- iCloud’s real purpose is to kill Windows – "What this requires from Apple is a bold move that Microsoft would never make: Jobs is going to sacrifice the Macintosh in order to kill Windows. He isn’t beating Windows, he’s making Windows inconsequential."
- Microsoft joins pre-emptive patent protection program – Software patents are not really popular, even with companies that (in theory) should benefit from them…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for January 23rd through January 29th
- How the iPhone mail app decides when to show you new mail – This is a really cool, very subtle detail seen in the Mail app on the iPhone.
- The end of the net as we know it – "ISPs are threatening to cripple websites that don't pay them first." ISP's want to be considered common carriers (i.e., not responsible for the content on their network) when it suits them and also charge more for some data. Surely they have to pick one?
My delicious.com bookmarks for December 24th through January 4th
- BT Content Connect service faces ‘two-tier net’ claims – "BT supports the concept of net neutrality, but believes that service providers should also be free to strike commercial deals, should content owners want a higher quality or assured service delivery." I'm not sure I can parse this. BT both supports net neutrality… and also doesn't?
- Demolition of the Paris Metro – Great images of the Paris Metro.
My delicious.com bookmarks for December 9th through December 13th
- 10 cheap and cheerful city breaks – Some ideas for next years November trip…
- Schneier on WikiLeaks – "Just as the music and movie industries are going to have to change their business models for the Internet era, governments are going to have to change their secrecy models. I don't know what those new models will be, but they will be different."
- Publishers take note: the iPad is altering the very concept of a ‘book’ – The future of publishing?
- eclipse of 2010 – Great images of the recent eclipse.
My delicious.com bookmarks for April 20th through April 25th
- No sense of humour at all – "Personally, I'd love to see the Pope in a debate on abortion, where he would actually have to address difficult questions and defend his own ideas. Best idea yet would be a debate on various controversial topics, like birth control, abortion, the role of women in the church, and homosexuality…with the Pope on one side, and Stephen Fry on the other. It could be perfectly respectful, and it would be hilarious."
- Audio slideshow: Hubble’s first 20 years – Amazing. Beautiful.
- Do liberals read only liberal blogs? – The dangers of the "long tail…" I deliberately go read Daily Mail headlines on a regular basis just to check that I'm sane. The moment I start to agree, please shoot me.
My delicious.com bookmarks for December 29th through January 10th
- Google Android Personal Thoughts – "Uniformity is not a word you’ll find in Android’s dictionary. How about the fact that the application icons aren’t the same size. Uh, why? Since there’s no transparent padding around the icons … there’s no uniformity in the touch areas when you go to tap on an icon." These things probably don't seem important to Google but the attention to detail is what makes the iPhone (usually) a pleasure to use. I've not used an Android handset but these things would bug me pretty quickly.
- Japanese Photographer Bends Electricity to His Will – Beautiful.
- The Cost of Care – Nice graphic showing the relationship between the cost of healthcare and life-expectancy.