Thinker: 对话STL之父Alex Stepanov

在开发业界，每一个时期总有一些代表的人物，代表的技术。STL就是这样的一门技术，它是那样深刻地影响了一个时代的C++开发。和一群聪慧的C++程序员谈STL，就如同和资深的会计师谈珠算一般。 今天我们就有幸请到了STL之父Alex Stepanov，为我们溯源STL，你甚至还能读到对OO与众不同的理解等内容，希望读者能有所收获。 Alex先生的忠告很简洁：“好好学数学，好好学计算机，好好学英语。” Read More...

Fall of CERNET BBS

按照教育部相关文件的要求,高校BBS 必须向实名制下校内交流平台改造,全国最大的校园BBS论坛“水木清华”被要求作为典型实施.在本月16日,"水木清华"由开放式论坛转为限制清华校内登录,拒绝校外任何IP的访问。众多离校的校友,教育网其他院校的师生,以及公网上的众多注册用户无法登录... 3月16日,清华大学BBS水木清华站务委员会发出通知称,该站从当天已由开放型转为校内型,限制校外IP访问———校外用户将不能访问BBS水木清华站. 记者昨日登录多家高校BBS后获悉,北京大学、南开大学、武汉大学等高校的BBS均已在近日作出类似调整.其中,有些BBS站已经停止了新用户注册,有些则全站进入”只读状态”. 除了”系统维护”的原因之外,各家高校均未对此事作出进一步的解释. 一名水木清华用户在帖子中称,此次调整是根据教育部相关文件执行的.但该帖子并没有说明是什么文件. 水木清华BBS始建于上个世纪九十年代,经过数年发展,现已成为拥有近百版面并集成有增强型BLOG功能的大型综合性信息交流平台。凭着良好的用户、群体氛围,优秀的学术、信息类版面建设,"水木"在Alexa全球网站排名中排1440位,多数时间保持近万人同时在线,最高在线人数曾一度达到近25000余人,而目前水木的访问量已不足 6000. 北京大学(北大未名站)无法匿名浏览网页 3月4日11时30分左右,BBS北大未名站务委员会发出公告:”由于近期本站平均及峰值在线人数激增,来自于公众网的访问请求显著增多,为加强系统处理能力……本站拟于2005年03月04日23时起进行系统维护.本次系统维护将主要影响部分公众网用户对本站的访问……” 一些北大校内学生回忆,从3月5日起,BBS北大未名站便时常莫名断线,3月6日更是长时间不能连接.3月7日,未名BBS基本恢复正常,但校外用户发现,已经无法从校外IP登录未名,有时甚至无法匿名浏览. 3月9日晚10时,BBS北大未名站务委员会再次发出公告:”经过多方努力,目前校外网络用户已经可以使用匿名方式访问本站”.至今,校外用户只能匿名浏览BBS北大未名站,无法登录留言. 据BBS北大未名站相关负责人透露,学校在2月底时接到了教育部的一份文件,根据文件指示,学校从3月5日开始,对未名BBS作出禁止校外IP登录的调整. 南开大学(我爱南开站)已停止新用户注册 从3月17日开始,南开大学的BBS我爱南开站已经开始对校外用户进行登录限制,并停止了新用户的注册. 当天晚上,BBS我爱南开站发出的一封公开信写道:”经上级领导指示,现对本站校外用户访问策略做如下调整:1.3月18日起,暂停校外新用户注册. 2.3月18日起,限制校外普通用户的发文权限,保留讯息、信件权限.校外版务可以发文,继续参与版面管理.何时恢复,本站将会另行通知.为此对您造成的不便,我们深感歉意,希望您仍一如既往地关心和支持我爱南开BBS！特此公告.” 华中科技大学(白云黄鹤站)和武汉大学的珞珈山水站全站进入只读状态 17日开始,白云黄鹤站已经因系统升级取消了发言权限,全站进入”只读状态”. 白云黄鹤站务贴出了一封公告:”由于本站程序升级,从2005年3月17日17时起,全站进入只读状态.此次程序升级至少需要一星期时间,具体时间需根据进度确定,本站站务组和技术组会努力尽快完成升级工作.请大家理解.白云黄鹤BBS站务组2005年3月17日”. 南京大学(小百合站)昨天进入升级期 昨晚,南京大学BBS发出公告,在公告中首次使用了”南京大学BBS网站”的名称,而没有用传统的名称”南京大学小百合BBS”.公告中说,BBS的升级期为昨天,到3月21日24时为止. 公告内容如下: 　　"现就近期南京大学BBS网站系统升级改造的有关事宜做如下说明:1.南京大学BBS网站进行系统升级是一个较为复杂的过程,由此给大家带来了学习、生活等方面的某些不便,敬请谅解.2.因新系统运行程序与原系统有一定差异,从即日起至3月21日24时止,请各位务必把现在存放于小百合BBS网站上的个人文档和其他相关资料下载备份,以防丢失.请将此消息相互转告.3.热忱欢迎大家一如既往地关心和支持南京大学BBS网站.” 复旦大学(日月光华站)尚未确定是否调整 昨天下午,记者远程登录复旦大学的BBS日月光华站,除了有时因服务器堵塞掉线外,日月光华站目前一切运转正常,可以发言跟贴. 在日月光华站的个别版面上出现了一些关于对BBS实名制的讨论,但这些留言的前面很快便被版面管理员打”×”禁止回复.一位版面管理员介绍说,他昨天接到学校通知,要注意对版面信息的及时整理. 日月光华站站长薛云皎表示,按照学校规定,他不能够对有关BBS系统改造进行评论. 复旦大学党委办公室范小姐则介绍,日月光华站的系统是否调整还在规划之中,此刻学校拒绝接受关于BBS的任何采访. And Also: 水木清华BBS的关闭与以往的BBS岁月

