HTC’s downfall is a lose for consumers →
HTC was doing great, but isn’t anymore. They tried to make their devices more open, and it looks like the carriers’ sales-strength caused HTC’s profits to dwindle. The result is HTC starting to lock up...
View ArticleVanilla Forum
I recently set up a forum using Vanilla Forums, and have to say I’m impressed. I started with phpbb and found it confusing and ugly. It has a million configuration options, and is probably very...
View ArticleDVDs and Blu-Rays Will Soon Carry Two Unskippable Government Warnings →
Boggles the mind. χ χ
View ArticleHow Pixar almost deleted Toy Story 2 →
Don’t just backup, verify your backups, keep old backups, keep other copies. Make redundancy. χ χ
View ArticleThe web is getting more savvy →
Pretty interesting outcome to a fairly controversial experiment. χ χ
View ArticleAndrew & Pippa’s Wedding
We went to Matthew’s cousin’s wedding at the weekend. We had a lovely time, with beautiful weather, a gorgeous location, and a very intimate wedding service. Matthew used his iPad, with iPhoto, to give...
View ArticleCatan Junior – A target for Ozzie to hit when he’s 6 →
Continuing the thread of Ozzie’s geek development, Daddy found this review of Catan Junior. Looks like we’ll be having lots of fun. In about 5 years or so. χ
View ArticleThe night sky (in 3.75 billion years) →
It looks spectacular. This is the view from Earth in 3.75 billion years. The Milky Way (our galaxy) on the right, and on the left: Andromeda – a whole other galaxy – on a collision course. Apparently...
View ArticleThe beauty of SimCity is in the details →
Sounds like this new SimCity has everything you’d have wanted in the old SimCities, but were limited by technology. The look/feel style is a model town. Everything is fully simulated (i.e. your town is...
View ArticleTerminal Velocity (Real-life Portal adventure) →
This video is great. Great CGI and tracking, and pretty funny. χ χ
View ArticleWorking outside is healthy and productive →
Yeah, right. I’d much rather be in my controlled-environment cocoon. χ χ
View ArticleScary Britain – Snoopers’ charter →
There are already ways for police and intelligence agencies to snoop on suspected criminals; they get a warrant, by justifying the need to snoop. The government is looking to make it easier to snoop on...
View ArticleThe Eternal Value of Privacy →
This article explains, briefly, why privacy is important to society and law-abiding people. For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism,...
View ArticleWhen censorship backfires →
For those of you that haven’t already heard of The Streisand Effect. The term is entering the mainstream. Hopefully we’ll continue to see more big-organisations considering the social pressures, and...
View ArticleHow Long Is the Coast of Britain? →
This is why tasks end up taking infinite time when you get down to walking through them. via Back To Work χ
View ArticleAlmost home
We’ve had a relaxing holiday, mostly chilling by the pool and eating. We think Oscar loved it. Everyone we met loved meeting Oscar. Apparently his name is very Spanish. Swimming was good fun. We’re on...
View ArticleRumoured New Daft Punk Material To Drop In July →
Rumours are that Daft Punk’s next album will be released on 21 July. There’s also rumours it will have a strong jazz influence. According to Stoney...
View ArticleFive Years In →
Interesting retrospective on the impact the iPhone has had on phones and computers. It’s the name that confused all the naysayers.* * χ χ
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