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CharlyFoxtrot writes:
Mark O’Connor talks about dumping his Macbook to develop in the cloud using an iPad, VIM and a Linux VPS: "I said goodbye to my trusty MacBook Pro and started developing exclusively on an iPad + Linode 512. This is the surprising story of a month spent working in the cloud."
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CharlyFoxtrot writes:
Haiku OS, the open source reimplementation of BeOS celebrated its tenth birthday this week. "Ten years ago today, the first post appeared on the mailing list of our project — then still called "OpenBeOS" — officially marking the start of our endeavor. Back then, with the imminent demise of Be Inc., there was an excitement and creative motivation in the air, that lead many to think a first release was only a matter of a few years. As it turns out, this estimation was a bit too optimistic..."
The project is currently on the third alpha of its Haiku Release 1.
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CharlyFoxtrot writes:
TUAW reports : "The folks at RDTN (Radiation Detection Hardware Network in Japan) have organized a Kickstarter project to fund the development and deployment of radiation detectors in Japan. The project uses an iPhone hacked to work with a variety of radiation detectors. The radiation units (shown here) will be sent into the field and used to collect data on radiation contamination in the Tsunami-ravaged country."
