December 2006
12 posts
A Semantic Solution for Presenting NSFW Content
by PJ Doland and Jack Shedd
The Problem With REL.
In [an earlier post][1], we recommended the use of the REL attribute for indicating that content was “not suitable for work.” The REL attribute has obvious benefits:
REL isn’t widely (or even sparsely) implemented. With the notable exception of Google’s use of REL for it’s ‘nofollow’ tag, it is...
links for 2006-12-28
Street Fighter The Later Years
Best line from Episode 3: “We figure we’ve got about three months before they sue us for using the characters.”
(tags: Funny Games Video)
Genius Grant Please, or The NSFW HTML Attribute
UPDATE: The idea expressed below has been significantly improved and a brief spec document and example is now available. You might, however, still want to read what follows before proceeding to the aforementioned link.
Almost two years ago, in an attempt to combat the rising problem of comment spam, Google unveiled a new HTML attribute:
rel="nofollow"
By including that attribute in...
links for 2006-12-26
Kodak Ad on “Winds of Change”
Good to see Kodak acknowledging that APS sucks.
(tags: Funny Video Advertising Photography)
links for 2006-12-23
Rob Paravonian’s Pachelbel Rant
It’s funny because it’s true. Listen through the ending.
(tags: Music Funny Video)
links for 2006-12-22
Why ZFS Matters to Mac Users
I wonder if ZFS will end up replacing HFS+ as the default filesystem.
(tags: Computers Mac Sysadmin)
links for 2006-12-17
Mac Hardware Upgrade Instructional Videos
Before you crack open that Mac Mini to upgrade the RAM, watch one of these.
(tags: DIY Howto Video Mac)
links for 2006-12-16
The 10 Most Dangerous Toys of All Time
Very well written. You’ll laugh so hard you’ll cry.
(tags: Funny Toys)
links for 2006-12-14
Interview with Wil Shipley of Delicious Monster
Wherein Wil weighs in over the MacHeist shareware-bundle controversy.
(tags: Mac Software Interview)
Yes, THAT James Watson
In an interview for this January’s issue of Esquire, James Watson made several interesting remarks.
These remarks can easily be separated into two distinct groups. The first group consists of statements that are interesting because they are fresh and insightful. The second group, by contrast, consists of statements seemingly crafted to convey Mel Gibson batshit-craziness.
From the first...
Take the Google Challenge
We are here at the Internet, where we’ve secretly replaced the US patent database they usually serve with Google. Let’s see if anyone can tell the difference!
links for 2006-12-06
The Sculpture of Hyungkoo Lee
Anatomical models of the skeletal structures of cartoon characters.
(tags: Art Cool Funny for:vanadium)