Foxmail is Dead

腾讯科技讯 北京时间2005年3月16日，腾讯公司正式签署收购国内领先的电子邮件软件开发商Foxmail软件及有关知识产权的协议。 Foxmail的创办人张小龙，以及20位Foxmail团队成员亦将加入腾讯。腾讯公司计划利用此项收购获得的技术和人才，提升QQ电子邮件客户端的服务，并计划在今年稍后推出优质的网络版邮件服务。

IE7 Tabbed and Fed?

In IE7 (code named 'Rincon') apparently we can expect 32 bit PNG support, native IDN support, new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE and, said, tabbed browsing. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator.

Quote of the Day

"Blogging is like writing an email, cc:World." - Doc Searls

Counter Update #2 - Spread Firefox

Where We're Going

Another MS left: platform architect Pat Helland to Amazon

Read his blog:

Google Desktop Search Graduated

It looks like Google's desktop search is out of beta now that it's got Firefox and Thunderbird support. Download and give it a go.

Netscape 8 Sucks

Blake: All of Walt’s criticisms are sad echoes of the very complaints reviewers had 4 years ago when Netscape released 6.0, demonstrating Netscape’s stunning reluctance to learn from the mistakes that drove its marketshare to virtually nothing...There’s too much wrong in Netscape 8 to cover it all in one post, so I’m going to tackle the various issues in daily posts over the next week. The best possible Netscape 8 would be simply replacing Firefox' window title and application icon to Netscape.

Mozilla China Launched

March 4, 2005, (Mountain View, CA). The Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving choice and promoting innovation on the Internet, today announced the launch of www.mozilla.org.cn and the creation of Mozilla China, a non-profit organization to help develop, promote, and deploy Mozilla products in China. The launch of Mozilla China follows similar international affiliate programs Mozilla Europe and Mozilla Japan. The Mozilla China project has been spearheaded by the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS) and the Sun (China) Engineering and Research Institute (ERI). ISCAS is a leading government funded research institute in China which focuses on the fundamental theories of computer science as well as software technologies and their applications. ERI is an integral part of Sun's international R&D program.

GlobalFlyer: Mission Accomplished

SALINA, KAN. - American adventurer Steve Fossett landed safely in Kansas Thursday afternoon, becoming the first person to fly solo around the world without stopping or refuelling. "That was something I've wanted to do for a long time," Fossett said after climbing out of the cramped 2.1-metre cockpit of the custom-made GlobalFlyer. "It was a major ambition." The journey of 37,000 kilometres took 67 hours, many of them fraught with anxiety over whether the aircraft had enough fuel for the trip. However, Fossett managed to touch down at Salina Municipal Airport at 2:50 p.m. EST, to the delight of mission control staff, a small crowd and a marching band that had gathered to welcome him. Fossett and his team decided Wednesday to push forward from Hawaii rather than abort the trip by landing to check the accuracy of fuel gauges showing that about one-seventh of the jet's fuel supply had mysteriously disappeared during the flight's early stages. Favourable tailwinds helped propel the GlobalFlyer across the Pacific, conserving what fuel remained in the tanks until it was safely over land and able to glide to the ground if necessary. The last part of Fossett's path took him south of Las Vegas, over the southern edge of the Grand Canyon, over New Mexico and into Salina. On Wired

