I’m 75% of the way to becoming a dad for the first time. What better way of displaying that progress — for a programmer at least — than as a Mac application? (Not currently available in the App Store.)
Tag Archives: Software
My delicious.com bookmarks for September 4th through September 6th
- Don Norman: Google doesn’t get people, it sells them – “But in fact the advertisers are the users and you are the product.”
- The Problem With Online Ads – This is why I tend to buy apps I like, even those with free versions. I prefer being a customer to being a target for advertisers.
My delicious.com bookmarks for July 22nd through August 3rd
- Social Media Propaganda Posters – "Be brief! The enemy might be listening in!"
- Norway attacks: Oslo hit by bomb explosion and youths shot at camp – Shocking. Both because it's Norway and because it's a city that I've spent a lot of time in.
My delicious.com bookmarks for July 13th through July 22nd
- The Rise and Fall of the Independent Developer – "My fear is that It’s only a matter of time before developers find the risks and expenses prohibitive and retreat to the safety of a larger organization. We’ll be going back to square one."
- The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s choice is beyond belief – "But what these cases illustrate is that in certain areas compromise is not possible because the rights of different minorities are mutually exclusive. When one group refuses to fulfil its job description because it disapproves of another group, there is no middle ground, no give and take."
My delicious.com bookmarks for June 9th through June 10th
- Enough Is Enough – "The whole [Lodsys] thing is nuts. I can't understand why our goverment allows this shit to go on. "
- Android App Removals Cast Doubt on Google’s ‘Openness’ – “It’s certainly more open than Apple’s platform. But really, that’s like being a taller midget.”
Patents
The cartoon ((Sorry it’s too big. I couldn’t find a way to shrink it without stealing a copy.)) for today’s Dilbert Day to Day Desk Calendar
If you’ve not been following events — shame on you — then you can read all about it here. In summary, a number of small developers have been sued by a “patent troll,” that is a company that does not develop or make anything but demands royalties for the use of “intellectual property” it bought.
These events and the cartoon show quite succinctly everything that is wrong with the current patent system.