I’ve noticed something over the past couple years. The old status quo of internet usage was to hide behind nicknames, and to divulge as little personal information as possible. Instant messaging, web sites, and chat never demanded much more than a pseudonym, and with no way to form relationships, there was no expectation of telling the truth. With the widespread introduction of online...
A Kuwaiti newspaper wrote that “Russian experts are studying why the
two state-of-the art Russian-built radar systems in Syria did not
detect the Israeli jets entering Syrian territory. Iran reportedly has
asked the same question, since it is buying the same systems and might
have paid for the Syrian acquisitions.”
How Israel Spoofed Syria’s Air Defense System
A solid interview. Mearshimer seems to have toned down his rhetoric compared to the original article and accompanying book. Interesting nonetheless.via Orthodox Anarchist
Wired has a good article on the three potential ways in which Facebook might die. It’s common to see these predictions on big sites, as they often come true (how often do you do a search on Yahoo! or log into your Friendster account?). I would add on a few more: Lawsuits – Privacy is always a big concern on the Internet. Not necessarily a concern among users, per se, but among privacy...
In short, at the top of the meritocratic ladder we have in America a generation of students who are extraordinarily bright, morally earnest, and incredibly industrious. They like to study and socialize in groups. They create and join organizations with great enthusiasm. They are responsible, safety-conscious, and mature. They feel no compelling need to rebel—not even a hint of one. They not...
JERUSALEM—Ending a strict, six-millennia prohibition of the consumption
of cloven-hoofed beasts, the World Rabbinical Council announced Tuesday
that Jews worldwide may “dig in to the delicious taste of ham.â€
from The Onion [via Jewschool]
Besides riding to the top of here, watching these guys win an unwinnable game, and having a crap-ton of fun here, I still managed to code an extraordinary amount. Wrote a Facebook application (I’ll talk about talk about that eventually), came up with a bunch of ideas for other ones (if I feel like spending the time…), and got a large amount of work done on my main project. As usual...
I spent hours looking for something like Metro Times (train times via text message), and couldn’t find anything. So after spending a good chunk of time coding up Metro Times and getting it to a finished state, I was sure I was offering something totally new. And then while writing the previous blog announcement, I did some browsing, and found these dudes and a blog I read daily already do...
I first wrote about this here and here. But now, it’s done.Metro Times – Get DC Metro Train Times on Any Cell Phone – FREE Fellow residents of the DC area! No more rushing to the nearest metro station, only to find the next train is 15 minutes away! Now, all you have to do is send a plain vanilla text message with the name of the station you are heading to, and receive the times...
I’m 99% serious about this. Get a bunch of smart hackers with open source experience together, with the sole goal of keeping Firefox’s memory consumption under control. I can guarantee you will get funded be richer than your wildest dreams within a matter of hours. Personally, I almost never pay for software (I stick with open source, older versions I have, or software given out by...