Microsoft Loses Key Windows Architect to Google

Mark Lucovsky, a former Microsoft distinguished engineer, has quietly abandoned the Redmond ship for one of Microsoft's archrivals. One of Microsoft's key Windows architects has defected to Google. But at least so far, no one is talking about what Marc Lucovsky's new role will be at one of Microsoft's major rivals. A 16-year Microsoft veteran, Lucovsky was one of a handful of "Distinguished Engineers" at Microsoft. He is credited as one of the core dozen engineers that came from Digital Equipment Corp. to Microsoft and built the Windows NT operating system. He was charged with building the Windows NT executive, kernel, Win32 run-time and other key elements of the operating system.

Happy 10th Birthday, Yahoo!

Yahoo! Netrospective: 10 years, 100 moments of the Web

Bill Gates Receiving an Honorary Knighthood

According to the U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the honorary knighthood recognizes Gates' contributions to improving health and reducing poverty in parts of the Commonwealth and elsewhere in the developing world. Gates also was recognized for his contribution to enterprise, employment, education and the voluntary sector in the United Kingdom.

Slashdot:More On Save Enterprise Donations

"TrekUnited.com today announced that three anonymous contributors from the commercial spaceflight industry have stepped forward with a $3 million pledge toward the campaign to ensure a fifth season for the recently cancelled Star Trek: Enterprise. The benefactors explained why they believe this campaign deserves such a substantial contribution: 'We think Star Trek and especially its latest incarnation, Enterprise is the kind of TV that should be aired more often. The people responsible at Paramount think this is just a show and we want to tell them, it is not. We are in the commercial space flight industry and would like to testify that at least one out of two of all the actual entrepreneurs involved in this industry has been inspired by Star Trek; and we are not only good at watching TV sci-fi , we are also good at writing checks, big checks. The people airing this kind of TV have a responsibility; inspiration.' " We reported on this a few days ago, but this is more info about the largest donors."

HP ex-CEO to World Bank, Apple saved.

Yahoo! News - Yahoo! Set to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

For many including me, it would be among the first websites they ever visited. In an era before Google, it was often seen as the place to search. And today, Yahoo! turns 10 years old. The site's founders have been talking to AP about the growth of the company - from a college hobby to a multi-billion dollar firm employing more than 7,600 people. Jerry Yang and David Filo still own just over a tenth of the company between them - that alone makes them worth almost $5bn. While it wasn't the first commercial success of the internet, it was one of the earliest. Netscape was quicker off the mark, but Yahoo! is still around today. "People gave us no chance of success 10 years ago," Filo said. "We have a lot of competition as always, but now we have got ourselves in a leadership position where our future success is really up to us." Even the dot-com crash couldn't sink this site. The company's value slumped - to $4.6bn at one point - but a shake-up and the creation of new subscription services are credited with turning it around. Technology industry analyst Rob Enderle said: "Yahoo really defined an era. They are the ones who set the tone for the Internet." And it looks like they'll be continuing to play a part in its development for many years yet.

Photo Galleries for 2005 Oscars

Academy Awards live pictures since 1996 with descriptions and links to Yahoo! Movies database.

Mac Inventor Jef Raskin Dies at 61

Jeff Raskin, inspirer and co-inventor of legendary Apple Macintosh computer, died on February 26th, 2005 surrounded by his family and loved ones. The mathematician, composer, model airplane designer and pioneer in the field of human-computer interactions had recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his family said in a Press Statement posted on JefRaskin.com. Wired: Mac's Original Designer Dies

2^25,964,951-1: 42nd Mersenne Prime Found

It's now Official. The possible Mersenne Prime discovered last week has now been confirmed(zh-cn). This prime has 7,816,230 digits, which makes it not only the largest Mersenne Prime, but also the largest prime of any kind ever discovered. For those who don't want to take time to read the article, the prime is 2^25,964,951 - 1.

