At Access Matters, I found a nice writeup of results of testing the interaction between JavaScript and screen readers. As a followup I'm curious to find out how tweaking the DOM using JS affects screenreaders and other accessibility technologies.

The American peace activivist I wrote about earlier this week was deported, er, removed from Australia and billed AUD$11,700 for ASIO's removal services. I'm interested in this because the activites he was allegedely removed for a perfectly legal in Australia as well as the U.S. They may be annoying (dissent is always annoying, right?) but legal. He has yet to be told why he was deported except that he presented a security risk. So remember Americans: your rights cease when you leave the U.S. Express a contrary opinion (on a U.S. topic)outside the U.S. and

Also in Australia, the fig trees of Hyde Park (Sydney's Central Park are apparently dying due to three soil-based diseases. Authorities are to remove 34 fig trees in an attempt to save the remaining trees.

Mosquito is a parody of Firefly. Be sure to catch Serenity if you're a Firefly or Joss Whedon fan.

An essay I need to re–read a couple times: Gene Smith on cost of information discovery responding to a post on why tagging is expensive.