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links for 2005-02-28

• The JBossWS Wiki
  (categories: jboss webservices JBossWS Axis)

links for 2005-02-26

• Firefox and del.icio.us bookmark integration
  (categories: del.icio.us firefox)

links for 2005-02-25

• Enhydra JaWE – Home Page
  Java Workflow editor
  (categories: javatools)
• Iran jails blogger for 14 years
  (categories: freedomofspeech blogging legal)
• Block google’s toolbar-generated links
  Zeldman shows how to remove links google’s toolbar automatically puts on your webite
  (categories: google javascript)

Comment problems - MT Blacklist & Storable.pm to blame?

Well, MT Blacklist seems to be well and truly borked on this MT install, and it seems to be stopping people commenting. Until I sort the issue, blacklist is being switched off, and comment moderation is on. The problem may or may not be down to my host installing a new version of storable.pm, but until I work it out it’s more hassle than it’s worth keeping blacklist on…

links for 2005-02-23

• The Test Card Gallery
  An online gallery dedicated to test cards from the UK
  (categories: tv weird gallery)
• Project C-90
  A gallery of different types of casette tapes
  (categories: audio gallery)
• Superman is a Dick
  A gallery of superman comics proving that he is, indeed, a dick. Pure genius
  (categories: comics gallery funny)
• Gorilla Cover Gallery
  A gallery of comi covers featuring gorillas. Perfectly normal if you ask me
  (categories: comics gallery)

links for 2005-02-22

• Yahoo! News – Writer Hunter S. Thompson Kills Himself
  Yahoo’s obituary for Hunter S. Thompson
  (categories: huntersthompson obituaries)
• Global blogger action day called
  Support the two imprisoned Iranian bloggers on the 22nd
  (categories: blogging amnesty freedomofspeech)
• Committee to Protect Bloggers: Free Arash and Mojtaba
  More information on advocacy to highlight the plight of jailed iranian bloggers Arash and Mojtaba
  (categories: amnesty freedomofspeech blogging)
• The price paid for blogging Iran
  More background on the danger of blogging in Iran
  (categories: amnesty freedomofspeech blogging)
• Efficient CSS with shorthand properties
  An overview of shorthand notiation in CSS
  (categories: CSS)
• Slough—John Betjeman
  Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough…
  (categories: poems slough)
• Apple Computer founder and community speak on Tiger leak defendants
  Dumb kids and over-reaction from Apple makes for an emotive topic
  (categories: apple legal)
• A talk with Desicanuk and Nessence
  Two of the defendants being sued by Apple in the Tiger leak case
  (categories: apple legal tiger)

Free Arash and Mojtaba

Today has been anounced as a global blogger action day by the Committee to Protect Bloggers, to highlight the pligh of jailed Iranian bloggers Mojtaba Saminejad and Arash Sigarchi. Get involved.

For more background on the dangers of blogging in Iran, the BBC has a good write up.

So small, so discrete - I’m wearing one now!

You know how it goes. Some days you just don’t know what the world is going to throw at you – and at some times of the month all you want is a feeling of comfort and safety, which still gives you the freedom to go roller-blading, cycling, dancing or even base jumping. Before I’d feel bloated – weighed down even. But not now – its small, cute looking, and doesn’t even need an applicator. Best of all, my partner can find it in my bag and not even know what it is!

Feel free, feel light – iPod shuffle

Disrobing the Mac mini

So that was one of the most nerve wracking (IT-related) moments of my life, but after 30 minutes of stressful, body shaking nerves, curses, and general questioning of what I was doing, I was eventually able to part the Mac mini from it’s attractive upper shell and leave it naked under the waning daylight. What followed was simple by comparison, and one false start aside the mini was dressed once again an booting up to show it’s brand new 1GB of memory.

Sun on Mustang (J2SE 6.0) - squaring up to .NET?

JSR 270 covers the proposal for the J2SE 6.0 release. Unlike most other JSR’s, it is not defining any new API’s, rather it is defining which JSR’s are being considered for inclusion in what will no-doubt be called Java 6. Looking down the list I was struggling to find much on the list I actually wanted…

“JSR 105: XML Digital Signature APIs”:http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=105

Got to admit, this seems inoffensive. It implements a W3C spec from 2002, which given how fast these things move is about par for the course. It’ll probably be handy for people doing web services and such, but does it need to be in the core JDK? Read the rest of this entry »