An experiment in weblogging by the Yantis' of Temecula.
Things we find interesting. Items including (but not limited to) Temecula, the Yantis family, literature, technology, science, computers, the Internet, horses, and teaching. Items will be added to this weblog as we find them. With luck and time there will be new things to read about every day, so check back with us frequently. Posts not currently on the main page are available in the archive. Established December 6, 1999
Friday, June 30, 2000
The History of the Web circa 1994. "The World-Wide Web (W3) is a way of viewing all the on-line information available on the Internet as a seamless, browsable continuum. Using hypertext jumps and searches, the user navigates through an information world partly hand-authored, partly computer-generated from existing databases and information systems. The Web today incorporates all information from information systems such as Gopher as WAIS, as well as sophisticated multimedia and hypertext information from many organizations.", Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, Ari Luotonen, Henrik Nielsen, Arthur Secret, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland.Here's a screenshot of TBL's browser editor.
XML for Beginners Have you wondered why everyone is talking about XML but been
afraid to ask? Dick Baldwin provides a gentle introduction
with his series of articles. First up, a discussion of
structured documents, rendering, and why you should care
about XML.
Thursday, June 29, 2000
Banned Books On-Line
Welcome to this special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. The books featured here, ranging from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood, have been selected from the indexes of the On-line Books Page. (See that page for over 10,000 more on-line books!)
Another day, another DoubleClick privacy PR disaster
DoubleClick has been caught mucking around with personal privacy - again. The world's biggest online ad sales house has been caught gleaning email addresses and other personal information from Web site customers - without the knowledge of Web sites.
Wednesday, June 28, 2000
How does a yacht sail upwind?
It's easy to understand how a yacht sails downwind, with the wind whistling from behind. The breeze pushes against the sails and the yacht surges ahead.
But how is it that wind from abeam (the side), or off the bow, can propel a boat forward? You may never have seen it presented as simply as this.
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
Ananova - Da Vinci parachute design holds up in test
A British daredevil has proved that a parachute designed by Leonardo da Vinci actually works by using it from a height of 10,000ft.
A List Apart: Rated XHTML
Being a web developer is a tough job. Not only do you have to steer clear of the traps and pitfalls the popular browsers think up for you on a daily basis, you also have to keep at least half an eye on all kinds of developments that may (or may not) have an impact on your job. Having hardly mastered style sheets and DHTML, new techniques clamor for attention. Which ones are important right away? Which ones can you dismiss for now?
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