，DirectX中将不再包含图形API。
Exploring Firefox Extensions
不错的Firefox extension guide。
— from Slashdot
Rule Engine API (JSR-94), What Next?
The full article: JSR-94, What Next?
What do you think of these ideas? Does Java even need a rule engine API? How do you think rule engine support should relate to J2EE?
EJB 3 Tutorials
已经开始有更多的EJB3资料出现了，不过在正式的文件出来之前我还不想花太多时间研究这个dd。
Spring 1.1 Final Released
Download | Release Note | Change Log
— from TheServerSide.com
Ten CSS tricks you may not know : evolt.org, Code
— from del.icio.us
ATI Updates Linux Drivers
不敢试，上次害我重装了系统。。。
Cellphones Usable on Airplanes in 2006?
我从来就没想通在飞机上为啥不能用移动电话！
— from Slashdot
Spring and AspectWerkz – A Happy Marriage
A Happy Marriage，其实Spring本身就内置动态代理，但是结合AspectWerkz会更强大！
Java 5.0 Release Candidate Available
Download | New Features
Apache Portable Runtime 1.0 Release
APR发行了1.0.0，一个里程碑。
— from TheServerSide.com
Gnome 2.8 RC1 Released
越来越象Windows！！！
SETI Finds Interesting Signal
SETI这么多年来发现的candidates屈指可数，而且也没有任何一个取得突破性进展的。银河捞针不容易啊！
— from Slashdot
MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 3.8 Released
支持HTML和JSP的可视化编辑，内置Hibernate和Struts工具的MyEclipse IDE发行了新版本，价钱也不过区区30美刀。
TMC Releases J2EE Appserver Marketshare Research Report
TMC例行的市场分析报告，但是这个调查居然是Sun-sponsored，可见也就那么回事了。。。据说BEA在生产环境部署的数量上大大的超过了IBM，嘿嘿！
JavaServer Faces 1.2 created by the JCP
JCP发布了最新的JSR 252，也就是JSF 1.2，这也是迈向JSF 2之前的最后一站。JSF是个我比较看好的技术，但是主流的工具厂商还没什么动静。
Struts 1.2.2 Announced
Struts终于迎来了1.1之后的首个GA版本。
Tomcat 5.5 is on the Prowl
最大的变化是使用Eclipse JDT的编译器，而不是JDK，这意味着Tomcat终于要跟JDK说再见了，这也是Tomcat迈向成熟的应用服务器的重要一步（JDK和JRE的运行时授权有着很大的区别）。但是，正像cauchy说的，为什么不是5.1呢，就像3.1、4.1那样，难道是JDK 5.0的传染病。。。？
— from TheServerSide.com
GmailFS – The Google File System
A-ha! 这是个有前途的东西，有人做了一个新的Linux文件系统，可以把Gmail作为在线存储来使用。
— from Slashdot
Using Hibernate3 as a JDBC framework
Gavin King谈到如何将Hibernate 3用作一个JDBC framework。
New JDK Tools and Utilities in JDK 1.5
其实JDK 1.5中除了generic，其他的部分还是有不少有用的dd的，例如这些新增加的utitlities。
— from TheServerSide.com
Free Software Day Around The World
FOSS政治化？？
The Power of X
X.org将发行新的版本。
— from Slashdot
BEA announces WebLogic Platform ISV Edition
看了这个，我只想说，老外真是老实，也真是有钱。。。
Google continues to grow top notch Java team with Cedric Beust
Google又从BEA挖了一个大牌！全世界都在猜测，Google葫芦里装的是什么咖啡。。。
