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Monday, June 16, 2008

Libby the Hexapod

June 16, 2008

I’m a sucker for some robotics, and Libby is a bit of a curious beast. I didn’t actually realise that Microsoft had a product called Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio, either…

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Libby the Hexapod

June 16, 2008

I’m a sucker for some robotics, and Libby is a bit of a curious beast. I didn’t actually realise that Microsoft had a product called Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio, either…

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How Modernism 2.0 is taking over the web

June 16, 2008

Modernism 2.0 – A new weightless nowhere of silent autism – broadstuff. "So that’s Modernism 2.0 – disposable culture, quality is defined by its audience, here today / gone tomorrow, content with zero useful thought but lots of strident opinion, often merely an attempt to flog consumer stuff, and driving an obsessive need to become [...]

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How Modernism 2.0 is taking over the web

June 16, 2008

Modernism 2.0 – A new weightless nowhere of silent autism – broadstuff. "So that’s Modernism 2.0 – disposable culture, quality is defined by its audience, here today / gone tomorrow, content with zero useful thought but lots of strident opinion, often merely an attempt to flog consumer stuff, and driving an obsessive need to become [...]

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The motivations of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

June 16, 2008

Link: John Naughton: Steve Jobs’s presentation | Technology | The Observer. "If Apple’s strategy succeeds, an increasing proportion of internet users will access through a gateway entirely controlled by a single company. For delighted iPhone users, this may seem like a great idea – just as it seemed like a great idea when Microsoft brought [...]

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So why didn’t the first iPhone have 3G, again?

June 16, 2008

When the first iPhone came out, a lot of noise was made about the lack of 3G. Specifically, battery life was cited by lots of people as the primary reason for this apparent oversight. Headlines like "Jobs: battery life issues delaying 3G iPhone" even suggested that battery life was the canonical reason for no 3G. [...]

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So why didn’t the first iPhone have 3G, again?

June 16, 2008

When the first iPhone came out, a lot of noise was made about the lack of 3G. Specifically, battery life was cited by lots of people as the primary reason for this apparent oversight. Headlines like "Jobs: battery life issues delaying 3G iPhone" even suggested that battery life was the canonical reason for no 3G. [...]

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