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by macrael 16y ago
Probably not, but that doesn't mean people who do care shouldn't discuss the implications, or that Twitter shouldn't think there is a problem.
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by macrael 16y ago
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) is a new version of the Android platform that is designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets. Does this mean that 3.0 is not going to ship on phones? I haven't seen it dem
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by macrael 16y ago
Is this a snipe at the W3C from the WHATWG? Is it a coincidence that the W3C announced the HTML5 logo yesterday, and today the WHATWG is dropping the 5? Why would that not have been coordinated? I feel like the W3C logo would make more sens
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by macrael 16y ago
I think I agree with you, but what does Google stand to gain from controlling the video standard that they don't get from h264?
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by macrael 16y ago
I would argue that none of the desktop browsers are having an effect in this area. The only thing that is really driving the adoption of html5 <video> is mobile devices and their poor or nonexistent support for flash. Many sites t
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by macrael 16y ago
But what company are they at the mercy of for online video? The whole point of the open standard that is H264 is for a group of companies not to be at each other's mercy. It seems riskier to switch to a new format created by one company t
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by macrael 16y ago
If this is the truth and they are going to switch completely over to WebM on YouTube, I have one big question. What does Google gain from having control over the video format that they wouldn't get from h264? The only operative difference b
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by macrael 16y ago
I really agree with you, this is the first move in a larger push to make WebM the standard for the web, but I don't yet see what google stands to gain from controlling the video standard on the web. What do they get out of that ownership th
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by macrael 16y ago
The big one is web search / advertising. The code that is making google money is not open source.
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by macrael 16y ago
The rate of change of magnetic north varies wildly around the world, not based on latitude. See this fabulous .gif on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_Magnetic_Field_Decli...
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by macrael 16y ago
To be clear, the above is a joke. Twitter has not released their numbers.
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by macrael 16y ago
The most interesting writing I've seen on this subject came from McSweeneys: "The Conflicted Existence of a Female Porn Writer". You can find her first column here: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/pornwriter/column1.html
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by macrael 16y ago
Isn't the most important part of PC gaming the mouse? How are they playing WoW and DotA without a mouse?
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by macrael 16y ago
I do find it interesting how this has become a meme, but I think that Marco has added something interesting to the discussion. I like his categories of searches, and the decision he outlines google as needing to make. But, really, if you do
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by macrael 16y ago
The frist question in response to a question is almost always "What are you trying to do". Can you capitalize on that need for context in some way?
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by macrael 16y ago
I didn't mean to call the OP's point into question, I think that solitude can be incredibly helpful for creative work. I just think that effort is incredibly important.
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by macrael 16y ago
But who are these "naturally creative people"? I think the point the parent is making is that no matter how effortless it may seem, the very creative actually put in a lot of hard work to be so. That's been my experience.
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by macrael 16y ago
But how is that argument extended that your natural right over your work should be extended for 70 years after you die? Why should that period keep getting longer?
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by macrael 16y ago
I know the rss reader fever (by Shaun Inman) tries to do something like this.
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by macrael 16y ago
Etiquette is such a funny thing. I know I sometimes notice people who aren't following protocol, usually out of ignorance of the rules, and it can really bug me. Why should it matter to me if someone is holding their fork in a fist, rather
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by macrael 16y ago
Ahh, but they have no competitors. There is very little reason for them to improve. It's genius! Their entire business model is built on the fact that they don't have competitors. They just have to be good enough for the big schools to sign
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by macrael 16y ago
If you would like a comparison: http://netnewswireapp.com/ipad/ Your suspicions are way off. Reeder was pretty different, and better, than everything that came before it.
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by macrael 16y ago
He laid out his reasons pretty clearly in his post about it: http://readitlaterlist.com/blog/2010/12/a-quick-word-on-the-...
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by macrael 16y ago
I'm sorry, I was too brief in my original comment. I shouldn't have brushed off imitation in design by talking about the murky nature of the origin of creative work. You are quite right that a lot of good has come from people stealing other
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by macrael 16y ago
For sure, the origin of creative work is always murky and collaborative, but there are lines and this theft flagrantly crosses them. Copying someone else's hard work and selling it as your own is bullshit and deserves to be called such. I d
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by macrael 16y ago
Definitely put up a non-flash version of your promo video on your website; your target audience won't be able to watch it, as is!
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by macrael 16y ago
Has anyone else read the judgement? The case itself is super fun. Some sweet justice was served on the jackasses behind Enzyte. They lied through their teeth to convince people to buy their product, enrolled them in recurring payments again
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by macrael 16y ago
My understanding that part of the arguments center around the idea of a reasonable expectation of privacy. You're not protected by the fourth amendment for public communications, for example. While most people probably do expect that their
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by macrael 16y ago
item 2000000!
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by macrael 16y ago
Merlin Mann got very frustrated with this same problem as it pertains to the GTD/Lifehack community. (where he felt that he was part of the problem.) He wrote this essay about it: http://www.merlinmann.com/better

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