Macromedia announces Flex Builder: IDE for Flex
Flex是Macromedia的RIA框架核心技术，现在终于有了一个IDE——之前是要一行行写那个古怪的半XML半脚本语法的Flex程序的。。。
— from TheServerSide.com
p.s. 见鬼，这个“本命月”成了出差月，blog支离破碎 :S
An Introduction to IKVM: Java on .NET
IKVM是运行于.NET CLR平台上的Java虚拟机。（我觉得好像能够运行在Java上的.NET虚拟机大概会更有用些！）
Application Performance Management Review
APM是一个应用性能管理框架。JDBInsight的架构师在下面贴了一堆关于数据库尤其是JDBC性能方面的资源链接–事实上数据库访问的性能和应用代码的性能是J2EE应用中最常出现的两种性能问题。
Serializing Java Objects with XStream
XStream是将Java Objectserialize为XML流的开源项目。
ActiveMQ 1.0 released: an open source message broker and JMS 1.1
ActiveMQ发行了1.0版。这是开源世界最可靠的JMS 1.1提供者之一。
Rule Engines and Declarative Programming Come to Java
试想一下运行在Java中的Prolog？Java Rule Engines正在成为一个大大的热门，把基于规则的业务逻辑和人工智能带入Java应用。
— from TheServerSide.com
— from del.icio.us
End Of The Line For Alpha
RIP…正像HP收购Compaq的时候有人说的，“Alpha没有死在Compaq手上，但是估计逃不过HP这一关了。。。”
Mozilla Releases Mozilla Sunbird 0.2
看来Mozilla跟鸟卯上了，这次是Sunbird，一个独立的日历应用。
— from Slashdot
CrossOver Office 3.0.1 review
当你想省下Windows的钱，但是又不得不用Office时。。。
— from NewsForge
Bruce Eckel talks about Process Patterns
Bruce Eckel阐述Process Pattern。
How to Authenticate a Servlet App with Windows Passwords
使用JAAS来集成NTLM用户认证到J2EE的web应用中。是个很实用的技术，不过有人指出他的solution用到了native lib（NTSystem.dll），也给出了一个pure java的解决方案。
TSS Article: Rich Internet Applications
TSS最新的专栏文章，介绍最近如火如荼的Rich Internet Applications技术架构。
Free Book: The J2EE Architect’s Handbook
TSS的新书，The J2EE Architect’s Handbook。
- Design J2EE applications so that they are robust, extensible, and easy to maintain.
- Apply commonly used design patterns effectively
- Identify and address application architectural issues before they hinder the development team
- Document and communicate the application design so that the development team’s work is targeted
- Avoid common mistakes that derail project budgets and timelines.
- Guide the development team through the design and construction process.
- Setup effective procedures and guidelines that increase stability and decrease bug reports
- Effectively estimate needed resources and timelines
Wicket: Do we need yet another presentation layer framework?
Wicket是原来Sun设计SwingUI的那批人搞得一个新的web表现层框架（还没够？！）。。。
— from TheServerSide.com
The 36 Plots, by Loren J. Miller
Another RPG plots analysis. 最近这个topic很有人气啊！
Google.rss !
