April 2012
21 posts
iWebInspector →
Connects the Web Inspector from desktop Safari to a MobileSafari instance running on the iOS simulator. Sweet!
“What was garbage in 1860 was fertilizer in 1870, cattle feed in 1880, and table...”
– How Vegetable Oils Replaced Animal Fats in the American Diet - The Atlantic
Analytic thinking can decrease religious belief:... →
In other news: the Earth is round, and orbits the Sun.
“We sat at the bar and struck up a conversation with Patrick, who turned out to...”
– Notes from Hibbing, Minnesota: The Quest for Porketta
““P.T.S.D. in a high-risk cohort like war veterans could actually be a physical...”
– Veterans and Brain Disease - NYTimes.com
“contractionary fiscal policy is contractionary”
– The New Voodoo - Krugman. Facepalm for the FT.
Vermont debates letting parents say no to vaccines... →
Our legislature is seriously discussing removing the philosophical exemption while leaving the religious exemption in place? So they’re saying it’s not permissible to have a rational-yet-poorly-reasoned objection to vaccines, but it’s perfectly fine to have an irrational objection. Great…
A Dangerous Mind? - NYTimes.com →
A 17 and a half year prison sentence for thought crime. Scary.
Surefire now offering rechargeable CR123 batteries... →
Yes!!!
“The counterargument to the publishers’ position runs like this: why should...”
– Amazon Low Prices Disguise a High Cost - NYTimes.com
“With the temperature nearing the 90s and the sun beating down with little to no...”
– How the crowd helped me finish the Marathon - The Boston Globe
“It’s even worse when it’s elected officials who have to make the...”
– Schneier on Security: Hawley Channels His Inner Schneier. Is it really all risk and no gain? Most people hate these arbitrary rules without even contemplating the security tradeoffs, because the rules are prima facie not making us more secure. I imagine there are people across the political spectrum...
“I hope the Supreme Court next faces a surveillance technique born purely on the...”
– United States v. Jones is a Near-Optimal Result. +1
“10. Allowing Chris Brown to still have a career.
Let me take you back a couple...”
– Henry’s Music Blog - 10 Things Pop Music Needs to Stop Doing
Facebook, Dropbox login credentials vulnerable to... →
There’s no story here (there’s no vulnerability here), but there is a lesson: don’t plug your phone into a USB port that you don’t trust (i.e. while trying to charge up your battery from some random computer while out and about). Also: iOS users, lock your device with a passcode. Android users: keep USB debugging turned off.
“Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is one of the U.S.’ leading astronomers, sent me...”
– James Cameron Changes Stars In Titanic | Contactmusic
Manton Reece: Tweet Marker Plus and API v2 →
Tweet Marker is an indispensable component of the twitterverse for me. I’ve been worried about it’s future because it’s been gaining in popularity while remaining free. Now I can stop worrying, as I’ve just signed up for Tweet Marker Plus (as should you, if you use Tweet Marker).
