Week ending Sunday 2013/03/31

Monday 22:30 · @anildash 1-click on G+ to delete comments & silence griefers. Gina’s right, Twitter has a problem. Wouldn’t want to do without it though. [Original, responding to @anildash.]

Monday 22:31 · @shlomif Fuji X-E1, 35mm F1.4 prime. [Original, responding to @shlomif.]

Wednesday 10:39 · On having been at Google for 3 years: Caution/Android/Evil/Speed/Social/Remote/Boring: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2013/03/26/Googleversary [Original.]

Wednesday 11:35 · I suspect the problems with Core Data are further evidence that distributed objects are a Bad Idea (™): www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4148628/why-doesnt-icloud-just-work [Original.]

Wednesday 14:13 · I hope this is true; I loathe Enterprise Software sales/pricing with the heat of a thousand suns: readwrite.com/2013/03/26/oracles-big-miss-the-end-of-an-enterprise-era [Original.]

Wednesday 14:29 · @tenderlove Typing LCARS into Google isn’t helping me <fabric of reality stretching dangerously> [Original, responding to @tenderlove.]

Wednesday 16:12 · Wanna see red-hot lava pix? You know you do! www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2013/03/26/Finite-Integral-of-the-Earth [Original.]

Thursday 19:08 · @mathewi Well… Susan Musgrave? [Original, responding to @mathewi.]

Friday 10:13 · In #Ingress news, almost everyone you know who plays now has an invite to share. Plus, there’s, uh, a book?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Aad1zYEwA [Original.]

Friday 14:17 · Why I think mirrorless cameras are the future: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2013/03/28/Tropical-Mirrorless-Research (with pretty pix too) [Original.]

Friday 17:07 · I remember a while ago email was going to be dead because “young people don’t use it.” Is that still a thing? [Original.]

Friday 18:50 · TIL there’s a “.travel” TLD. [Original.]

Friday 19:02 · @headius Go for it. [Original, responding to @headius.]

Friday 20:55 · joe.armstrong.usesthis.com - one of my Setup faves: joe.armstrong.usesthis.com/ [Original.]

Saturday 00:06 · @rich_kilmer What I do is set *two* alarm clocks thus removing the worry about not waking up on time, so I sleep better [Original, responding to @rich_kilmer.]

Sunday 08:38 · @n0v0id what browser/OS? [Original, responding to @n0v0id.]

Sunday 09:20 · More #ingress reportage: tourism, community cancer, client controversy, and tactical tips. [Original.]

Sunday 09:34 · @n0v0id I’ll have a look, but you might want to file a bug, because it looks like Wheezy’s got some breakage here. [Original, responding to @n0v0id.]

Sunday 09:52 · @ftrain the EGGS dammit [Original, responding to @ftrain.]

Sunday 22:29 · CUT TO: WASPS WITH GIANT FRICKEN' LASERS STRAPPED TO THEIR STINGERS SHOOTING DOWN BOEING 747's OVER LA! www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/04/press-release-stross-uncloaks-.html [Original.]


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