20081013 網摘 – 淫審與網絡

Finance

• 崩架，唉崩架
  Quote: 我們從歷史中得到的教訓是，我們從來都不會從歷史中學習到甚麼教訓
• 20世紀謠言
  Quote: 《20》的電影在港上映前，全球正被金融海嘯蹂躪，然後發生東亞銀行擠提事件，漫畫情節與現實生活，相似之處何其多

HK Web

• 全面檢討淫審制度的檢討
  Quote: 節錄以下幾段較代表性的批評或建議，冷靜想想，在口誅筆伐中，仿佛成為「犯眾憎」的條例檢討裡面，哪些地方真的需要再去檢討
• 淫審與網絡迷思之一：互聯網無王管？
  Quote: 香港若要搞金盾、長城，其實我真的不大擔心，到最後是政府自己捉蟲，這一點連淫審委員張民炳也看通了：「若搞淫褻網站黑名單，到時變成咸網指南咪仲弊！」
• 以保護青少年之名
  Quote: 條法例一旦落實，勢必為政治勢力所用
• 回應＜政治博客＞一文
  Quote: 作者的文章本身已是一個很好的示範，告訴我們互聯網的言論自由，可以如何促進討論。新媒體並不如他想像中的可怕。

HK Comics

• 香港漫畫 文化奇譚
  Quote: 年輕人要畫漫畫動畫，聽聽宮崎駿意見，先去讀大學，也學學新海誠，主修文學，多點見識，又或者先找份正經工作，儲點錢旅行，到世界各地走走，眼光擴减了，技術可以慢慢訓練，就算人工不怎麼高，起碼也有點抵抗權威的風骨
• 從劉雲傑說到香港漫畫
  Quote: 或許他或他不是你杯茶，但他們最少展現了香港漫畫的另一面，是武打漫畫以外的其他可能性

HK IT

• 香港電腦業的曙光
  Quote: 但幸好是，我眼中所見，幾年前要求的IT超人(C,C++,J2EE,SE,ME, C#,ASP.NET,VB,PHP,Perl…)已經好少

Blog

• State of the Blogosphere 2008: Technorati Numbers Indicate Blogging Is Niche and Slowing
  Quote: Trying to blog (as 130 million+ people have in the past 6 years) may be somewhat mainstream, but actually blogging does not seem to be so yet
• When we are no longer just blogger
  WeLeon 在 wordcamp talk 的 slide

Web Services

• SimplyBox – Think Inside the Box
  使用 screen capture 的形式來收集網頁資訊
• Yahoo! Web Analytics
  Yahoo! 也有 Web 統計服務了，能與 Google 爭一日之長短？
• Sikbox
  簡單地為自己的網站加入 live search 功能
• smush it!
  幫你移除圖片上不必要的資料，如拍攝時間、相機等等，有 Firefox plugin
• MixTube
  Create and share audio playlists made from youtube videos

Google

• 第一次探訪Google Office in HK
  Google 在香港教育界應向何發展？
• Google Blog Search
  新版面加入了類似 techmeme 的功能
• Google
  Search Google as in 2001
• 10^100 計劃
  You give your idea to help the world. Google will sponsor it.
• Embeddable Google Books

Firefox

• Introducing Geode
  Quote: automatically deduces your location, and serves up some delicious suggestions a couple blocks away and plots directions there
• WiseStamp an Email Signature that works for you!
  Quote: Firefox extension enables you to easily customize & add personalized email signatures on any webmail service

Tips/Tools

• Website Reloader
  輸入你想定期 reload 的網站列表
• List²
  When you want a simple list and tables but don’t want to open excel for doing so.
• Making Ubiquity Ubiquitous
  An autohotkey scripts to run ubiquity anywhere
• Everything Search Engine
  A tiny windows search tools
• Turbocharge PuTTY with 12 Powerful Add-Ons
• 超级小巧的5款免费款树状笔记软件

Javascript

• Scripting Maintainability
• JS Bin – Collaborative JavaScript Debugging
  十分方便的 js 環璄，支持 json
• jQuery, MooTools, the Ajax Experience, Programming to the Pattern, and What Really Makes One Framework Different From Another
  比較 jQuery 與 MooTools 的哲學，jQuery 利於 DOM Manipulation，而 MooTools 利於 OO，作者認為 MooTools 在建構大型 Application 時會更好用
• js.io – JavaScript Network Library
  use comet to do the ‘socket’ thing. But I guess server side would need some support? Lack of documentation.
• NiftyPlayer – a small and simple Flash MP3 player!
  it’s javascriptable
• Practical Functional JavaScript: Code Samples
• jQuery.embrace().extend();
  幾個有關 jQuery 的 presentation slides
• Reading Blinds — a YUI-powered Reading Tool
  只顯示網頁文字部份，讓你專心閱讀
• YUI 2.6.0 Released
• jQuery, Microsoft, and Nokia
  MS will ship jQuery in ASP.NET Ajax Framework. Nokia will use jQuery to develop applications for their Webkit-based Web Run-Time.
• JS.Class – Ruby-style JavaScript
  Quote: designed to make JavaScript behave like Ruby in terms of its OOP structures
• PI.JS
  Quote: to provide an useful development environment and minimize the browser differences
• Learning Advanced JavaScript
  John Resig 的演講用 slide，非常 interactive

CSS

• Is There Anything You Wish CSS Could Do? 15 Designer/Developers Sound Off
  The one I want most is the layout…. can we have a simpler and clearer way to do so?
• Maintainable CSS using IE specific CSS selectors
  using conditional comment

Web Dev

• Understanding Progressive Enhancement
  Progressive Enhancement is different from Graceful Degradation
• Hammerhead: moving performance testing upstream
  A firebug extension to gather performance metrics
• The Ajax Experience – State of the Browsers
  PPK 的 presentation slides
• HTML 5: Features you want desperately but still can’t use
  Code demo
• Test-Driven Progressive Enhancement
• PURE Unobtrusive Rendering Engine for HTML

UI

• Touchless
  Quote: enables touch without touching by using a webcam to track color based markers

Joke

• 网络吉祥物