使用Google Web APIs实现的一个Google RSS，看上去可以自己搞一个的说。。。
KeepResident Eclipse plugin
据说Eclipse的性能常因为Windows的虚拟内存管理而下降，Stanford的某个家伙就写了这个plugin，保证Windows为Eclipse保留更多的内存。
mozdev.org – delicious: index
Mozilla的del.icio.us插件。
— from del.icio.us
Microsoft Lists SP2 Incompatibilities
Complete List of Bugs Fixed in SP2
两条关于SP2的新闻，尤其是后一个，很有些恐怖的说。。。
Two New Saturnian Moons
新发现土星的两个卫星。
Survival Time for Unpatched Systems Cut by Half
老外真是研究什么的都有啊！
— from Slashdot
100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have to Read
看看老外眼中最伟大的科幻是哪些。
The Big List of RPG Plots, by S. John Ross
了不起而且很实用的RPG情节大全！很有见地的归类，嘿嘿！
— from del.icio.us
Next-gen Copyright-aware P2P System Whitepaper
如果P2P的文件百分之一百合法了——至少我国没有多少人会理它。。。
Linux Kernel 2.6.8 Released
被认为会改变2.6发布以来奇数版本相对稳定这一逆流（按Linux惯例，版本号的第二位和第三位中都是偶数的相对是稳定和可用于关键任务的版本）的版本。
— from Slashdot
Handling Events in JavaServer Faces
JSF的最重要的特征之一就是其事件处理机制，这是之前的Web框架所欠缺的，也是JSF被普遍看好的基础之一，ONJava.com上的文章详细阐述了这一机制。
TSS Cartoon: The Argument for Stateful Session Beans
广受欢迎的TSS Cartoon的最新作品，呵呵！
Hibernate3 Filters
Hibernate 3的filters也是一个引人注目的新特性。
Getting Groovy with XML
什么是Groovy？这是一种正在逐渐热门起来的语言，它具有Python等语言的简洁和优美，而且他可以被编译为标准的Java Bytecode。java.net的新文章讲述了使用Groovy来处理XML的一些优势。
Borland JBuilder 2005 announced
Borland自从JBuilder 4.0以来没有过任何一次真正意义上的升级，支持JDK 1.5、JavaServer Faces、J2EE 1.4构成了新版本的主要特征——而这是远远不够的。有趣的是，有人已经开始把IDEA 4.*跟JBuilder 4以后各个版本做类比，越来越慢、越来越不稳定、缺乏真正的亮点。。。
— from TheServerSide.com
A webstandards checklist
A perfect list to validate a website!
— from del.icio.us
MSIE 7 May Beat Longhorn Out The Gate
MSIE7号称具有了长久以来为人们所期待的特性，例如更好的PNG和CSS支持，RSS集成等等。。。现在是Mozilla社区接收挑战的时候了。。。
Debian Installer RC1 Is Out
Debian 3.1临近，全新的Debian Installer也开始了RC。
— from Slashdot
Building Portals with the Java Portlet API – Portlet Life Cycle
“The Portlet Life Cycle“一文介绍了Portlet的基本概念，这是新书”Building Portals with the Java Portlet API”的样章。
— from TheServerSide.com
Weblog Tools Market Stats
自从MT3发布带来的Weblog工具评比热潮以来，安静了一阵，现在又有这样一篇，偏重于市场方面的。
MSN WEB MESSENGER
Web版的MSN。
— from del.icio.us
C-JDBC 1.0 final released
什么是C-JDBC？C-JDBC=Clustered JDBC，通过一个特定的JDBC driver访问各种异构数据库，把它们当作一组cluster来使用。概念上是借鉴RAID的思想。
Rumors: BEA Brain Drain
继续讨论BEA的DOA问题。恐怕大多数人还是希望BEA好好发展的，起码我不想看到Big Blue一家独大。。。
Sun releases Java Technology Concept Map 1.0
Sun大概也意识到现在Java技术多的有点让人手足无措了吧。。。
— from TheServerSide.com
5 Free Windows Web Design Apps You Can’t Live Without!
不错的一组Web工具。
Novice Java Programmers’ Favorite Mistakes
有一些并不是新手才会犯的错误。
CSS Panic Guide
Anything you need about CSS.
— from del.icio.us
Shaking: Scott Dietzen leaves BEA and Kent Beck joins Agitar
Scott Dietzen是BEA的CTO，他也走人了，看来BEA确实遇到些麻烦了。。。Kent Beck则去了Agitar，一家测试软件开发商。
— from TheServerSide.com
Common Errors in English Usage
以前就link过了，现在又增加了不少东西，常看常新啊！
— from del.icio.us
HP Releases Linux-Based Notebook
不过HP的NB外观实在是乏善可陈。
— from Slashdot
Software metrics: Lines of Code vs Function Points
Function Points or Lines of Code? That’s the question.
