Sat, 14 Jun 2008
Links of the Day: June 14, 2008
smh.com.au - ACCC thwarts eBay PayPal plan
A win for common sense! "The [ACCC] has flagged its intention to scuttle a plan by online auctioneer eBay to force its Australian users on to a PayPal-only payments system. Citing concerns about the 'anti-competitive effect' of the proposal..."
Coding Horror: ASCII Pronunciation Rules for Programmers
Be sure to read the comments too... "What the heck is an octothorpe? I know this as the pound key, but that turns out to be a US-centric word; most other cultures know it as the hash key."
PostCarbon Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
"... ICT is ... completely dependent on fossil fuels. IF this ... is not changed ... there will be no PostCarbon ICT, period." Original has horrible formatting.
