The educational curriculum should encourage creativity, not consumers of technology: interesting piece at The Guardian. Kids today need a licence to tinker

• IE 8 is the new IE 6
  (tags: browsers ie6)

• manually extract files from backups created by Plesk
  I often find Plesk gets in the way of managing a server effectively, and I used to find the backup facility less than useful. Sure, security features are by design, but also, it helps to know the methods of a tool, even if they do seem non-standard.
  (tags: plesk server management)
• Mozilla Labs – Game On 2010
  (tags: javascript game_design competition)
• Getting Started With Python for the Web
  I am always intending to investigate python further, especially since I discovered some agencies I really respect are using Django… Maybe this will help
  (tags: python programming)
• PaintbrushJS
  Javascript pixel manipulation. Awesome.
  (tags: javascript pixel-manipulation)

• How to properly 'clear' the accesslog, cache, and watchdog tables in my database? | drupal.org
  Yes, it's the wonderful worlds of Drupal again. This forum discussion has some useful configs and methods for clearing the data of questionable usefuleness, and making backups smaller. Drupal's default is not file size optimisation, which may be a good thing in some instances.
  (tags: drupal database cache backup)

• Drupal plugin for Eclipse
  Adds Drupal API functions to your code hints and makes template files native PHP in Eclipse. Makes Drupal that little but more tolerable.
  (tags: drupal eclipse)

• Cloud9 IDE (Four short links: 28 September 2010)
  I'm always on the lookout for new light and purpose specific editors. the problem is jumping between IDEs for different languages, which is why I eventually settled on Eclipse. I know, not light. like the hackability aspect of this project.
  (tags: editors javascript)
• Adopt My Code, Please?
  worthy open source project in search of an owner
  (tags: javascript opensource library rss)

• In Search of JavaScript Developers
  A useful set of tests to check your prospective contractor/employee/your own javascript knowledge. Increasingly important as the power of js is being realised more and more through the tech community.
  (tags: javascript recruitment test)
• What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered? – Stack Overflow
  Some funny comments developers have left behind.
  (tags: programming)
• The Revenge of the Intuitive
  Which is why people return to pencils, violins, and the same three guitar chords.
  (tags: music, interface, design, technology, digital-vs-analogue)

• Open Exhibits
  This looks very interesting. I wish technology like this was available while I was developing an educational interactive experience for Robben Island Museum's Robert Sobukwe complex. Multitouch can be so much more intuitive and participative which can only be a good thing for the learning goals we were trying to achieve. Our solution was touch (eventually, after prototyping multiple mouse inputs, among others)
  (tags: exhibition-design, non-profit, multitouch, flash, design)

• Accessing ASP.net web services with dojo
  A couple of extra headers to send along with a normal xhrPost
  (tags: dojo javascript asp)

• How To Use Git-SVN as the Only Subversion Client You’ll Need at Everything In Between
  great notes for a migrator like me
  (tags: git, subversion,)