22nd
January
2000
“This web site is provided as a public service; however, CIAC does not have the resources to investigate and/or confirm every hoax currently circulating the Internet. CIAC appreciates input on questionable hoaxes, but we are not able to respond back to each e-mail message. You can help eliminate ‘junk mail’ by educating the public on how to identify a new hoax warning, how to identify a valid warning and what to do if you think a message is a hoax.”
posted in Email/Spam | Permalink |
22nd
January
2000
“DIY Search is committed to helping and enhancing the DIY community, as it pertains to the Web. DIY Search is and will remain a not for profit listing and cataloging resource for the DIY community. The goal of DIY Search is to create an environment where DIY’ers can come and communicate with each other and find those of like minds.”
posted in Et cetera | Permalink |
22nd
January
2000
Everyone thinking ‘lawsuit’ about this one? “MP123 is about matching up people with other individuals who are interested in swapping MP3s with each other. Suppose that you have song A which you are willing to swap in return for song B, while another MP123 member has song B and is willing to exchange it for song A. MP123 is the place where you can find each other, and make that swap.”
posted in Music | Permalink |
22nd
January
2000
“DIY Search is committed to helping and enhancing the DIY community, as it pertains to the Web. DIY Search is and will remain a not for profit listing and cataloging resource for the DIY community. The goal of DIY Search is to create an environment where DIY’ers can come and communicate with each other and find those of like minds.”
posted in Searching | Permalink |
22nd
January
2000
“…we provide tools and services for website owners and webmasters to enhance user experience. Our services include affordable website evaluation and testing, content analysis, competitive assessments and market research. Website news, tools and reviews keep you up to date with current issues and trends in user experience.”
posted in Usability | Permalink |
22nd
January
2000
“From my years of teaching introductory astronomy in a community college setting, I estimate that at least 85% of the adult American population does not realize that a billion is 1000 times as large as a million. In teaching my astronomy classes I use a meter stick as ‘a picture of a thousand.’ A meter stick is just under 40 inches long, a few inches longer than a yard stick. A meter is a typical height for a 3-year old child, or about the size of two cocker spaniels. A millimeter (mm) is about the thickness of a dime. The smallest marks on a meter stick are 1 mm apart. There are 1,000 millimeters in a meter. If 1 millimeter is used to represent ANYTHING, then 1 meter represents ONE THOUSAND TIMES AS MUCH.” Part of the very interesting L-Curve site.
posted in Visual thinking | Permalink |
