Monthly Archives: November 2009

Stewart Alsop says dumb things, get attention

Image via CrunchBase Stewart Alsop is having many problems with his Motorola Droid: “The software (Google’s Android plus apps both from Google and from other developers) doesn’t work and is unacceptable on a mobile device.” Only thing is that these … Continue reading

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Dumb ideas that geeks have, part 234

Twitter with a Brain — Shotton.com: “The example he [Dave Winer] used was wanting to un-follow a particular user for a day, then re-follow them automatically. It’s certainly possible to build this sort of functionality into an existing Twitter client, … Continue reading

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Not all traffic is born equal

Lookie Lou isnt really a customer | yelvington.com: “Once upon a time, I blocked Google from being able to index or even access Associated Press stories from our local newspapers websites. It was not a stupid thing to do, not … Continue reading

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links for 2009-11-27

No Shoes, No Socks, No Service And you know this wasn't the first time he'd done this… (tags: client) Round up: iPlayer on Freesat (tags: freesat, iplayer)

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The best handheld device I’ve ever seen

Well, I thought it was funny

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links for 2009-11-23

Get Excited And Make Things! Print out a "Get excited and make things" poster for your office today! (tags: mattjones)

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There’s these great cut-down computers, right…

Daring Fireball: Maybe Instead of Two Cars, You Just Need a Car and a Bicycle: “The idea of a computer that does a lot less — leaving out even things you consider essential, because you can still do those things … Continue reading

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Extremely Telling

Joe Wilcox, 10 things about Microsoft’s PDC 2009: The good, the bad and the ugly | Betanews: “It’s embarrassing for Microsoft to pitch three screens when the software and strategy around one of those screens stinks so badly. I actually … Continue reading

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A short post on the conceit at the heart of Google ChromeOS

One of the prime reasons for the success of Twitter is that it has never been reliant on a single interface. Because it has cleverly exposed everything via rich APIs, it has effectively allowed a hundred interfaces to blossom. Don’t … Continue reading

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Finally, someone gets it

Murdoch to Google: Search This: “No, what Murdoch has realized is that a newspaper is not just valuable for the individual stories or tidbits that can be culled, piecemeal, from a generic list. A newspaper provides context. It tells a … Continue reading

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