A running start as an introduction to Java

This is written specifically for Info1903 students at the University of Sydney who want to get to a workable state with Java, but should be just as applicable for others on the same transition curve.

Why Dunbar's number doubts you have 2000 friends on Facebook

Was Dunbar's number a remnant of the physical constraints of past societies? Have humans broken the limit of Dunbar's number using social networking, or is it really just all smoke and mirrors?

...or "No I Will Not Fix Your Computer"...

An exploration of how nerds are used and abused.

As part of designing my new site I wanted a tagging system. This would be implemented client side (on the user's browser) so as not to cause latency (through AJAX etc) and so as not to cause undue stress on the server (by excessive requests).

Thus, the only real option to avoid using the server was to use Javascript.