Article: The eXo Platform Reloaded
eXo platform reloaded! 这个广受关注的J2EE应用框架开源项目继续向1.0前进中，支持JSF是新版本的一大亮点。
The eXo platfrom : CMS AOP + Portlet and Service Container (JSR 168 CERTIFIED) + Hot Deployable Portlet + Portal Based on Java Server Faces + Struts and Cocoon Bridges + Workflow + Enhanced Commmunication Tools + Many Portlets…
The eXo platform is an Open Source integrated application suite that provides several dependant services in a loosely couple way using a lightweight container.
The eXo platform services stack:
- Low level : Log, database, hibernate, XML processing, cache…
- Middle level : Portlet container, Workflow, JCR…
- Higher level : e-commerce, publishing…
The service stack can be reached through two channels : a portal and web services.
The eXo platform provides a CERTIFIED portlet container(JSR 168 – JCP specifications) that can also be queried through web services (WSRP – OASIS specifications).
— from TheServerSide.com
VirtualPC 2004 Versus VMWare 4.5?
我一直认为M$买下VirtualPC是为了毁掉它。。。
Soyuz To The Moon?
又开始咯！外太空要热闹了，没准过两年我们也上月球了。。。
— from Slashdot
Sun talks about buying Novell
注意啦，Sun开始把M$给他的钞票找地方砸了。
— from TheServerSide.com
How to Bypass Most Firewall Restrictions and Access the Internet Privately
教你怎么穿越公司的防火墙访问禁止的资源，慎之慎之。。。
RSSCalendar.com
利用RSS来在线共享Calendar，RSS rules！
— from del.icio.us
Steve Jobs Undergoes Cancer Surgery
这个。。。不是新闻了，但是我想说的是——每年体检很重要！！！
How Google Will Have Achieved The Semantic Web
最近很多人在谈论Semantic Web的问题，这个关于SW的文章也是同时上了/.和del.icio.us头条的热门。
— from Slashdot
On my thoughts of the SWT vs Swing
关于SWT vs Swing的感想，引来讨论一大堆，大部分人不满Swing，不过也有人支持。但是我真的没看出Swing比SWT哪怕一点优势。。。
— from JRoller
AMD and Intel Update CPU Roadmaps
大家都知道，明年是64bit年，是dual-core年。
Amateurs Pushing the Dreamcast’s Boundaries
DC已经败死多年了，没啥新游戏玩了，但是自有人有办法废物利用，有人移植了GBA模拟器，现在又有人在移植N64模拟器Nincest -_-bbb
— from Slashdot
Hammurapi 3.0 released: Open Source Java code review tool
Hammurapi发布了新的3.0版。
— from TheServerSide.com
Learn to Program, by Chris Pine
Better than most of our colledge textbooks.
RSS Quick Summary
一个很好用的RSS规范速查手册。
A Tao of Regular Expressions
自从“The Tao of Programming”之后有了不少的英文版“Tao”，不过RE真是个很强大的工具！
Gallery of Stupid XSL/XSLT Tricks
诡异版XSL/XSLT用法大全，都是非常规性的用法——XSLT也是个非常有意思的东西，可惜，似乎一直没有性能上很令人放心的解决方案！
— from del.icio.us
Project Cinnamon: IBM launches new XML content management
似乎是带了自动格式转换能力的CMS系统，基于XML来构建（好像是废话）。
Echo 1.1 Released
Echo是一个Web应用开发架构，新的1.1版本提供了一个叫做EchoStudio的Eclipse插件以简化开发。似乎有点像Delphi的IntraWeb那种概念的。
CodeProject hosts DBGrid for JSP tag library
又一个JSP Component，经典的数据网格控件，CodeProject启动了DBGrid for JSP项目。看上去可以大大简化一些枯燥的代码。。。
— from TheServerSide.com
Creating Applications with Mozilla
Mozilla也是个开发平台，就像Java一样。。。
— from del.icio.us
JetBrains releases IntelliJ IDEA 4.5
早就预报过了，主要是增加JDK 1.5支持——没啥用的东西。
IBM building Java/.NET interoperability tools
IBM的alphaWorks小组发布了一个工具，允许Eclipse代码和.NET的WinForm进行通讯。另外还有一个Java-COM Bridge。
— from TheServerSide.com
.NET Tools
呵呵，NDoc/NUnit/…
Hi, and welcome to The Programmers’ Stone. The purpose of this site is to recapture, explore and celebrate the Art of Computer Programming. By so doing we hope to help the reader either become a better programmer, understand what less experienced programmers are struggling with, or communicate more effectively with other experienced programmers.
