January 2009
13 posts
“I note that the vast majority of people who are actually using Cloud APIs in the...”
– ongoing · Cloud Interop Session
“Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that evidence gathered as a result...”
– Schneier on Security: The Exclusionary Rule and Security. Unfortunately it’s not surprising that the court got this wrong, as our legal system has a long standing tradition of treating technology as something extra-ordinary in the context of law. Come on, SCOTUS: having a computer involved...
“Mr. Cox, the Pythagorean Theorem is calling, and […] it weeps for the state of...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Jackass of the Week: John Cox
d20 Salt & Pepper Shakers →
Because even DMs have to eat.
“Even better way to fix the problem temporarily is to sleep the display only by...”
– Apple - Support - Discussions - periodic Dual-link display problem with Mini DisplayPort adapter. Best workaround I’ve seen so far for this frustrating issue.
“Ballsy move, making a competitor to the free iCal.”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: BusyCal. Considering how many issues iCal has, ranging from the inconsistent and inefficient user interface to the poor sync support, I’d label this move “obvious” rather than “ballsy”.
5 Second Films - Wasting your time, but not very... →
I don’t usually bite on social media sites, but a lot of these films are funnier than five seconds deserve to be.
“One of the truly odd things about the US (and indeed the world) financial system...”
– Why this technocracy? An excellent question. When we finally get our change, I wonder if we’ll become more technocratic or less so.
WatchOSM 2008: A Year of Edits. Wow.
