Geek Links — Mar 2, 2010
Posted on March 2, 2010 by Chris Nelson

The weekly set of geek links. We’ve got everything from javascript game frameworks to new dinosaur species. Check it out.
Web Programming
- Ask Proggit: Why the movement away from RDBMS? : programming
- HTML 5 Reference | HTML 5 Tutorial
- Why Intel’s still using IE 6 | Business Tech – CNET News
- Search Engine Duck Duck Go
- Snarky comments left in WebOS code – PreCentral Forums
- Working Out As A Programmer | Chad Stewart: Game Programmer
- An Introduction to AI in Games from Phil Carlisle – Wolfire Games Blog
- What database does Google use? – Stack Overflow
Javascript
- EffectGames — Javascript Game Framework
- Ajaxian » I Can’t Believe It’s Not Flash
- Prototypal Inheritance – How To Node
- Clean AJAX – Open source ajax engine
- jQRPG — An Old-School Style RPG in jQuery « hokuten.net
- Rendering graphics in JavaScript games | CodeUtopia – The blog of Jani Hartikainen
- jsFiddle – Online Editor for the Web (JavaScript, MooTools, jQuery, Prototype, YUI, Glow and Dojo, HTML, CSS)
- How Does Compete Get Its Web Traffic Data? At Least One Way Sounds Very Sketchy.
History
- T E X T F I L E S D O T C O M
- Exclusive: How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web | Magazine
- FORA.tv – Will Wright on Spore, SimCity, and the Sims
Business (teh evil)
- Microsoft Was Behind Google Complaints To EC | eWEEK Europe UK
- The Silver Lining – Cease and Desist
- Slashdot Comments | 8-Year Fan-Made Game Project Shut Down By Activision
- Open source “weakens the software industry and undermines its long-term competitiveness” says lobby group | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
Science
- Rare find of skulls leads to discovery of new long-necked dinosaur in Utah
- SPACE.com — Space Junk Mess Getting Messier in Orbit