Small country
I always thought that the Vatican City was the smallest country in the world, closely followed by Monaco. But then I saw Sealand on the BBC's InsideOut programme. Small? It's tiny. But they have their own passports and stamps.
The interesting thing is that they are now in the spotlight as the fight against terrorism has brought attention to their "secure" hosting services company. Mainly used for American gambling sites wanting to avoid US laws and people who don't want government bodies reading their e-mail.
It's a strange old world...
From the IBM developerWork site, some usability tips that aren't written by Jakob.
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but did you also see that mad (italian I think) guy foraging for wild herbs around London ? What a character !
Not going to be a character for much longer if he carries on eating Wild Rocket from Finchley roundabout. Tight git!
You can read about him here and even try making his stinging nettle ravioli...
From the CIA World Factbook:
Monaco - 1,95 sq. km
Holy See (Vatican City) - 0,44 sq. km
San Marino - 62,2 sq. km
- they don't however list Sealand. They do list Swaziland, though.
What I love about the CIA Factbook is running listings through what they call "Fields" - check for life expectancy at birth (sorted ascending - that always blows my mind - seems that's why they disabled the sorting in the current issue).
Or look for "HIV, People living with". Or "Illicit drugs" - you'd be surprised. "Death Rate" - Afghanistan has three times that of, say, Taiwan. "Literacy" - always a favorite. Too bad you can't sort the fields anymore - would be nice to compare "Televisions" against "Unemployment".
Whether or not Sealand is actually a country is in dispute. Although the British government refuse to officially acknowledge their status they can find no way of denying it. Most of the EU states seem happy to accept them...
Me again. Following up the "maybe I'm being thick posts" (see Form as Database tip if you'r out of this loop)
Take a look at the very first tips in the IBM Developer link on this blog post.
I *ABSOLUTELY* rest my case. That's a beer you owe me.
Regards, Ron
Point taken Ron. However, I like to think I can assume certain things of my readership. Are we not all internet developers here? Can certain "de facto" standards not be used without having to point them out in crayon??