Monthly Archives: November 2002

Using search engines to enforce accessible markup

I just had a good idea. Why not put a few modules of code in Google (Or name your favorite engine.) that parse the spidered pages and checks them for DTD and CSS validity? Then people could compile search results … Continue reading

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Accessible data tables

If, like me, you are in the vanguard of the Semantic Web revolution, if, like me, you believe in web accessibility, then layout tables are anathema. On the other hand, using table markup for what it was originally meant to … Continue reading

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Signal to Noise, Better Power Sources and Optical Traps

The workings of ICANN grow steadily less open and less democratic. It’s just a tool for industry now. With the possible exception of Ian Stewart’s Mathematical Recreations column, Scientific American has really gone downhill in the last 10 years. Science … Continue reading

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The Other Bob

Well there’s “Bob” and there’s Bob. Both are very cool in my opinion.

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Acts of god are essentially engineering problems

Proponents of creationism and vitalism have the hardest time wrapping their heads round the idea that life might have emerged from natural chemical processes or that mind can emerge from mindless computation. But with each passing day, in these modern … Continue reading

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Wireless security, GUI cruft, Web accessibility and the law

A good primer on making your wireless LAN secure against wardriving. They’ve managed to make microsopic batteries powered by nuclear decay. The limitations of computer hardware in the past had forced the makers of graphical user interfaces to do things … Continue reading

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Yet another Ring, changes to the Internet DNS servers and optical illusions

Now that mid-term elections have given the Republicans the majority of governorships and control of both houses of Congress to go along with their control of the Executive, there really isn’t a heck of a lot they can’t do if … Continue reading

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Upholstery!

I live in a dense neighborhood and not a month goes by where I don’t see an old couch, an old mattress, an old futon or an old stuff chair sitting out in the street. This bugs me. Isn’t there … Continue reading

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Microsoft PCMS, Phreaking, The Temple of Mank

Just after Halloween, I finished a big content update at the Temple of Mank. Wired offers this simple guide on how to use audio tones to automate deleting your number from telemarketing lists. With Office XP and FrontPage 2002, Microsoft … Continue reading

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