I'll just leave this here. Funny IT pro story: The website goes down because someone removed the X-Box.

(sorry forgot link in previous post)

I'll just leave this here. Wall Street Journal Story: The website goes down because someone removed the X-Box

Why is that such a big deal?

Try selling apps on stores.

The BIIIIIIIIIG advantage over Flash SWFs /AIR apps is that your entire app can be put into a single neat bundle. Can't say the same for Javascript + CSS + Canvas. Sound on HTML5 is pretty screwed up too.

Anyway, Flash/AIR is the way to go right now if you want to target multiple platforms at relatively low cost/time/manpower. Flash & AIR run on: Windows, OSX, Linux, Android 2.2+, Blackberry Tablet OS, Apple iOS (as a native app via the iOS packager). Native will give the best speed, but if your speed requirements aren't so stringent, Flash/AIR will get the job done.

Oh, Lenny, you've got your techs confused. AIR != Flex. Flex is an Open-source framework that will allow you to publish SWFs or AIR Apps via MXML + Actionscript 3. AIR = more like Flash taken out of the browser sandbox & given native desktop hooks. Sounds like you're part of the "bashing stuff I haven't even touched yet based on FUD" camp.

Don't kid yourself. The face of the web is ruled by designers, not coders. Until WYSIWYG tools that make animation of UI interfaces/objects easy for non-coder designers become ubiquitous, Flash ain't going to die anytime soon. (*note: Adobe now has a Flash .FLA to HTML5 export in beta at the labs right now)

thanks for the reco, first time I've heard Rush. They're cool! Morse code actually makes for pretty cool musical beat patterns I found out with my experiment. It can actually be used as a steganography in joke for hidden messages :)

Actually, isn't this the definitive sound of Pi? :

Clint Mansell - Pi * r ^ 2 from the soundtrack of Darren Aronofsky's Pi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cq_QO_4Cx4

Clint Mansell has done all of Aronofsky's music from the been-used-everywhere Lux Aeterna of Requiem for a Dream to Black Swan.

Oh, shameless plug, if you guys are into electronic music, here's a ton of free albums from my friends at Electronica Manila:

* QED Records - Free Electronic Music Netlabel
* Electronica Manila: One
* Electronica Manila: FREE
* Basics: The Electronica Manila The General MIDI Project

Enjoy!

-Naz

From TFA:

Holy crap, I'm doomed!

I turned "Hello World" into an experimental track by translating the phrase into morse code and using it as a synth buzz beat hook...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_scale

It's not like the iPad 2 had a quantum leap in technology. All devices/tech goes this way. Either upgrade features/maintain price or lower price.

It's a sequel to both the film Blade Runnner and the book Do Androids Dream by PKD. Jeter fused the two and tried reconcile inconsistencies (but did create more). All in all, it was an entertaining romp with a plot and ending that could easily be translated to Hollywood. Will need younger actors though as pretty much most the major players in BR are in it.

fixed that for you.

I found the official sequel, Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human by K.W. Jeter (one of Philip K. Dick's good friends and the guy who coined the term "steampunk") to be a pretty decent read. Why don't they option that?

The more common term in the mobile industry is LBS (location-based service). It's supposed to be opt-in with some carriers, but I hear it's turned on by default on some.

So what's new? Everyone already knows that anyone who carries a mobile phone is tagging himself with a GPS.

Don't have any illusions of privacy either with your calls and SMSs.

Hi guys.

All complaining and whining of that guy aside, I would like to mention that people who develop Blackberry Tablet OS apps right now that get accepted into the Blackberry app world (app store) by March 15 will receive *FREE* Blackberry Playbook tablets.

Looks like dev license fees will be a little hefty after this initial "seed" period, so take advantage now and sign up now for the developer program even if you don't plan to dev in the short term just to take advantage of the free license you'll get now.

For those who don't want to gamble it all on Blackberry Tablet with your time and money, Adobe AIR is an excellent solution as AIR apps are qualified for the ongoing FREE BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK FOR EACH ACCEPTED APP developer promo ongoing 'til March 15.

AIR runs on Windows, OSX, Linux, Android 2.2+, Blackberry Tablet OS and as Apple iOS native apps (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch via the Adobe iOS Packager) so your app will have a lot of bases covered. AIR is pretty nice too because Actionscript 3 syntax/structure is pretty much Java now and easy to pick up, and you can also create AIR apps using the free open source Flex SDK, which is pretty much like the JDK except you output .SWF or AIR apps with it. Here's a free PDF ebook from O'Reilly on getting started with Flex.

Here's some stuff to get you started on AIR/Blackberry Tab: 1, 2, 3.

From what I've heard, for each app you make that is accepted in the Blackberry App world, you will receive 1 free Blackberry Tab via a redeemable coupon at Amazon.com and all you will have to pay for is shipping. Hey, free blackberry tablet is free blackberry tablet right? Take advantage now! Cheerios and hope to have helped! :)

oops sorry!

umm...

Google is Evil and Adobe is LaZy!!!

The U.S. Department of Defense uses Flash/Flex as solutions for a number of their coordination tools, especially for mapping and data visualization.

Not kidding. Looks like a simplified real deal command-and-conquer RTS app.

Flash is pretty much the go to guy for easy-to-build rich GUIs, which even AAA game titles (Like Starcraft II, Streetfighter IV, etc) use Flash for their GUIs via Scaleform technology.