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Uptime update. My other Zope sites that run Zope 2.5.1 beta 2 and Python 2.1.3 now have uptime of just over 8 days. ZN has its own set of issues that I have to resolve. But with Zope 2.5.1 and Python 2.1.3 it looks like Zope is once again a stable little beastie. [ZopeNewbies]

'Soul mates' do exist, if only in our minds: study [Reuters Health eLine]

S R Ranganathan life history. The Indian Statistical Institute, Documentation Research & Training Centre has a nice Tribute to Prof. S R Ranganathan with an extensive telling of his life history, including a list of his contributions to information science, publications, honors, and positions held. [ia/ – news for information architects]

Update: PHP Links and Resources. Whether you are a PHP wannabe, novice, or seasoned veteran, our freshly updated collection of resource links from around the Web will help you get your next project up and running quickly. [WebReference News]

Court Fun — Is Gates Lying or Spinning?. Can IE be turned into an API? I thought it already was? VB'ers for years have been using IE's object model. Can IE be made to be a module that can be pulled out of the OS? Of course it can. But, what is IE? Personally I always… Continue reading Court Fun — Is Gates Lying or Spinning?

Tips on Writing Portable SQL for PHP. If you are writing an application that is used in multiple environments and operating systems, you need to plan to support multiple databases. This article is based on my experiences with multiple database systems, stretching from 4th Dimension in my Mac days, to the databases I currently use,… Continue reading Tips on Writing Portable SQL for PHP

PHP 4.2.0 is out. PHP 4.2.0 includes several improvements: External variables (from the environment, the HTTP request, cookies or the web server) are no longer registered as global variables Overhaul of the sockets extension Highly improved performance with file uploads The satellite and mailparse extensions were moved to PECL and are no longer bundled with… Continue reading PHP 4.2.0 is out

Fiat Lux: A Yahoo with Values and a Brain. “This project is called Fiat Lux, and it addresses what is, ironically, the biggest problem on the Internet: the difficulty in reliably finding significant, objective, and relevant information. Basically, Fiat Lux is a not-for-profit cooperative founded by the librarians who manage important—though small and grossly underfunded—Internet… Continue reading Fiat Lux: A Yahoo with Values and a Brain

ResearchBuzz found a semi-documented Google feature, searching by date.   [Scripting News]

Ernie the Attorney: “If all I do is point someone to a location on the web, then what have I done that triggers the copyright laws? I haven't made a 'copy' of anything.”  [Scripting News]