Blogs

Why I don't read Dave Winer anymore Sunday 2 August 2009 Steve Jobs is the anti-Internet. The Internet is utilitarian, it works, but it’s ugly.
Who is YOUR customer? Friday 31 July 2009 Asked whether x86 is a “significant event” in the mobile roadmap, Bach said: “We have a pretty good handle on the x86 environment and we can make a business decision based on volume and our operator customers are looking for.
Attica Tuesday 28 July 2009 No doubt about it, Shewry is a star. via theage.
VW aims high after Porsche coup Sunday 26 July 2009 Now, Porsche sportscars are set to become VW’s 10th brand, with an autonomy similar to that enjoyed by another high-end VW unit, Audi.
Metal plate plummets from Melbourne's troubled Southern Star wheel Friday 17 July 2009 A 3.5 kilogram aluminium plate that had been attached to the Southern Star Observation Wheel only by paint fell 25 metres to the ground yesterday, landing in a public area and narrowly missing construction workers.
Rizzo de Raadt on the OpenBSD Release Process Friday 17 July 2009 via youtube.com This is one 30-minute YouTube video I’ll be saving for later.
Ambient communication Thursday 16 July 2009 You’re in a crowded pub after work, and your mate has gone to the toilet.
Augmented-reality public transport finder Thursday 16 July 2009 via youtube.com This is bloody sensational. Pity it’s New York only.
Microsoft to open stores, eight years too late. Thursday 16 July 2009 Microsoft will open its promised retail outlets this Autumn right next door to Apple’s shops, in what sounds like a Nietzsche-style test of corporate will and destiny.
Morse code in your Nokia mobile Thursday 16 July 2009 Morse still pops up every now and then: the default SMS notification on a Nokia handset spells out “SMS”, while older handsets have a ring tone which reads “CONNECTING PEOPLE” in dots and dashes.