April 2010
11 posts
Dropular: We're live →
Dropular.net is finally live and we hold our breath — let’s hope the thing holds.
We’ve built the whole site on JavaScript. Yes, the whole thing, even the web server (which is nodejs-based). It’s been a very bumpy road, as we have dealt with building our own framework for these kinds of…
Dropular is finally back, and it seems the whole thing is built in Javascript. Even the web server....
WatchSo much synth nerdery going on here I feel dizzy.
Flamed Raw: Modular Synth Controlling KYMA (by bar|none)
“Meanwhile, Integrity Bank, founded in 2000, played up its “faith based” business...”
– Alarm bells.
Bank Failures - Why Georgia?
“Alan Rickman elevates the role of a villain from the plain ol’ bastard to a...”
– The Many Faces Of… Alan Rickman
Standing on your own two feet
Despite all its capabilities, Jon Gruber’s review of the iPad takes issue with the fact that it still needs to be synced with iTunes to be setup:
“…on the whole, it feels retrograde. It creates an impression that the iPad does not stand on its own. It’s a child that still needs a parent. But it’s not a young child. It’s more like a teenager. It’s close. So close that it feels...
What the iPad is Missing (No, it’s not a Camera) →
Stephen Coles makes some astute points about Typographic shortcomings of Apple’s new devices. Fingers crossed 4.0 makes some steps in the right direction - it would be embarrassing if we ended up with better Typography in HTML than was possible on an Apple device.
“This was the weekend those of us with high standards lost their remaining...”
– Although there are exceptions, open-source struggles to build anything that doesn’t get used by the people that built it.
Denial of expertise « Daring Fawnyball
“Sometimes they actually enhance the device. Mostly, though, they’re like a third...”
– Andy Ihnatko makes an astute point about adding features to a product.
iPad and Multitasking
“I agree with so much of what we all seem to think about culture, about...”
– Cory Doctorow, You Are a Consumer, Too - Freedom - Gizmodo
March 2010
24 posts