Stop Buying Fur

Documentary by EAST International, Care For The Wild International, Swiss Animal Protection. Jan. 2005 Warning: Explicit killing and skining of animals in this footage.

Father of "Final Fantasy" is Microsoft FTE

Video Game Legend Hironobu Sakaguchi Joins Microsoft Game Studios as a Developer for Next-Generation Xbox Platform Father of "Final Fantasy" Series and AIAS Hall of Fame Inductee Will Develop Role-Playing Games

"REDMOND, Wash. - Feb. 24, 2005 - Microsoft Corp. today announced that Hironobu Sakaguchi, video game legend and president of Mistwalker game studio, has joined with Microsoft® Game Studios to develop role-playing game (RPG) video games exclusively for the next-generation Xbox® video game platform. Sakaguchi is best known as the creator of the "Final Fantasy" franchise, which has sold more than 60 million units worldwide, and was executive vice president in charge of game development at Square Enix Co. Ltd. until February 2001..."

Firefox 1.0.1 Released

The wait is over. Firefox 1.0.1 empowers you to browse faster, more safely and more efficiently than with any other browser. Join more than 25 million others and make the switch today — Firefox imports your Favorites, settings and other information, so you have nothing to lose. View: Release Note View: unofficial Firefox 1.0.1 changelog

Wired 13.02: The Firefox Explosion

The Firefox Explosion It's fast, secure, open source - and super popular. The hot new browser called Firefox is rocking the software world. (Watch your back, Bill Gates.) By Josh McHugh

Leica in financial crisis: Digital Photography Review

German website, Spiegel Online, has reported that Leica is in financial crisis after many banks cut its credit lines following an announcement last week, which said it stood to lose half its operating capital. The company, which introduced the first 35mm still camera in 1924, is also expected to close the financial year with an operating loss of €10 million (approx $13 million). Last year it reported a loss of €1.6 million (approx $2.1 million). Shareholders will hold a meeting on May 31 to discuss the future of the company. Spiegel Online says that Leica has missed the boat where digital photography is concerned and it is also suffering due to the low rate of the US dollar versus the Euro.

iPod photo and iPod Mini Updated

Google movies: now playing

Just in time for the Oscars, Google created a new "movie:" operator that enables you to find movie-related information faster and more easily, whether you're looking for titles or actors, director or genre, famous lines or obscure plot details. Can't remember the name of that film where Tom Hanks made friends with a volleyball? Search for [movie: Tom Hanks talking to a volleyball] and Google will tell you: it was Cast Away. Want rental recommendations? Try searching for [movie: awesome car chase] or [movie: good chick flick].

强啊强，用易拉罐做定向天线

Sweet, however, a Pringles can should do this better.

Wikipedia Outage

We're currently recovering servers from a power failure in our colocation facility. This means backing up 170gb of database on serveral servers and running recovery. Back soon... Update: slashdot coverage.

Smart Tag Creator Behind Google's New Autolink Feature

Jeff Reynar at Google is behind the Google Toolbar's controversial new Autolink feature. Ironically, he's the same person who was behind the similar SmartTag feature that Microsoft tried to build into IE. Reynar co-authored Microsoft's Smart Tag FAQ in 2001 and his home page identifies him as a current Google program manager. Update:Robert now says this is in fact not true.

PMA 2005 Show Report On DPReview

Introduction: PMA 2005 Show Report: Digital Photography Review Welcome to the Digital Photography Review PMA 2005 show report. The Photo Marketing Association Annual Show will be held this year at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando between the February 20th and 23rd. PMA is the photography industry's most important annual event, it's the place where the new year's hottest digital photography products are announced. As usual we have also included several products announced at CES 2005 (suffixed [CES]), the main reasoning behind this is that these products join those announced at PMA to make up a manufacturer's new line-up. Note: This is not designed to be comprehensive report of the entire show but rather a summary of the new digital photography related products announced around and shown at PMA. PMA 2005 trend 'predictions'

New differentiation points - Large LCD's, Image Stabilization The beginnings of a move away from increasing megapixels (although still more to come) Widening of product offerings, more cameras with medium to large zoom (6x - 12x) Mostly five and seven megapixel CCD's MPEG-4 video still won't arrive fully, we'll see it in some models but not enough More cameras with built-in flash storage (and no supplied storage card) Beginnings of wireless connectivity provision but still limited Lots of digital SLR's this year, although perhaps not all announced at PMA

