links for 2009-01-13

Yeah not liking this so much.

"Chinese intellectuals have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of state television news programmes. The letter says China's Central Television (CCTV) has turned its news and historical drama series into propaganda to brainwash its audience." Uhh duhh.

What are the 25 biggest errors in the programming world?

Great news for the FCC and a bunch of good initiatives that they would deal with.

This is such and easy idea, why isn't everybody doing this. An iPhone app that lets you order from the phone for takeout, essentially calling in your order.

Just another stupid patent lawsuit.

Determine if that thing you are working with is actually an array.

Cron jons in JavaScript.

"The division of labor creates internal squabbling and some bizarre situations. Frozen cheese pizzas are inspected by the F.D.A., pepperoni pizzas by the Agriculture Department. Fresh eggs are under the jurisdiction of the F.D.A.; egg products go to Agriculture." Really??

Mehh on multi-touch on the desktop.

Yeah, I don't like how it looks.

How big are some numbers, all told by the humble penny.

"You Are Being Watched spotlights the high costs of camera surveillance systems, both in terms of money and civil liberties. Do we want a society where we live under an ever-watchful video eye?"

Totally a waste of time.

"We ate 10 fuckin terabytes yesterday in uploads. Not bad. " Not bad at all.

More money on weird advertising.

Neatto stuff.

Get the two to play nice together.

Hehe.

And he is seated.

What are the differences between the two.

Ok then, this is why you are an idiot "Joe the Plumber".

"Why does the push for rational thinking and atheist acceptance not evoke the same type of emotion?" Rational thinking and emotion at a most basic level at odds with one another.

Is RSS as an enterprise tool dead before even making itself off the ground.

This doesn't sound like the smartest idea. "Health officials completed guidelines that allow pharmaceutical companies to tell doctors about unapproved uses of their medicines".

Why Software frameworks suck.

$13.4Billion will last through March, seriously guys.

Thank goodness, Guantanamo goes away on Day One.

From the article: “It’s the first direct competitor to the Prius,” said Tom Libby, senior director of industry analysis at the Power Information Network of J. D. Power & Associates. “And it’s from Honda, so I think it’s going to be a major success.”

Experince Java.

That's pretty funny.

Reading up just a bit since last year, the main point is that it has risen for the first time since 1982.

How will Broadway save itself, with a massive show.

Another Twitter security hole.

Open Source project management software.