Every web platform attempts to expand until it can be used to sell you Viagra. Those platforms which cannot so expand will be replaced by those that can.
Monthly Archive for July, 2007
Jamie Zawinski said “Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.”
And then sometimes you get … 3dmailbox.
Another great article from MindHacks: Terrorism fails because we don’t see its purpose. This seems particularly plausible, and reminds of the way Hitler is generally described, as an example. It seems impossible to believe he was rational, since his actions were so horrendous and extreme. That of course, doesn’t make him irrational - it just makes him morally questionable.
The BBC have, for reasons that seem rather opaque, decided to use a particularly grim form of technology for their iPlayer. It uses DRM to stop the content viewed from being shared, which also stops it working on most platforms - it will only be available for Windows. This all seems pretty retrograde, especially when pretty much all BBC output is available for free download from UKNova. What precisely are they trying to protect?
Anyway, now the BBC Trust is going to meet the OSC to discuss it. I hope the Trust shows some teeth here, and tells the BBC where to get off. We’ve already paid for all this programming, so why on earth can’t we just watch it when we want?
Seeing yellow: When you print on a color laser printer, it’s likely that you are also printing a pattern of invisible yellow dots. These marks exist to allow the printer companies and governments to track and identify you — presumably as a way to combat money counterfeiting. When one person asked his printer manufacturer about turning off the tracking dots, Secret Service agents showed up at his door several days later.
Well, a specific heavy metal: Lead.
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