Comment Still Think Apple Moderates Too Harshly? ;) (Score 3, Funny) 195
Running any application on your phone from untrusted sources produces unexpected results. Clip at 11.
Comment Maybe this explains (Score 1) 388
Why I drive drunk so well? I'm an ultra-mega-super tasker!
Comment Re:End of Proprietary Formats? (Score 1) 272
Basically, for applications, Flash becomes redundant since you need to use HTM for other devices anyway and HTML 5 supports everything important Flash does. For video, Flash becomes useless overhead, since you can just specify a codec already used in Flash which will save the user's processor and using Flash limits your audience to a subset of what just specifying a standard codec or two does.
Yes, except we are glossing over the part where you use a tool to "create" the application. Flash is a format AND an authoring tool. Unless Flash starts somehow exporting HTML 5, I don't really see this happening.
Comment Flash isn't going anywhere... (Score 1) 272
Come on. It's bad enough that we can't get simple block elements to render consistently in all browsers, and how we're going to try to build RIAs in "pure HTML?" Sure, it'll work for video content. Anything more complicated? Let me know how that turns out.
Flash's biggest strength is that the Flash player is responsible for running it and therefore is consistent across all platforms. If you ask me, this is a huge clusterfuck waiting to happen.
Flash's biggest strength is that the Flash player is responsible for running it and therefore is consistent across all platforms. If you ask me, this is a huge clusterfuck waiting to happen.
Comment Who Cares? Get A Mac... (Score 1) 436
Or at least download a copy of Linux. There. Problem solved. Time for lunch.
Comment Re:Both Self-Taught and School-Taught Have Gaps (Score 1) 396
Couldn't agree more. The most valuable skill in a programmer is really the ability to quickly master new things---and to think creatively about them. Technology changes so far, fundamentals are very important, but not at the cost of not being able to adapt.
Comment Ever Heard of DTrace? (Score 3, Insightful) 965
Dtrace? Terminal? The reality is that you can do SO MUCH MORE tinkering in OSX than you ever could. Ever used OS9? Black box magic. OSX, by comparison, is like a playground....
Comment Easily over a million... (Score 1) 395
Jesus, my LAST project was ~150k. Over a million is nothing assuming you've been working for a while. Over a decade (which is about how long I've been professionally coding) you can rack up a million in no time...
Comment Re:BZZZZT WRONG (Score 2, Insightful) 494
But seriously... how did "artists" survive before copyright? How did the renaissance get going? Who said that shitty writers had a human right to earn a fortune from derivative novels at the expense of draconian laws and computers that are locked down to prevent even the most basic control by their owner? Huh? Huh?
The MARKET determines what is shitty or not, not you. And guess what, "shitty" doesn't mean "not good." It means people don't want/like it. It could be the most brilliant thing in the world. You didn't like Harry Potter? So what? Millions of other people did. So yes, if millions of people are reading/enjoying my work, you'd better believe I have a right to make a living off of that.
Comment Real Artists Ship! (Score 1) 597
'nuff said.
Meaning, I could give a hoot how long a piece of code is or how long it took to write. What I *do* care about is shipping deliverables on time and within the quality standards. Nothing else matters.
Meaning, I could give a hoot how long a piece of code is or how long it took to write. What I *do* care about is shipping deliverables on time and within the quality standards. Nothing else matters.
Comment Re:Convert everything you have quick (Score 1) 203
Fully agree. I'm totally fine with the way things are right now. If DRM is the pill I must swallow to get more books on the Kindle than so be it. If you can believe it, publishing is even less (technologically) progressive than music. DRM is their pacifier.
Comment Yawn... (Score 1) 203
Does anyone actually care about this? Of course I understand the "importance" of open formats, but guess what, just because a format is open doesn't mean it'll be readable 100 years from now... which is really the crux of the argument. Everything can read JPEG now, but what about in 100 years? The very basis of digital goods is that they are not as permanent. They are, however, much more convenient. Trade off, etc, etc, etc. Feel free to flame away, it's Christmas, Slashdot. ;)
Comment Re:Garbage Pizza (Score 1) 920
And you keep getting it because?
Comment In New York, Fugetaboutit! (Score 1) 920
In New York, Fugetaboutit!
Submission + - RekindleIT Instantly Sends Web Pages to Kindles (lifehacker.com)
Udigs writes: If you come across a web page you'd like to continue reading on your Kindle, you could "print" and convert it to PDF, grab your USB cord, and transfer it. Better idea: click the RekindleIT bookmark and send it instantly.
Written by the team behind the WordHustler submission platform for writers, RekindleIT is an easy-to-use JavaScript bookmark. Click it when your browser has something worth reading open, and you'll be prompted to either email the converted file to yourself, or send the page over the WhisperNet air to your Kindle. That's the easiest route, and the reason this tool was crafted, but there's a small catch—Amazon charges $0.15 per MB of transferred material. Read about it here or check it out yourself.
Written by the team behind the WordHustler submission platform for writers, RekindleIT is an easy-to-use JavaScript bookmark. Click it when your browser has something worth reading open, and you'll be prompted to either email the converted file to yourself, or send the page over the WhisperNet air to your Kindle. That's the easiest route, and the reason this tool was crafted, but there's a small catch—Amazon charges $0.15 per MB of transferred material. Read about it here or check it out yourself.