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Debugging in Plain English?
令人瀑布汗的新研究，试想一下，若干年后，这幕场景：
程序员：“这破程序为啥内存溢出？！”
Debugger程序：。。。（工作中）
Debugger程序：Bingo！（debugger自动停在某处）
Debugger程序：你这个笨蛋，居然有个连接一直没有关闭！
程序员：！◎×＃……％×※！◎％
— from Slashdot
Open Source Web Design – Home /\^/\
嗯，很不错的设计，我喜欢老外那种简洁的设计。唉，一直没时间把这个RS弄的pp一点。。。
GmailerXP
喔！看截图还是没有Gmail自己的界面舒服，呵呵！
Stopdesign | Throwing Tables Out the Window
是的是的！不要再使用麻烦的table来定位了，既然我们有了强大的CSS。。。
game physics
讲述游戏世界的物理原理，好像要作游戏必须搞懂这些的说，作游戏真难。。。
— from del.icio.us
Celebrity Casting For LOTR
老外的幽默细胞。。。这是一篇关于名人排演LOTR的恶搞。
— from Slashdot
JSR 201 PFD: Enumerations, Autoboxing, for loop, static import
JDK 1.5的几个语言级特性——JSR 201发布了PFD，估计很快就会进入最后的发布了——希望有人赶紧开始做JDK 1.4的实现吧！
Google gets another Java guy: Adam Bosworth from BEA
Hm，Google想干嘛呢？还是BEA真的不行了？？
Detecting Memory Problems Before they Hurt
The Java Specialists’ Newsletter的Heinz在OutOfMemoryError Warning System中演示了如何使用JDK 1.5的memory MX bean来检测内存溢出异常。但是，似乎没有从这种灾难中recover的办法，那又有啥用呢？！
The Eclipse Web and J2EE Tools Platform Project is Now Live!
Eclipse的webtools项目正式挂牌，看看几时可以出点成果，现在的Eclipse J2EE开发plugins几乎没有好用的。。。
More Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
MF这家伙看来也是个喜欢赶潮流的主儿，这次他对他的新书“Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture”做了修正，增加了一些针对Rich User Interfaces的新patterns。
JDBC Tips: Managing Connections and Updates
JDBC Performance Tips的第IV部分：Managing Connections and Updates。
EJB 3, the New JavaBeans?
Gavin King讲EJB 3将会成为JavaBean的增强版，因为JavaBean的设计模式简单而强大，相比之下EJB 1&2的模式复杂而晦涩，而且毫无意义。这是不是说——之前的EJB实在瞎折腾呢？
JavaBeans components are:
- easy to write and easy to change
- object oriented
- somewhat self-documenting
- sufficiently general – the component model does not really assume much about the nature of the bean container, nor about the purpose of the component
- fine grained
- executable completely outside any container
…EJB 3 component model as an enhancement to JavaBeans: JavaBeans with “extra” semantics, defined by the spec’s general-purpose annotations.
Grady Booch talks past, present, and future
嗯，这老家伙又出来说话了，在IBM Rational User Conference上，这里有两句他新说出来的话：
Java is not the last language — although it may be Scott McNealy’s last language.
Many of the frameworks of the future will be built upon UML semantics, and that aspect-oriented programming will be mainstream.
