Category Archives: Technology

Do Disruptive Companies Listen To Their Customers?

According to an article from Valleywag, Mark Zuckerberg had some not-too-pleasant-sounding things to say about Facebook users: “He said something like ‘the most disruptive companies don’t listen to their customers.’” Another tipster who has seen the email says Zuckerberg implied … Continue reading

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Response to Matt Wilcox

This is a response to Matt Wilcox’s article The fundamental problems with CSS3:

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David Brooks Seeths With iEnvy

For some reason, I really love to hate David Brooks. Perhaps it’s the way he shows up on TV magazines and smugly declares others (notably Barack Obama) to be elitists who are out of touch with the mainstream while himself … Continue reading

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Online Scrabble goes legit… sort of

Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday that this month it will release a Scrabble application, a Web program that Facebook members can plug into their profile pages. Just one little problem… One key limitation is that EA’s Facebook game will be … Continue reading

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Evil!

A new evil has descended upon the internet. Not quite as annoying as pop up ads, but at least as insidious. That evil: rollover ads. I’ve noticed a number of Flash-based banner ads that popover the browser window when you … Continue reading

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The Clean Energy Scam

From his Cessna a mile above the southern Amazon, John Carter looks down on the destruction of the world’s greatest ecological jewel. He watches men converting rain forest into cattle pastures and soybean fields with bulldozers and chains. He sees … Continue reading

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FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping – CNN.com

FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping – CNN.com Kimberly Del Greco, the FBI’s Biometric Services section chief, said adding to the database is “important to protect the borders to keep the terrorists out, protect our citizens, our neighbors, … Continue reading

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globeandmail.com: Warner Bros. backs Sony’s Blu-Ray

globeandmail.com: Warner Bros. backs Sony’s Blu-Ray

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