Reuters to Journalists: Don’t Break News on Twitter →
In my opinion Reuters should not allow their journalists to participate, and should not promote, social media.
Yahoo: All-black penguin discovered. So bizarre.
html5media: "HTML5 video for everyone!" →
This bit of JavaScript will enable you to show videos using the HTML5 video element. Browsers that do not support it will get a flash player.
It looks like this is a great extension. That said, nobody saw Jar Jar Binks coming.
NY Times: Tacos in the Morning? That’s the Routine in Austin, Tex. →
I’ll eat a taco anytime.
ReadWriteWeb: Does HTML5 Really Beat Flash? The Surprising Results of New Tests →
The results aren’t as surprising as the headline claims (Flash is faster in Windows than on Mac OS X and this is because it has access to hardware acceleration.
Apple’s reason for not allowing access to hardware acceleration is mysterious, of course. And the conspiracy theory is they are doing it purposefully to block Flash on OS X. Could be. But we don’t know.
Amazon.com's 1-Click patent confirmed following re-exam →
I am just going to say I do not understand the patent system.
Happy Cog’aoke 2, Lesson Four: ‘Over the Top’. Side note: see you in Austin!
Android and Me: The most crippled Android experience. →
The new Motorolla Backflip uses an outdated OS and AT&T bloatware apps that can’t be removed. Gruber is right, AT&T would do the same with the iPhone if they had the choice. And if it weren’t for the iPhone shaking up the cell phone market Verizon would still be doing the same thing as well.
What I find most interesting, though, is that this article uniformly lumps developers experience in with a users experience:
Maybe it was done to “protect” the users, but this blocks the install of apps purchased on alternative markets and beta apps like Swype. Developers will also be unable to easily load and test their apps on the device before they release them.
Basically, AT&T is offering the same locked-in market experience that iPhone users get to put up with.
So I’ve been using an iPhone since October 2007, and have been downloading apps from the App store since it debuted. You can argue, philosophically, that an open store is the right thing to do but the user experience surrounding apps on my phone is hardly something I have to “put up with.”
Apple Developer Connection: Preparing Your Web Content for iPad →
Get your webby stuff ready for iPad mania.
Cameron Moll: New Design, New Host, and Tumblr: How, Why →
I’ve found that moving to tumblr has far more positives than negatives. Like Cameron says there are definite trade-offs. I still see Tumblr as being relatively undeveloped for those of us who demand more control. That said, the ease to get going with content far outweighs the loss in executive control.
Edward Tufte Presidential Appointment →
Hopefully now we can all find out what the hell the government is actually doing with all our money.
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