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It’s too hot. I mean really: 85° F in a season we’re...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:31 -0400

It’s too hot. I mean really: 85° F in a season we’re calling spring is simply unacceptable.

I don’t think this is quite what’s meant by “opinionated...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:35:00 -0400

I don’t think this is quite what’s meant by “opinionated software”.

Literally always relevant.

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:29:47 -0400

Literally always relevant.

Attila's Den: Our School In A Box - First Deployment in South-East Asia

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:03 -0400

Attila's Den: Our School In A Box - First Deployment in South-East Asia:

attila:

Yesterday (May 14), we deployed our first school-in-a-box (SIAB) project in a small village north of Java, Indonesia: Mauk, in the Tangerang province. SIAB is a very ambitious program we’re putting in place to evaluate the potential impact of tablet technologies on education in developing…

What a great story.

Studies — A simple, easy grade tracker

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:54:00 -0400

Studies — A simple, easy grade tracker:

studiesapp:

Studies is available now for $0.99 on the App Store!

I made an iOS app. It’s nothing fancy or complicated, it’s just a simple way to track your grades. It’s available for $0.99 on the App Store, and I’d be really pleased if you’d go download it.

In fact, here are 3 promo codes. First come, first served!

FA67Y333TR7P
RT6E6FWJ79RE
NERXH9PT7KPA

"It’s a desperate thing to need everybody to be really happy with everything you say."

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:39:04 -0400

“It’s a desperate thing to need everybody to be really happy with everything you say.”

- Louis C.K., in an interview with Dave Itzkoff for The New York Times. (via parislemon)

Photo

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:02:48 -0400

A Translation from BS to English of the Google Chrome Blink FAQ

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:51:46 -0400

A Translation from BS to English of the Google Chrome Blink FAQ:

Is this going to be open source?
Not really.

While you can certainly read the source code, we’re fully aware that actually tracking and understanding a modern HTML renderer is extremely difficult. In addition, the first changes we will make are intended specifically to break compatibility with WebKit, so the only organisation with sufficient resources to track our changes will no longer be able to do so.

In practice, this allows us to call the project “open” while simultaneously ensuring Google will be the only effective contributor to the Chrome and Blink source now and in the future. We’ve had enormous success co-opting the language of open source in the past to imply our products are better, and we aim to continue with that strategy.

Emotional Wayne LaPierre Honors Victims Of Background Checks

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:36:00 -0400

Emotional Wayne LaPierre Honors Victims Of Background Checks

Audio

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:56:24 -0400

baw-bee: THIS IS THE BEST ONE, I AM CRYING Perfect.

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:22:19 -0400

baw-bee:

THIS IS THE BEST ONE, I AM CRYING

Perfect.

Photo

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:16:06 -0400

Prominent Weibo Users Paid to Bash Apple

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:21:18 -0400

Prominent Weibo Users Paid to Bash Apple:

What a bizarre story out of China.

St. Peter’s Square - 8 Years. Woah.

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:13:33 -0400

St. Peter’s Square - 8 Years.

Woah.

The White House supports cell phone unlocking

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:02:27 -0500

The White House supports cell phone unlocking:

Well, apparently I agree with the Obama administration on something.

Fear of a WebKit Planet

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:00:32 -0500

Fear of a WebKit Planet:

John Siracusa:

As much as I despised Internet Explorer for Windows, and what its simultaneous stagnation and dominance did to the web, I don’t think it’s the correct historical analog in this case. WebKit is not a web browser. It’s not even a product. It’s much more analogous to Linux, an open-source project that any company or individual is free to build on and enhance.

Computer games that help brain researchers map neurons

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:57:27 -0500

Computer games that help brain researchers map neurons:

Fascinating NPR story by Joe Palca.

Lovely. This site is so good.

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:51:00 -0500

Lovely. This site is so good.

Google provides ranges on National Security Letters

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:47:41 -0500

Google provides ranges on National Security Letters:

I wonder why the Obama administration is letting them do this.

Why Andy Ihnatko switched from iPhone to Android

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:46:48 -0500

Why Andy Ihnatko switched from iPhone to Android:

Interesting. His complaint about speech-to-text is something I completely agree with him on. His suggestion of tap and hold really needs to be an option. I love speech-to-text and use it regularly, but when you hit it by accident, it’s a major annoyance.