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Super French Web Sites

hama7 — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:20:27 -0800

"We were surprised by how few had tested their websites with disabled users," he said.

amberglow — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:26:24 -0800

Usability Exchange -- a testing service determining site accessibility for disabled users. They're only in the UK now, but it seems like a great idea. Organisations set up their tests online and submit them directly to disabled testers in our database. Testers are then free to complete these tests in their own time, earning money for each test they complete. As tests are completed by users, organisations can view test results, web page logs and other information in real time. More here at BBC, including some concerns.

Samarra, Iraq

grahamwell — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:04:46 -0800

Samarra is in the news. The modern city is small, but built on the colossal ruins of the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Google Earth reveals amazing details of the ancient city, one of the largest archaeological sites in the world.

Sites in Somalia

billysumday — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:33:02 -0800

"Why did you bring a white man here?" one of them demands from Duguf, my interpreter. While I continue to videotape, Duguf taps me on the shoulder and nods toward the truck. We make haste just as fingers begin to point and voices grow louder and angrier. Kevin Sites, previously discussed here, here, and here, submits his first report for Yahoo.

protecting ancient sites in Iraq

mcgraw — Tue, 25 May 2004 10:41:57 -0800

Protecting the Cradle Kirkuk Air Base -- US Army Colonel works with Iraqi archaeological officials to protect nearby ancient sites.

Meanwhile at more secluded mounds, looters continue to plunder the sites and to erase the tangible record of the world's earliest civilizations. "When you come here at night, it looks like a city, there are so many lights," [Archaeological official Abdul-Amir] Hamdani said, looking out over the arid scrubland where thieves swarm after dark.

A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering

plep — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:42:40 -0800

A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering. Engineering sights around the USA.

experience the REfreshing open-nes

riffola — Thu, 03 Apr 2003 23:34:30 -0800

REbranding a few famous sites to more honestly represent the true nature of the sites.

CNN censors reporter Kevin Sites' weblog from Iraq.

insomnia_lj — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:36:25 -0800

CNN censors reporter Kevin Sites' weblog from Iraq. He has been ordered by CNN to cease weblogging until further notice, and has also added a disclaimer to his website.
"Note: Kevin Sites is a CNN correspondent, but this is a personal website not affiliated with, endorsed by, or funded by CNN. "

tpoh.org — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 05:56:20 -0800

The First Community Blog? Five years ago today, Caleb Donaldson pulled the plug on Geek Cereal, a social experiment that began on March 21, 1996. Some of the links don't work like they should anymore, but the calendar will get you to all the juicy bits. An interesting little time capsule. The site's demise is mentioned in this Ghost Sites 1997 obit, and in this virtual eulogy from Caleb's dad on MIT's website.