Categories: "Technology" or "Copyright" or "Games" or "iPhone" or "Macintosh" or "PalmT3" or "YouTube"
Privacy and Facebook
Out in Ontario, some students are suing Facebook for privacy infringement. The (non-legal) synopsis of the argument is that Facebook is granting full access to private and protected information to third parties without permission. more »
Article writing 101
Bad BBC. If you're going to have a headline reading:
Web users 'getting more selfish'
and a lede that reads:
Web users are getting more ruthless and selfish when they go online, reveals research
it would probably make sense to actually include the… more »
Plugless ZEV
Unless the designer is using significantly different battery technology, this design for a plugless zero emissions vehicle isn't terribly clever (pace Engadget's headline); anything the size of the batteries in the picture is going to be horrifically… more »
The death of the gaming desktop PC
A discussion similar to the one linked to over a Gizmodo came up the other day while at a gaming session with some friends. After spending thousands of dollars on killer hardware and hundreds of hours on installation, configuration, patching and… more »
Bluetooth speakers
Well, it appears that Logitech gets it. I do wonder when other vendors will start to implement A2DP on their Bluetooth-capable devices. more »
Google Earth Sightseeing
For whatever reason, I love maps. Google Earth takes that and raises it few more notches. While browsing around I came across "Google Sightseeing" which is a site dedicated to interesting entries visible via the Google world.
Definitely worth blowing… more »
JPod
The CBC had a very good comedy going this season, JPod, which is basically a reworked version of Douglas Coupland's "Microserfs". Given that Coupland was also involved in this show, I guess that's not really an issue. It's a Canadian show, filmed in… more »
I Want One (cellphone wristwatch)
While I have an extremely nice and tasteful -- albeit conventional -- watch, this little number is strangely appealing.
Yes, more so than an Apple iPhone... more »
LOLgrues
Following on from the Infocom post (and indeed the earlier LOLwhatevers one), I give you LOLgrues. You can now die happy (in the pitch black.) more »
I want one
Yeah, not that I can afford a $3500 electric bicycle but the geek-lust is there all the same. more »
WhatSize: The OSX answer to TreeSize
On Windows boxes, there's a program called TreeSize that is an excellent tree-based representation of disk usage. When I migrated to OSX I looked for an equivalent. I'm glad to say I've found it: WhatSize. Looks good, works well. It's shareware but not… more »
DRM Redux
Microsoft's shutting down their DRM validation servers for their retired MSN Music store, and thus rendering all music purchased through it unusable should the registered machine associated with the DRM license ever be altered or replaced. This reminded… more »
Oopsies (patent invalidation)
Apparently the judges that make decisions for the patent office in the US were not properly installed rendering their rulings invalid.
For *thousands* of patents.
I'm definitely interested in seeing how this one pans out. more »