— from TheServerSide.com
How to use CVS without going insane
很实用的dd啊，虽然我们要转向SVN了，不过这个还是有用DI！
Writing Bug-Free C Code
Jerry Jongerius在1995年出的名作，讲了很多很基本的原则，用一种好的code style来降低差错率，style的重要性是不能低估的。
css Zen Garden: The Beauty in CSS Design
Zen Garden经常有些很pp的设计，这次是一篇CSS的设计示例。
— from del.icio.us
Article: Introducing the Savant Build System
一个集成了依赖分析的创建系统，Ant + Dependencies = Savant。
IBM Rational announces Atlantic tools
IBM讲，他意识到了即将来临的企业开发工具之战。MS早些时候公布的Studio 2005确实是个带来竞争对手恐慌的东西！
AspectJ Development Tools (AJDT) 1.1.11 released
加强了新的IDE整合（例如Welcome页面的链接等），改进了一堆显示，添加了ajdoc的一个wizard（这个最有用），等等，赶紧升级吧（download）。
Ant 1.6 for Task Writers
文章分两部分：Part I | Part II。
— from TheServerSide.com
Thinking like a Genius
虽然天才是无法复制的，但是天才的思维还是有一部分可以模式化的。。。
Alice’s Adventures under Ground
珍本图书上网，难怪点击者众。。。
Online Depth of Field Calculator
在线景深计算器！试过一把Nikon那个超级BT的牛头Nikkor 300mm f/2.0s IF ED，在最近对焦点（4m）景深是前后1cm -_-bbb
TTW WYSIWYG Editors
一大大大堆在线HTML编辑器！
— from del.icio.us
Apache Maven 1.0 Released
Maven是一个强大的集成化PM工具，包含了代码和文档的自动创建等非常适合OSS开发的特性。终于出了1.0.
North Korea Opens Official Website
该来的总是会来。。。www.kcckp.net是北朝鲜官方网站，主页写着：President Kim Il Sung, a Great Man of 20th Century。。。
— from Slashdot
Mozilla and the future of the Web
提到广受欢迎的Firefox和Thunderbird将在这个夏天结束的时候发布1.0 release。
— from NewsForge
dprism Time Package v2.0 Released
说起来又是Sun值得羞愧的事，居然要第三方来发布Date/Time处理代码，还能赚钱。这个dprism Time Package是专门处理时间的过程库。不知道比起开源的 Joda Time来有什么优胜，居然还要钱。。。
New Product Listing from JavaOne 2004
今年的J1上所有announce的product list。我最感兴趣的是。。。Nokia和Sega联手推出的移动游戏终端。。。
Featured Article: Source Code Communication Best Practices
一个很有意思也很少被提及的专题，关于如何在代码高度共享的开发环境交换源码信息。Vincent Massol的这篇TSS Featured Article提出了两个方案：Diff emails on SCM commit和RSS feeds(feeds anywhere, hm?)。
— from TheServerSide.com
FCKeditor – The text editor for Internet
FCKeditor是一个开源、跨平台的在线HTML编辑器。
Things President Bush is not
可以学到很多有趣的词儿，呵呵！”I’m not a tree, I’m a Bush.”
How to write Firefox extensions
Have a try!
bitoogle :: the bit torrent file search engine (bittorrent)
Bingo! 正是我要的dd啊！
Free Picasa Photo Album Software
可以用来作照片管理索引库，不会改变文件原有位置。
An no-nonsense guide to Semantic Web specs for XML people (Part I)
针对目前正热烈讨论中的Semantic Web的评论和分析。
Making TeX Work
名著Making TeX Work的SourceForge版！
— from del.icio.us
MSN, Word Vulnerable To Shell: URI Exploit
“InfoWorld is reporting that a few Microsoft products are also vulnerable to the ‘shell:’ scheme vulnerability found in Mozilla last week. These applications include Microsoft Word and MSN Messenger.”
