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Using XSLT and SVG together: a survey of case studies |
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| Topic: Technology |
8:19 pm EST, Mar 14, 2006 |
Session Goal
Present and demonstrate techniques which combine
XSL and SVG for a wide variety of applications
SVG has been designed for interoperability with other W3C specifications,
such as XLink and CSS.
In particular the XSL Transformations (XSLT) Recommendation is a valuable
tool for generating SVG graphics. This paper discusses techniques that can
be used to combine SVG and XSLT and illustrates them through various examples.
Using XSLT and SVG together: a survey of case studies |
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7:54 pm EST, Mar 14, 2006 |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a standard for authoring and deploying two-dimensional vector graphics using XML documents. It is a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendation that has been authored and endorsed by a number of industry organizations. Featuring the quality and versatility of vector graphics, the simplicity and extensive tool compatibility of an XML foundation, and the dynamics of a feature-rich Document Object Model (DOM) interface, SVG brings a powerful new ingredient to DHTML projects. Combining this with some creativity—and a little ingenuity—yields a limitless canvas of interactive Web possibilities, enabling you to improve the appearance, usability, and functionality of your Web apps.
SVG for IE |
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| Topic: Technology |
1:20 pm EST, Mar 14, 2006 |
The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms, it was developed by the Legion of the Bouncy Castle - with a little help!
The Legion also gratefully acknowledges the contributions made to this package by others.
The package is organised so that it contains a light-weight API suitable for use in any environment (including the newly released J2ME) with the additional infrastructure to conform the algorithms to the JCE framework.
This software is distributed under a license based on the MIT X Consortium license. To view the license, see here
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Slashdot | What's The Difference Between A CIO And A CTO? |
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| Topic: Business |
8:10 am EST, Mar 10, 2006 |
CIO - Understands the _business_ information needs of the company, customers, suppliers, management (at all levels), and stockholders. These are the _stakeholders_ of the corporation's operations - and might be extended to also include government (local, state, national) and even the public. Directs the (re-) architecting of company information domains and business processes (sales, operations, supply chain, financial, human resources, etc...). Deals with information needs and business processes, but not information technology architectures, per se. Works with the CEO/President on business models and vision issues, and collaborates with business VPs to learn their needs and develop new concepts. Works with the CTO to design appropriate systems. The CIO is a _business_ person with IT experience. CTO - Understands current technology alternatives and capabilities, including strengths/weaknesses and tradeoffs of various choices in the hierarchy of applications, databases, transactional systems, operating systems, networking, platforms... other hardware. Takes direction on business needs from the CIO (or CEO/President, if there isn't a CIO), and plans for technology evolution of the company systems. The CTO is a _technology_ person having some familiarity with the company business model. It's a division of responsibilities proceeding from CIO overloads in the early '90s. (CIOs came first, recently supplemented by CTO positions.)
Slashdot | What's The Difference Between A CIO And A CTO? |
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Legal Rave raided in Utah, complete with tear gas |
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| Topic: Society |
4:39 am EST, Mar 9, 2006 |
Well, if this isn't an example of fascism, I don't really know what one requires to qualify... Perhaps a swastika and golden eagle medallion on the jackbooted thugs. A 100% legal, permitted, and well-administrated rave was shut down in Utah, and rather extreme violence was visited on the heads of those involved. ...with basically no justification whatsoever other than some asshats wanted it shut down. The URL has embedded footage showing exactly what kind of force was brought to bear on the least violent sub-culture our country has. Way to go Fascism! Legal Rave raided in Utah, complete with tear gas |
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MemeStreams/Memetics IRC Channel (again) - #memetics |
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4:01 am EST, Mar 7, 2006 |
At several points in the past, we have attempted to get people to colonize a MemeStreams IRC channel. Each time, its had about the same result. Five or six people pop in the first day.. The times when people are chatting don't line up, and people stop coming. Then I see a trail of people entering and exiting for 15 minutes at a time for the next several days.. Lets try this again... This time, stay in the damn channel. Idle there. Attract some more people. It takes awhile for any given channel to grab traction. The topic isn't limited to MemeStreams, but should have something to do with media, idea transfer, Internet issues, communication theory, or current events. irc://irc.freenode.net:#memetics Freenode is a great network. Its stable, there are numerous servers, and the channel/nick services work well so there is no need to have bots to administrate the channels. For those that don't use IRC, its a very old chat protocol. There are numerous networks and a plethora of clients you can use to connect to it. Asking which client is the best to use is like asking for a major debate. I prefer XChat myself. The main site has the Windows and Linux clients. There is an OSX specific port as well. MemeStreams/Memetics IRC Channel (again) - #memetics |
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