Here’s an interesting new site. MapSexOffenders.com uses Megan’s Law and public data to plot sex offenders in your area using Google Maps. Tags: web
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Using CSS to Make Banner Ads
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Imagine being able to create web banners that couldn’t be blocked by most of the software designed to block such things out there currently? Piqued your interest? You can do it with a little simple CSS. Take a look. Quite creative really. Newt: HTML codes: Advertisement : Mozilla Firefox. Take back the web. Download now!…
...Read MoreThe Green Menace Returns
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Absinthe has long been outlawed in the United States but is today enjoying a renewed popularity in Europe. Wired magazine takes a look at a modern day absinthe distiller who used science to distill the myths behind absinthe. Wired: One of the ingredients is thujone, a compound in wormwood that is toxic if it’s ingested,…
...Read MoreGetting the Inside Dirt on a Mythbuster
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Joe Mammy.com has a great interview with Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters. Here’s a short excerpt. Joe Mammy.com: Joe: Free rant: name something that pisses you off and what you’d like to do about it. Jamie: “Traffic lights could be fixed to where you spend a fraction of the time you do sitting at them. What’s…
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In case you’ve never heard of the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), here’s the Wikipedia article. Wikipedia: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a non-profit advocacy and legal organization with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving First Amendment rights in the context of today’s digital age. Its stated main goal is to educate the…
...Read MoreEFF Breaks The Xerox Code
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For years there have been rumors of strange markings on Xerox printer documents and hidden messages that only Xerox is able to decode. Well now the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has broken the Xerox code and proven that there is in fact forensic evidence on each Xerox printed document. Here’s a brief synopsis from the…
...Read MoreDesigning For The Web
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The other day I was designing a site and someone said to me “It looks like a weblog.” “Why?” I asked feeling genuine concern. “I dunno.” Came the reply. Just in time to help people understand the ins and outs of designing for the web, Web Pro News comes out with a short list of…
...Read MoreRead it in Reader
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Yes, it’s true. Google has added an RSS feed Reader to their aresenal. Official Google Blog: “We often get asked how anyone’s supposed to keep up with the firehose of stuff launched from the web’s spigot, so we’re offering Reader as a way to help. Like the Personalized Homepage, it’s a part of Google’s ongoing…
...Read MoreGerman Brewer Makes Worlds Most Alchohol Laden Beer
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Yahoo! News: A German brewer has concocted what he says is the world’s strongest beer, a potent drink with an alcohol content of 25.4 percent that is served in a shot glass. “Everyone who has tried it is enthusiastic. It tastes like a quirky mixture of beer and sherry,” said Bavarian brewer Harald Schneider. Schneider,…
...Read MoreWikipedia Growing By Leaps And Bounds
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Reuters: The Wikipedia, which has surged this year to become the most popular reference site on the Web, is fast overtaking several major news sites as the place where people swarm for context on breaking events. Traffic to the multilingual network of sites has grown 154 percent over the past year, according to research firm…
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