Most of the internet traffic is still carried by undersea cables, and cable breakage can cause wide spread internet disruptions, like the recent disruptions in Asia. Here is a look at the undersea world of internet cables from the guardian.
101 Design patterns and tips for developers. SourceMaking also has detailed information on Refactoring and Antipatterns.
Microsoft has made an offer to buy Yahoo for a cash and stock bid worth $44.6 billion. I hope Yahoo does not sell out to Microsoft, imagine Yahoo on .Net!! Can’t even imagine what will happen to sites like Flickr if Microsoft takes over Yahoo. The thing is Microsoft does not get the new Internet, and Yahoo does, so definitely not a good deal for Yahoo.
A disappointing profit report from Google maybe indication of a slowdown at Google. The shares are down 18% this year, and the US economic slowdown could be to blame.
A step-by-step Photoshop tutorial of how “Blowout at Exit 16A” was created.
“Besides endless painting, layering, color correcting and masking there are several photographic elements that played an important role in the final image”
A major submarine cable cut somewhere in the Mediterranean sea has disrupted internet and international call in UAE. Ironically, Dubai Internet City is without internet!
Update: There are new reports that the impact is a lot wider, affecting both Middle East and Asia.
“Facebox is a jQuery-based, Facebook-style lightbox which can display images, divs, or entire remote pages.”
Mixed media artist Mark Khaisman’s unique creations using layers of tape on plexiglass.
Neil Miller, of Film School Rejects, picks his ten best films of Sundance ‘08. The one I want to see first is–Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
Obama’s South Carolina victory speech, MAGNIFICENT!!
“The choice in this election is not about regions or religions or genders. It’s not about rich versus poor, young versus old and it’s not about black versus white. It’s about the past versus the future”
Treader, a greasemonkey script from crazybob for posting a link from Google Reader to Twitter.
A list of 19 amazing ads on UADDit. The Hoover ad is funny, and Amnesty International’s ad is simple yet powerful.
Ever wondered what all those svchost services are running in Windows? Here is the answer from the How-to Geek.
Facebook has announced the release of a new JavaScript library which allows developers access to the Facebook API. This will now allow Facebook applications to be hosted on any website.
A very cool blog of poster art from artists, illustrators, designers, and ad agencies.
