July 2010
5 posts
Ganesh - Google Search →
I want to restart writing.
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June 2010
15 posts
Experiencing Seattle →
Try reading it. Managed by the great Harini Saladi.
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WatchErin McKean on redefining the dictionary. Must watch. And she’s an amazing presenter.
Love makes things real. If you love a word, use it. That makes it real. Being in the dictionary is an artificial distinction.
“Steve Jobs’ vision for Apple, repeated in yesterday’s keynote address, posits...”
– Subtraction.com: Better Screen, Same Typography
Khoi Vinh blames Apple for not bringing better typographic controls to iPhone4. His example certainly does prove a point. The typeset looks terrible on the book.
Invest in companies you hate - Scott Adams on WSJ →
My point is that I hate Apple. I hate that I irrationally crave their products, I hate their emotional control over my entire family, I hate the time I waste trying to make iTunes work, I hate how they manipulate my desires, I hate their closed systems, I hate Steve Jobs’s black turtlenecks, and I hate that they call their store employees Geniuses which, as far as I can tell, is actually...
Seth's Blog: Paperback Kindle →
iPhone4 | My new phone →
“Look, I’ll pay per byte. Just give me all the bytes I pay for.”
– Hey, AT&T! We Want Rollover Bytes
Great idea by folks at Gizmodo. That would make absolute sense for me - and give me enough bytes for a rainy day.
HTC's Droid Incredible, Sprint EVO 4G make Droid... →
Great review by Andy.
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WatchTruly one of the most inspiring videos I’ve seen in a really long time. And man, does the base singer have style.
*bow*
Q and Answer: Laundering Dress Shirts
Nick asks: ... →
If you ever wondered about laundering your dress clothes, this answers it.
I love Put This On.
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May 2010
22 posts
PHOTO: This shipping notification email from... →
The Myth of the Super Programming Language →
Great read.
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World's Simplest Portfolio →
Any takes by the financial gurus?
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An Interesting Take On Lost’s Season
Finale →
Definitely an interesting take. Not at all what I felt, but good to see other people reasoning the whole finale.
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The Totalitarian Buddhist Who Beat Sim City « ... →
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iPhone Development: The Illusion of Open →
Unless Google resumes direct sales or puts licensing limitations on the carriers to prevent them from locking down Android phones, “open” will be just another empty marketing slogan. And I suspect that’s what it will be. Google doesn’t really care about the user experience, they just want to keep making money on their proprietary, non-open advertising in the mobile space...
Online, How Much Security Is Too Much? - Pogue's... →
Maybe companies need to hire a PT person as well (Productivity Technology), somebody who’s a counterweight to the IT person. Somebody whose job it is to argue: “Oh, come on. Is this really necessary?”
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“It takes discipline to forego pleasure now to avoid a lifetime of pain and fees....”
– Seth’s Blog: Consumer debt is not your friend
The whole article is a great read.
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“If you’re betting the whole thing, building your service launch on design first,...”
– Seth’s Blog: Return on Design (via Instapaper)
“Judge for yourself by watching the keynote. (Score one for Google against Apple...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Kara Swisher on the Anti-Apple Focus of Yesterday’s Google I/O Keynote
Just to be sure. That’s not entirely correct. You can watch the whole session here http://youtube.com/googledevelopers
Yes, Apple does make it easy by making it a single video download....
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What if...
your phone would automatically switch between the various chips - 3g/4g etc based on usage and battery life. When Apple has gone ahead and decided to take control of your graphics chipset in your laptop, why can’t it intelligently do the same for your phone?
I don’t need a 3g connection active for all calls and only for fast browsing… This might be the next step to improving...
“MobileMe Mail beta works best with Safari 4, Firefox 3.6, and Internet Explorer...”
– Apple - MobileMe - News - The Next MobileMe Mail. Now in Beta.
Notice how Chrome is missing from the new supported browsers. Is it because it’s available only in ß or is it more intentional?
Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Facebook -... →
Interesting viewpoints.
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A List Apart: Articles: Habit Fields →
Must read.
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“The hero of the Times Square bomb attempt was an immigrant. A Muslim. Senegalese...”
– Some Assembly Required (via AZspot) (via marco)
The people you work with →
We are all people people. Let me explain. Most people who work in organizations and have a “job” work with other people in that organization. The 33%+ of your normal day and 50%+ of your conscious…
“The biggest mistake platforms make isn’t charging fees (Facebook) or competing...”
– Facebook, Zynga, and buyer-supplier hold up cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog
App makers love Apple because they have access to a very large demand and economies of scale override the 30% reduction in revenue. Yes, consistency helps them.
“When the hot zone is the entire device, and it’s a device you’re likely to be...”
– Marco.org - Hot zones
That’s a really interesting point. I still remember how I hated my first laptop’s track pad, because it used to accidentally detect hand brushes while typing.
Scribd in HTML5 | Scribd →
Brilliant. And my computer does not crash and burn. :)
“This is the key to modern Apple. It’s a big company, and it’s now wildly...”
– Mark Bernstein: ‘Platform Control’
And fear while being a great motivator can lead to irrational behaviour too.
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“This is why there’s a stench of panic hanging over silicon valley. this is why...”
– Charlie Stross on Apple’s Long-Term Strategy
Amazing read. And well analyzed.
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April 2010
56 posts
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : We are removing... →
Fantastic. Thanks @rkavan
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Dev-Team Blog: Calm before the Spirit storm →
At some point after (don’t ask when!) the iPad 3G is actually in customers’ hands, the first “userland” jailbreak since firmware 1.x will be released by @comex. It’s called “Spirit” and was first demonstrated working on an iPad by @MuscleNerd within 24 hours of the iPad’s release on April…
I must give credit to the Dev Team. They have truly made Apple devices bearable for the selfish...
Thoughts on Flash →
Concise to the point and doesn’t leave much room for adobe to respond.
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Feeding your vegetarian friends at a cookout
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The weather is warming up—which means it’s time to fire up the grill and invite friends over for burgers, brats, and a celebration of our victory over the edible mammals. But … what do you feed your weird vegetarian friend?
This question seems to genuinely concern a lot of people. Since many people organize meals around a meat dish, it becomes baffling to plan a meal without meat. But...
Mac & the iPad →
Fantastic reading on product architecture strategy.
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