January 2012
30 posts
The Cheat Sheet: More Politicians Withdraw Support... →
cheatsheet:
More politicians have retracted their support of either or both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) since Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) and Rep. Lee Terry (R-NB), two co-sponsors of SOPA, did so yesterday and this morning.
Also one of our intrepid Tumblrers went down to…
They are on the ropes.
End SOPA/PIPA
A Technical Exam of SOPA/PIPA →
Few things about this:
Reddit is an amazing site, and thanks to them for really helping to lead the fight for Team “Doesn’t Hate The Internet and Innovation” (working title)
This guy should be elected to Congress
Read the whole article. This is no BS, straight from a sysadmin who will have to deal with the technical challenges that the bill has.
If you are a Redditor and...
MPH on Minnov8 →
I was on with the Minnov8 crew this morning talking about CES. It was a fun segment - they are all great guys.
Production Begins On J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’... →
This, and a new Bond? Feels good man.
Boundary — Flake: A Decentralized, K-Ordered... →
derekg:
128bits is a lot of bits.
Very cool
Guzzle - an HTTP framework for PHP →
This library looks super nice - like cURL, but better.
CES by the numbers
I am now back home after 4 days at the Consumer Electronics Show. It was an interresting year - you could tell from the floor that the economy was turning around, but there was no breakout hit like years past (3D in 2010, Tablets in 2011).
I will have a few posts in the next week or so about my experience, and what I thought of everything. However, I wanted to share some numbers I collected via...
Lockdown: The coming war on general purpose... →
One of the best articles I have ever read.
Why I Hate Android
parislemon:
Why do I hate Android? It’s definitely one of the questions I get asked most often these days. And most of those that don’t ask probably assume it’s because I’m an iPhone guy. People see negative take after negative take about the operating system and label me as “unreasonable” or “biased” or worse.
I should probably explain.
Believe it or not, I actually don’t hate Android....
5 years ahead →
CES2012 - What to Watch for
This years CES was unofficially kicked off yesterday with the State of Consumer Electronics event. The Chief economist for the Consumer Electronics Association, Shawn DuBravac, spoke on the trends in tech. According to him, the last decade has been about the transition from analog to digital.
I agree with him on this 100%. We have gone from analog to digital TV, then to HDTV, and connected sets....
Warner Brothers Will Make Netflix, Redbox,... →
newsweek:
tanya77:
caterpillarcowboy:
You must be kidding me. Are movie studios this out of touch? You think theater revenues and DVD revenues are going to reverse their downward trend if you punish your customers by making them wait an extra 28 days? This isn’t some Econ 101 discussion about substitutes. This change is structural.
Like I said.
Warner Brothers doesn’t care about digital...
NASA just released their code →
And this is awesome.
SecondCrack from Marco Arment →
Another one of my favorite web people just released a blogging engine. It looks super sick - going to test it out later.
iPad and Keyboard vs Macbook Air →
Ben, who I love as a writer (I even bought a bag off of him - for carrying just the iPad and keyboard for CES), wrote about something that I just dealt with - using the iPad as a main PC. However, he came to a slightly different conclusion:
I can do it, but it means using two apps — both of which are incredibly horrible to use. I have to >use one app to upload the images — one at a time —...
Ifttt Is Like Ifttt For Ifttt
parislemon:
Last week, there was a story on TechCrunch with the title: “Dropbox Automator Is Like IFTTT For Dropbox”. I had to laugh. First of all, it’s awesome that there’s already “Ifttt for X” stories. That’s usually a good sign for a young startup. Second, um, isn’t Ifttt like Ifttt for Dropbox?
The answer is yes. Yes it is. And I’m happy to announce today that CrunchFund is part of a...
“Emptying this list of applications is simply needless, mindless, busywork. It...”
– Daring Fireball: You Do Not Need to Manually Manage iOS Multitasking (via thisistheverge)
I hope that more people see this. One of the best things about how iOS manages background applications is that is does not give them free reign, as Android does (how many of you had the Verizon/ATT sales...
Shifting Things Around
I have always liked writing this blog. It has changed throughout the years (as close as I can tell, I just hit like 3.5 years), but I have always tried to keep it at least related to tech, life, or really, anything. I like posting long-form articles, but I also like shorter posts, link posts, and the like.
Also, I just got a shiny new domain! I have always loved my initials (Mitchell Patrick...
Impress.js →
I know what I will be using if I need to present. Like Prezi, but better, lighter, and its 3D. Thats one more D than your presentation. How can you compete?
My Views on Corporate Personhood
Either more corporations need to start acting like human people (i.e. more like 37Signals or Amazon, less like BP), or they need to not be people. Or, punish them like people - throw CEO’s in jail, fine them actual amounts that they will notice.
They can’t have their cake and eat it too.
Digital vs. Analog
This is something that has been rattling around my brain for some time now:
I really don’t want analog interfaces to die. I don’t want them to turn digital. I want them, just how they are, for certain situations.
First up, cars. I just recently leased a new car (2012 Ford Focus), and of course, maxxed out the tech that it carries. I did this partly because I saw it get introduced...
December 2011
52 posts
“It works like you’d expect, with a couple constraints: First, every morning it...”
– Chris Kalani - Make yourself some to-do items here - http://todokyo.com
(via shaneguiter)
Very cool concept
Why I hate SOPA
I have had a few people ask me why I have been so vocal in my hate for SOPA and PIPA (The Senate version of the same bill), taking it as far as pledging to run when I am able to if it passes.
To me, it is simple. SOPA is a bad bill, being rushed through Congress with little regard for the “minority” (that is, the minority on the committee, since I am fairly sure SOPA supporters are...
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Microsoft out of CES after 2012 →
Looks like this will be their last year doing a “…keynote or booth…”, but they will still be connecting with people there.
This is actually a bummer. Their booth was always awesome, and I love seeing their keynotes.
Also, I cant wait to get to the show.
Why did no one tell me 1Password went cross... →
Seriously, this is the best password manager on the planet. Totally worth it.
Kindle for iOS just got even more awesome →
parislemon: Dear HBO →
parislemon:
First and foremost, I love your content. You’ve produced several of my favorite shows over the years, and the hits keep on coming. I’d love to watch Game of Thrones now, but I can’t. You see, the only way to get your service is to be a cable subscriber, and several months ago I cut the cord.
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