也就是说，可能还有不少。。。
Microsoft Delays Windows XP Service Pack 2
这也是一件令人郁闷的事情，现在没有人知道这个珊珊来迟的SP2一出，大家的XP会发生些啥–你知道我在说什么。。。
— from Slashdot
P.Anno 1.0 Released: JSR 175 Annotation parser for JDK 1.4
好，这个是我喜欢的dd，JDK 1.5里面有不少有用的东西，但是Sun给它们找来了太多不需要的大怪兽作伴，有人把这些有用的统统移植到JDK 1.4的话。。。嘿嘿！P.Anno就是一个例子，JSR 175 for JDK 1.4的参考实现。
Featured Article: Internationalized data in Hibernate
Hibernate的Davin King在这篇TSS Featured Article中将讲解在Hibernate中对数据进行i18n的方法。
— from TheServerSide.com
ASCII Generator
比较好用的ASCII Gen。
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Browser Wars 2004
呵呵，浏览器界水面下涌动的暗流已经好久了，桌面浏览的体验已经太久没有令人兴奋的新东西了。。。mac.com的这篇“Browser Wars 2004”能不能成为现实？
— from Slashdot
How To Write Efficient CSS
CSS也是个越研究越让人入迷的dd！
— from del.icio.us
Mozilla/Firefox Bug Allows Arbitrary Program Execution
今天Mozilla社区紧急发布了Firefox 0.9.2，紧急到以至于页面上还是写的0.9.1，就是这个bug了。奇怪的是，Linux版没这个问题。。。
— from Slashdot
Top Ten Truly Obscure But Useful Java Projects
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Gmail Agent API – Mail Notifier
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Will LOTR:ROTK Extended Edition Hit Cinemas?
这个。。。也太黑了吧！！
— from Slashdot
AspectWerkz 1.0: First beta released
其实还是早了点，AspectWerkz离1.0还有不少的举例，从它的newsletter中来看离一个可用于生产环境的工具还差的满远——不过AspectJ 1.2不也还是试验性居多么。。。
Tech Talk – Rod Johnson on The Spring Framework, AOP
Spring的Rod Johnson的访谈。
— from TheServerSide.com
GoodLogo!com
一个专门搜集各式各样的logo并进行评述的站点。有意开公司的同志们值得关注一把。
— from del.icio.us
Recently I concluded my review of Fedora Core 2(FC2) on Linux.com with the words, “It’s an important step in the evolution of Linux … but I won’t be using it for production work anytime soon.” What a difference a month makes — I am now using FC2 for production work. Here’s how I got around the distro’s deficiencies.
— from NewsForge
Featured Article: What You Can Do With EJB3 (part one)
Hibernate的Gavin King的新文章，针对新发布的EJB 3.0 Early Draft提出了对EJB3应用的设想。
Maxine 1.1 Released: A JMX Microkernel
Maxine是一个JMX的“microkernel”，利用这一框架可以快速的开发和部署JMX应用构件。
Autoboxing surprises from J2SE 5
JCP在Tiger（现在叫J2SE 5了-_-bbb）中引入autoboxing特性的时候大概绝对没想到会成为一个恐怖的大漩涡！TSS汇集了最近关于autoboxing特性的一组有趣的讨论。
Container Driven Testing Part III: Advanced Testing Techniques
这是这一题目的Part III（这里有Part II和Part I）。
Humor: Sun shows cartoon making fun of the Microsoft settlement
Inside Jack Episode I: The Sun-Microsoft Thing是Sun官方网站最新放出的flash动画，开始的音乐很爽（Nirvana rules！），然后开始围绕“How can Sun use the $2,000,000,000?”的问题调侃。里面有很多好玩的dd，例如上来Jack就说“My name is Jack, and I write code…”，令人想起工藤新一的“工藤新一…探偵さ！！”，开会时打游戏和睡觉的工程师，Balmore和McNealy对着说“Hi, I love you, man”的表情和语气，然后还有2 billion一个的“IBM consulting contract”。。。BTW，Jack的那件写着“No, I will not fix your computer”的t-shirt很讨人喜欢，其实这在ThinkGeek卖15-19美刀一件。