18 Months After 300D: Canon EOS 350D, $899

DPRview: hands-on preview of the Canon EOS 350D (Digital Rebel XT)

IE7

Nothing more than a developing announcement, that is, "hold on switching, we'll have some even more confusing security features for you morons one year later", and highly doubted if it can deliver really before longhorn. More on IE group blog

Intel Announces Laser Breakthrough: Silicon laser runs non-stop

Intel has just announced a breakthrough in laser technology allowing a continuous laser wave on a silicon chip. Apparently they devised a method to sap the interfering field of electrons previously generated in silicon by the lasers. Intel says that hardware exploiting the advance might begin appearing at the end of the decade.

The world's first silicon chip capable of producing a high-quality continuous laser beam. Eight lasers are built into a single chip.

Intel researchers test the laser chip - the beam exits through the thin optical fiber on the right.

"Our silicon laser runs continuously at room temperature for as long as the power is on," says Rong, whose results are published in this week's Nature1. "This is a significant advance for the development of practical silicon lasers," comments Jérôme Faist, a physicist at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

Google Toolbar 3 beta: Smart Tags on the web?

SpellCheck Check your spelling whenever you type in web forms WordTranslator Translate English words into other languages AutoLink (US only) Turn street addresses into links to online maps: The online review of a great new restaurant has the place's address but no map. You could type the restaurant's street, city, and ZIP code into the search box, but why bother, when clicking the Toolbar's AutoLink button will automatically create a link to an online map (US addresses only)? AutoLink can also link package tracking numbers to delivery status, VIN numbers (US) to vehicle history, and publication ISBN numbers to Amazon.com listings.

Lessons Learned From Google Blogger Who Got Fired

If you're thinking of writing about your job in a Weblog, let Mark Jen's mistake be a lesson in what to avoid. Jen is the 22-year-old blogger whose career at Google was cut short after he went too far in writing about a company sales meeting, his pay package, and other things best left for quiet hallway conversation on, of all places, his "Ninetyninezeros" Weblog. On Jan. 28, only 11 days after he started at Google, Jen was fired.

Lesson #1: Know your company's corporate culture before you blog about it. Lesson #2: Blogs may feel like a whispered conversation with a few close friends, but they're more akin to speaking aloud in a crowded public place. Lesson #3: If you post sensitive content on your blog, it may not be enough to revise or remove it. Content gets cached on the Web. It may already be too late. Lesson #4: If your company doesn't provide a blogging policy, ask for one. At a minimum, have an open discussion with your manager and maybe even an HR person before getting started. Lesson #5: When it comes to blogging about work, don't make the same mistake twice.

Firefox 1.0 smashed through the 25 million download milestone in 99 days

On February 15th, exactly 99 days after it was released, Firefox 1.0 smashed through the 25 million download milestone.

"With a minimal set of tools—an affiliate system, a small donations fundraising system, blogs, galleries, forums, and the good old human larynx—you all are spreading Firefox to a quarter of a million people a day. More than 500,000 sites now link to Firefox according to Google—a fivefold increase from six months ago. What was just a small flame 100 days ago has since exploded into a phenomenal demonstration of the power of open source. Tens of thousands of devoted users and fans are a powerful and capable force of change. We have created a special commemorative image if you would like to mark this milestone on your own site. In celebration of this 25 million downloads milestone, and in celebration of each and every one of you, the Mozilla Store is offering a 25% discount on Firefox t-shirts, polo shirts (non-launch), plush toys and hats. This discount is available now and will last until 11:59 PM EST on Thursday, February 17. As an additional "token" of our appreciation, we are also pleased to announce that the kind folks over at CoinsForAnything have offered to provide us with 100 free collectors' coins to commemmorate this milestone in Internet history. We have provided a mockup above of how these coins will look. We will be awarding a quarter of these coins to the top 25 most active SpreadFirefox members, where "most active" is defined by the number and quality of the member's posts (as rated by the community), how many comments he's posted, whether or not he has engaged the community by rating other users' posts, and how much affiliate traffic he has generated for Firefox. We have placed much greater emphasis on how a member has helped grow the sfx community than on how much traffic he has sent to Firefox."

