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I've been not commenting on the *big Swancon issue* for a variety of reasons. One of those reasons is that I will be attending Swancon only briefly this year, and didn't want to be seen to be pontificating about an event I will largely not be attending. There are other reasons too ( Read more... ) -
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Why windows adware is so insanely hard to remove
(Attendion Deficit Warning: you probably need to be an actual programmer to understand most of it).
Money quotes of more general interest
S: In your professional opinion, how can people avoid adware?
M: Um, run UNIX.
[Linux and Mac OS X both count as Unix for these purposes IMO]
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more iPad ramblings
More iPad thoughts
Yes, it has no Flash support. This is because Apple hates Flash and wants it to die.( see how I politely but my lengthy ramblings? ) -
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At one stage, I opined a great deal about eBook readers, more or less saying I thought that the Kindle had the balance right, and that people (and particularly Jonathan Strahan) who said that what we needed was one device that was 'a phone, a music player, a video player, a websurfing thing and an ebook reader' were wrong ( Read more... ) -
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Yes, yes, the iPad is a funny name that is vaguely reminiscent of a feminine hygiene product. You know why this doesn't matter? Because that joke is so obvious that already, less than 8 hours after the product launch, months before the product is actually available, I never want to hear anyone make that joke again. I'm with Firstdogonthemoon.
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perhaps my cynicism needs dilution
Homeopaths without borders are collecting for charity, sending very dilute solutions of stuff ( Read more... ) -
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If life is too short to see films you don't think you'll enjoy, surely life is too short to argue on the internet about films you haven't seen.
