namechk – check domain and social networks name availability

namechk is a handy tool for those who’s looking for new domains and social network profile names.  In one go you can see an overview of what’s available and what’s not.

namechk

Computer Science from the Bottom Up

Computer Science from the Bottom Up — A free, online book designed to teach computer science from the bottom end up. Topics covered include binary and binary logic, operating systems internals, toolchain fundamentals and system library fundamentals.

CSS Styleguides

I came across a couple of CSS guidelines while catching up with my feeds over the weekend.  Here they are:

  • cssguidelin.es – high-level advice and guidelines for writing sane, manageable, scalable CSS.
  • grvcoelho/css – opinionated CSS styleguide for scalable applications

IPv6 20th birthday with 10% global penetration

Here’s some not so light coffee time reading on IPv6 – IPv6 non-alternatives: DJB’s article, 13 years later – an article that links, among other things to this Ars Technica article, which features some IPv6 statistics.  Summary?  Sure.  IPv6 RFC celebrates 20 year birthday this month with 10% global penetration.

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Exponential growth year-on-year is good.  But the absolute numbers aren’t so bright yet.  Especially considering some of the areas where it wasn’t so successful.

Python Introduction, Resources and FAQs

If one your New Year’s resolutions was learning Python programming language, I’ve got a resource for you – “Python Introduction, Resources and FAQs” – an excellent list of resources from online tutorials and tools to books and videos.