2004 A.M. Turing Award to TCP/IP Creator

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named Vinton G. Cerf and Robert E. Kahn the winners of the 2004 A.M. Turing Award, considered the "Nobel Prize of Computing," for pioneering work on the design and implementation of the Internet's basic communications protocols. The Turing Award, first awarded in 1966, and named for British mathematician Alan M. Turing, carries a $100,000 prize, with financial support provided by Intel Corporation. Cerf and Kahn developed TCP/IP, a format and procedure for transmitting data that enables computers in diverse environments to communicate with each other. This computer networking protocol, widely used in information technology for a variety of applications, allows networks to be joined into a network of networks now known as the Internet. “In this paper, we present a protocol design and philosophy that supports the sharing of resources that exist in different packet switching networks…”

Be My Google

5th Google holiday logo for the Valentine's Day.

Current Development Over At TLF

“最近一段时间论坛都不太正常，基本上已经维持了快两个月了.从1月22号开始，论坛连续关闭20天，这其中有很多原因, 首先,论坛一个个功能被迫关闭,最近参与，搜索，附件，头像,.....,21号发生了一次事件，论坛数据库丢失了两周，以此为导火线，我觉得实在无法忍受了，所以决定重新建立新的论坛，要求不高:保持现有的论坛程序基础上把那些功能恢复，尤其是搜索功能.如果现有论坛程序做不到，则更换论坛 其次,22号开始论坛受到ddos攻击，提供web服务器的管理员决定收回服务器，由于这是tlf仅有的一台web服务器，所以当时我们已经没有服务器继续提供服务 再次，以此为基础，重新招募了论坛技术员和web服务器,经过相关人士不懈的努力，论坛基本可以恢复正常，但是ddos供给仍然在继续,我们只好不断的搬迁再搬迁.论坛数据也在一次次搬迁测试中越来越混乱.所以有不少在测试期间的内容都丢失了 最后，迫于一些外界压力和技术要求，不得不更改论坛程序，现在用了新的论坛程序phpwind 新论坛的一些说明: 新论坛基本上把数据转了回来，2月4号以后的帖子丢失,投票有些故障,其他基本正常.另外把原来的发贴数对应现在的金钱，供娱乐.原来的积分对应现在的威望，对应升级活跃会员(除此之外积分/威望没有任何用处).相应的奖罚有一些更动大家慢慢体会 数据丢失的善后处理: 由于论坛数据库丢失,以及论坛的现状，作如下特殊处理: 1.论坛完全恢复正常前不审核工作两，不会被降级，升级可以 2.会员级别丢失的，请找当时给你该会员级别的人修正 3.威望在tlf只是一个摆设，在此期间损失的就不补了，如果你觉得实在不公平，希望补回威望和金钱，请找lynn 4.号召会员补回挂记期间的内容 现在论坛暂时半正常，很多功能还在重新设置中，也不定什么时候就挂了.我们能做的就是尽力坚持，也希望大家理解 由于论坛挂的时间太长，很多ftp关闭了，还有不少机主联系不到，现在整个下在体系混乱中,tlf相关功能都受到了很大影响，但是只要论坛还在，那么ftp还会有的,内容也会重新分配整理的，唯一需要的只是时间,请耐心等候. 紧急招募启事: 招募提供web服务器,要求必须是中国电信,100m带宽，linux/bsd系统为佳,win也成，配置要好.服务器数量越多，我们越有可能重新开放，请大家支持，提供者一律vip会员奖励 另外由于论坛关了这么久，很多ftp也关闭了，造成ftp栏目有很大的缺口，现在急需有能力提供ftp的人帮助补上这些缺口.要求100m ftp,80g以上空间，现在提供ftp的一旦采用为主力ftp一律奖励topsite账号 最后声明,我自始至终坚持论坛非商业化,永远不会改变,因此我们不可能拥有完全属于自己的服务器(硬件有线路没有),我们的服务器都是靠别人提供的，谁也不知道什么时候就关闭，别人都说是因为tlf坚持这种免费共享的信念才会受到这么多攻击,没错我想也是.但是有一点可以肯定，只要还有人愿意提供服务器给我，只要还有人愿意帮助建设tlf,那么tlf永远都会继续站起来.无论什么攻击或者其他事情不会改变我的理念，tlf不会长时间关闭注册，也不会有任何商业性质.”

