Category: Quick Posts
Ars Technica – Newzbin2 builds block-averting measures into its software
Every time someone tries to prevent information from being reached on the Internet someone else finds a way around it.
The Atlantic – If a MacBook Air Were as Inefficient as a 1991 Computer, the Battery Would Last 2.5 Seconds
Moore’s law finds it way into another part of the computer industry.
GitHub – gimenete/iOS-boilerplate
This looks impressive for anyone building an iOS app.
Write for Your Life – Why the Amazon Kindle might be the new iPod
hat’s a key point and possibly the only reason why I might instead stick with buying the current Kindle as opposed to the new tablet Amazon is most likely going to introduce.
Read Write Web – How’s Mozilla Doing with Do Not Track? Not So Good
Do Not Track, is a nice idea but not much more than that.
Fraser Speirs – A Supercomputer in Every Backpack
Same problem I’ve been thinking about for a long time, our education system is built for the jobs of the past not the jobs of the future.
Ars Technica – Sanctioned: P2P lawyer fined $10,000 for “staggering chutzpah”
Seriously stupid and unethical moves by this lawyer.
paidContent – More Bad News For Groupon: Sales Team Files Class-Action Suit
Obviously can’t speak to validity of this lawsuit but it wouldn’t shock me.
SiliconFilter – Bing: What’s More Evil Than Satan Himself? 10^100
Stay classy Microsoft.
GitHub – davatron5000/FitVids.js
Pretty cool, not something I personally would need often but still useful.