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Commented on A programmer's lament on the Apple App Store
Wonderful essay by Paul. Interesting that he brought up the 1984 commercial. "When you look at the famous 1984 ad now, it's easier to imagine Apple as the dictator on the screen than the woman with the hammer. In fact,...
Commented on Chumby One: handsome successor to the cutest computer ever
Apparently there are a couple of companies (notably CHUM/CTV) who have sent C&D letters to Chumbly warning them not to ship to Canada. http://blogs.btcalgary.ca/yawney/review-chumby Scroll down to "Why you can’t find it in Canada" Asshats...
Commented on Viacom's top lawyer thinks lawsuits were "terrorism" - but he's learned nothing from the experience
Well said, Cory. coop...
Commented on Y2K ten years later
As someone who worked long and hard for a year and a half on various aspects of the bug, I can assure you that there would have been a lot of trouble if the problem hadn't been addressed. How much...
Commented on Bike outfited with one-cylinder engine
Saw one of these a couple of weeks ago in Amsterdam. Was ridden by an older guy. He was pedalling along, but half way up a long (not very steep, it must be admitted) hill he kicked the engine on....
Commented on Off-course pilots were laptopping-while-flying
Yeah right. They were distracted by the laptops, turned off the radios, ignored the flight instruments, but were otherwise doing a great job. Nope, don't believe it. Need a better excuse... coop...
Commented on Collecting drug use data via cell phone
"who would answer such a question"? Easy, the same people who post incriminating stuff on FB or YT, and then get suprised when the cops, or their mum come calling. coop...
Commented on The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see!
Well done all. Congrats to both Boing Boing and your ISP. coop...
Commented on Movie posters for minimalists
@#11 Graphic Nothing You don't think that anyone actually read the words on the left on your flikr page do you? For those too distracted by the bright/shiny on the right, here's the "artist's statement". This is my not too...
Commented on Bank of America demands thumbprint from man with no arms
@#10 Blaine: You're probably right. I'd like to see the alternate timeline look like: 1) Man tries to cash check. 2) Cashiers and managers see it's impossible and accommodate him. 3) Article gets written up in employee magazine/website as an...
Commented on Bank of America demands thumbprint from man with no arms
@#11 Moriarty: The problem is it sounds like the teller did bring it to someone (the 'bank supervisor') and that person became the dickhead in the story. coop...
Commented on Bank of America demands thumbprint from man with no arms
Seems to me that the story is not about the man, or even about "mean banks", but rather about the drone-like people who work in such places. Even though they can plainly see that the rule makes no sense in...
Commented on Apple 1984 ad, updated for 2009
Ok, I have a real life... so I haven't been 'ignoring' people, I just don't have time to check back here hour after hour responding to various comments. I figured the thread had run its course, but if I didn't...
Commented on Apple 1984 ad, updated for 2009
@40 " The only thing sillier than an hardcore Apple nerd is an hardcore anti-Apple nerd." My point made, once again. But, I'm not anti-Apple. I've had Apple products for years. They make good products, and they sell well. But...
Commented on Apple 1984 ad, updated for 2009
Wow, I said that all the Apple fanboys would be there to protect their Dear Leader. Thanks for making my point guys, and so quickly too! coop...
Commented on Apple 1984 ad, updated for 2009
Makes perfect sense to me... Apple became Big Brother years ago. Want to install an app on your phone? Only the ones we say you can have. And you can only buy those apps from us. Want to travel and...
Commented on Public fountains are disappearing because the concept of public is disappearing
Here, read this... Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle Obama sips it. Paris Hilton loves it. Mary J. Blige won't sing without it. How did a plastic water bottle, imported from a military dictatorship thousands of miles away, become the epitome...
Commented on Church converted into magnificent bookstore
Thanks to all, yes, I read it backwards. Must be having a dyslexic day. The outcome's a win, and I tip my hat to the architects/designers who came up with it. coop...
Commented on Church converted into magnificent bookstore
Now that's an impressive melding of ancient and modern. Nice to see that it was the client (not the designer) who insisted on saving the building. Good work all around. coop...
Commented on Scary alien hand in real estate listing photo?
Humm, maybe one of the members of Lordi? Eurovision winners 2006 http://lordi.fi/...
Commented on Teacher asks YA author if virtual visit can take place "with us being able to see you, but you not being able to see us"
@35 From Torchwood, "Children of Earth" Reptilian aliens that can travel to earth, beam an "ambassador" to us, but have to get humans to gather the human children into herding pens rather than just beaming them up... coop...
Commented on Swarm Bots: Now W/Solar Power, Complex Behaviors!
Stargate SG-1 Replicators...
Commented on New Sport: Stand-Up Paddle Skiing
This proves (as if we needed any more proof) that the patent office is filled with the people too stupid to work at the Apple iPhone App Store Accept/Reject desk. coop...
Commented on A perfect leather case for big laptops
The Common Questions page on their website is worth a click. For example, go here, then click on Common Questions. http://store.saddlebackleather.com/categories/87-Laptop-Case/products/1684-Leather-Laptop-Case-Dark-Coffee-Brown-with-pouch...
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Of course, the fact that the first text that appears on the site is "Acer recommends Windows Vista® Home Premium" kinda sums it up, right there... coop...
Commented on Dancing robot has an iPhone 3GS for a face
His Steveness must hate that - on a jailbroken phone. Woz OTOH would. I'm sure, love it. coop...
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@2 TOM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ http://2d-code.co.uk/ I've done a fair bit of travelling in Japan, and having the ability to read QR codes is a boon. I use BeeTag or Snapper 2D; some images work better with one app than the...
Commented on Can Your Phone Read This QR Code?
Takes me to summer.sinap.jp/m/ coop...
Commented on Apple kills Google Voice on iPhone
And why would this surprise anyone? Really?...

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mdh commented on A programmer's lament on the Apple App Store
but many people tend to bend over and take it with a smile when it's Apple. And now I know where your opinion emanates from....
AirPillo commented on Viacom's top lawyer thinks lawsuits were "terrorism" - but he's learned nothing from the experience
I'm sorry, but the heart-break story still fails to account for the dichotomy that people place their own, personal cash incomes as a higher priority than the civil rights of everyone in a nation, or several nations, rights which in several places were bought at the price of thousands of human lives. As sad and tragic as misguided artists make their case out to be, it's just a soft and deceptive way of saying "fuck you, gimme." I'd rather see a billion musicians/artists/media workers complain about their income than see rights and legal systems which have preserved human dignity and...
zyodei commented on A programmer's lament on the Apple App Store
How does Apple have such a wonderful reputation, and MS such crap? How different are they, really? Is making a nice UI enough to excuse anything they might do?...
maxtardiveau commented on A programmer's lament on the Apple App Store
See this story about how some publishers are pulling back from the Android store. Just because it's open doesn't mean it's better (even if I wish it were). And it's time to face the facts: at this point, at least, the Android market is minuscule. I'm looking forward to seeing it grow, but as of right now, it's almost zero compared to the iPhone (Gameloft is selling 400 times more software on the iPhone). Look, I have published 15 iPhone apps so far, and not one has been rejected. They're not trivial apps either. The developers who have a nervous...
Itsumishi commented on Viacom's top lawyer thinks lawsuits were "terrorism" - but he's learned nothing from the experience
Highest Grossing Films - note that 3 of the top 20 were made in 2009. Is it any real loss that massive film making studios lose profits from DVD sales? They can easily adapt to selling films online (distribution is virtually free so overheads are much lower). As for Newspapers, etc. Well that's another debate entirely....

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