Inside Google Maps

as simple as possible, but no simpler: Mapping Google If you're a techie type, you'll enjoy Mapping Google—a web developer's investigation of how Google is pulling off its new maps feature:

"By now, many of you will have gone and tried out the new Google Maps application. By and large, you have to admit that it's pretty damned slick for a DHTML web application -- even my wife was impressed, and that's not easy with geek toys. So, in the spirit of Google Suggest and GMail, I've decided to have a quick peek under the hood to figure out what makes it tick. The first thing I noticed is that it doesn't quite work like GMail. Whereas GMail uses XMLHttp to make calls back to the server, Google Maps uses a hidden IFrame. Each method has its benefits, as I'll discuss below, but this difference of approach does seem to imply that it may not be the same team doing the work..."

Google on Maps

Blog Tour

Happy Googling in the Year of Chick!

Abdallah关于印度洋海啸事件之问答录

北京时间公元二零零四年十二月二十六日八时五十分，印尼苏门答腊岛西北的印度洋海底深处发生里氏八点五级地震，引发大海啸，随即席卷印尼、马来西亚、泰国、缅甸、斯里兰卡、印度、孟加拉国等国家的印度洋沿岸地区，影响甚至远达东非等地。造成巨大损失和伤亡，死者现已超过15万。如今海啸已过去近一月，围绕着海啸前后，Abdallah对其中的一些物理、政治问题进行了解答，现录出供参考。 Q1：海啸的本质是什么？ Q2：海啸起因是什么？ Q3：在许多沿岸地区，很多人发现海啸前海水先落后涨，why？ Q4：海啸发生后，传播速度有多快，有时间逃跑吗？ Q5：海上的船只如何躲避海啸？如果船正好在震源附近，那是不是在劫难逃？ Q6：那么除了地震测量单位，海中的船只能否发现海啸波而及时通知岸上？ Q7：既然海啸在深海引起的破坏如此之小，为什么会对岸上的破坏如此之大？ Q8：海啸来的时候如何逃生？ Q9：这种人家惨剧，该不该捐款？ Q10：既然您不捐，那是否号召别人不捐款？ Q11：派军舰去救灾好不好？

Mozilla Control

Mozilla Control: "This site contains information on a number of projects that allow you to use Mozilla in an ActiveX environment and vice versa: 1. Mozilla ActiveX Control Embed the Mozilla browser engine (Gecko) into any ActiveX application. This control implements the same APIs as the Internet Explorer control making porting of existing applications reasonably straightforward. 2. ActiveX Control For Plug-ins Embed plug-ins in any ActiveX application. This control can host most Netscape Plug-in API (LiveConnect) plug-ins, allowing them to use them in your existing ActiveX applications, including Internet Explorer. 3. Plug-in For ActiveX controls Embed ActiveX controls in any NP API application. This plug-in hosts ActiveX controls allowing them to be used in browser such as Netscape 4.x/6.x, Mozilla and Opera."

Firescape?

First Look at Firefox-Based Netscape - MozillaZine: "The Netscape Browser prototype is based on Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3. Netscape are very careful to use the term 'prototype' as opposed to 'beta' but the FAQ for the release suggests that they anticipate a shipping product based on the technology to launch in 2005. On Windows XP (the prototype is available for Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP), the user-agent string is 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20041122 Firefox/0.5.6 '. We're not sure where they got the '0.5.6 ' from or why 'Netscape' isn't included."

New PowerBook G4

8x SuperDrives, comes standard with 512MB RAM, 802.11g, and bluetooth. 128MB Video RAM and Dual-DVI optional. Ready to Scroll Scrolling through web pages or large documents on a trackpad can challenge even the most nimble fingers. That’s why every PowerBook G4 features a new trackpad with scrolling capability. Just drag two fingers over the trackpad to scroll vertically and horizontally or pan around any active window. Change this feature to suit your needs: Customize your trackpad settings or turn off scrolling completely via System Preferences. Takes the Fall Now every PowerBook G4 is equipped with Apple's Sudden Motion Sensor to help protect your most valuable asset: your data. The Sudden Motion Sensor senses change in axis position and accelerated movement. In the event of a drop or fall, the Sudden Motion Sensor instantly parks the hard drive heads so they won’t scratch the disks on impact, lessening the risk of damage and improving your chances of retrieving valuable data. When the Sudden Motion Sensor senses your PowerBook is once again level, it unlocks the hard drive heads automatically.