Featured Article: AOP Panel at JavaOne 2004
J1继续开，请跟踪关注持续更新的TSS @ J1链接。这次是AOP专题介绍。
Eclipse Pollinate: BEA and Eclipse team up for Beehive plugin
日食＋蜂巢＝授粉？BEA和Eclipse社区开始了新的Eclipse Pollinate项目，目的是为Eclipse平台开发Apache Beehive技术的工具插件。
— from TheServerSide.com
Using Blogs To Dispense Venture Capital
请看/.带来的风险投资商利用blog寻找投资对象的故事。。。
Fedora, SuSE And Mandrake Compared
gmuslera writes “This weekend 2 comparisions were made between latest Fedora, SuSE and Mandrake Linux distributions. The first one was done by FlexBeta and in general goes deep, done by people that seem to know Linux, and good around its 9 pages. The last one was done by The Washington Post (yahoo news link) and shows another view of those 3 distributions, from someone that seems to dislike Linux and don’t know enough about it. In what of those extremes are the average new user experience with those distributions?” Update: 07/06 01:01 GMT by T: Note that long-time Washington Post tech writer Rob Pegaroro doesn’t seem to dislike Linux — far from it; he’s just writing what he sees as truth.
World Computer Chess Championships Underway
在FIDE世界冠军赛的同时，World Computer Chess Championship 2004也在以色列如火如荼进行中，/.的geeks当然格外关注开源社区的弈棋引擎Crafty是不是能够在如林的封闭引擎之中创造好成绩。
— from Slashdot
TSS @ JavaOne 2004专辑：
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
Article: Attribute-Oriented Programming with Java 1.5
ONJava.com关于Attribute-Oriented Programming的系列文章第一部分。
The Mono Project releases version 1.0
Mono是最活跃的、跨平台的、开源的、.NET运行时和开发平台，现在正式release了1.0版！
Opinion: Choosing an open source portal server
JSR 168内在的缺陷（主要是不完备性，缺乏一些关键性规范约束）是的迟迟没有可靠、方便的实现平台，作为官方RI的Pluto也一直没有提供任何公开的release。JRoller上的一则blog发起了开源portal server的讨论。
ActiveXML 1.0: XML as a 4th generation language
用XML作开发语言？？这个ActiveXML是不是有点过了。。。
Servlet Performance Report updated
Web Performance（一家做Web测试工具的专业公司）发表了最新的对流行Servlet引擎的test report。结果一点也不令人惊讶，Tomcat和Resin几乎是所有测试的优胜者，最差的当然是我们熟悉的Websphere -_-bbb
— from TheServerSide.com
Gmail as an online backup system
这个是绝对会成为热门的一个趋势。。。不知道Google是何态度，会不会在某些时候封闭一些功能。
What Happens to Your Online Self When You Die?
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Time for 5: Java Brand Changes to J2SE and J2EE 5.0
这个这个。。。不是谣言吧？Sun的官方消息证实了这一点，看来是把Solaris的一套搬过来了。。。还有啊，为什么不叫J5SE、J5EE？！
Versant Buys JDO Genie
JDO Genie，号称最好的JDO商业实现。
Apache XMLBeans Moves Up to Top Level
XMLBeans确实是一个不错的技术，升为顶级project是迟早的事情了。
— from TheServerSide.com
Floatutorial: Step by Step CSS Float Tutorial
其实也包含了其他一些tutorials，不错的html/css站点。把这些搞清楚了，定制MT的界面就简单的很了。
— from del.icio.us
SSF3
不是超级街头霸王3啊，是“第三次社会性软件在线研讨会”。。。
— from cnblog.org
