Recent Links: October 19 to October 26

MAMA the Metadata Analysis and Mining Application "is a structural Web-page search engine—it trawls Web pages and returns results detailing page structures, including what HTML, CSS, and script is used on it, as well as whether the HTML validates. In this document, and the ones that link from it, you'll find data that has been pulled from MAMA so far. There is a lot of information here, but every effort has been made to keep it readable and interesting for the various types of people who might be interested in such data."

The new Transhumanist Web Zine published by RU Sirius. From the first issue PDF: "The glory of transhumanism is that it’s not just a movement of immortalists, or singularitarians, or advocates of digital democratization, or experimenters in self-enhancing technologies. Transhumanism reminds us that all — or at least many — of these developments are coming online at about the same time, that they impact each other, and that they will be remaking our societies and our personal experiences of the world in tandem. It represents nothing less than an attempt to have a realistic discourse about the human future while most of our leading intellectuals and politicians are still looking at that future through the rear-view mirror."

The World Transhumanist Association is an international nonprofit membership organization which advocates the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities. We support the development of and access to new technologies that enable everyone to enjoy better minds, better bodies and better lives. In other words, we want people to be better than well.

From the creator, Rands: "The FriendDA is a non-binding, warm blanket agreement that offers absolutely no legal protection. I'd suggest if the idea of legal protection is even crossing your mind that the FriendDA is totally inappropriate for your current needs."

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Following our free social icon giveaway, as promised, here is a tutorial explaining how they were made in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll try to cover the basics and give you an idea how things are rendered, how they appear in smaller sizes and the constraints we can find when using Vector (Illustrator) instead of Pixel (Photoshop) based image software.

A comprehensive investigation into the exact effects of various compatibility measures in IE8. Find out exactly which rendering mode and UA string is triggered by which techniques.

"subliminal messages these fonts are feeding you..."

"Poladroid software is the easiest and funniest Polaroid Image Maker for MAC (and windows soon). From your digital photos, create vintage pictures and full of seventies effect..."

A list of fonts with licenses that allow embedding via @font-face.