Month: February 2013
February 28, 2013
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Wow.
— Andy Baio (@waxpancake) February 28, 2013
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OAuth 2.0 and the Road to Hell « hueniverse
Update: three years later I wrote something new… introducing Oz. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Well, that’s OAuth 2.0 . Last month I reached the painful conclusion that I can no longer be associated with the OAuth 2.0 standard. I resigned my role as lead author and editor,…
February 27, 2013
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review | Ars Technica
Two fathers The Mac is a platform in transition. In Lion, OS X began shedding the well-worn trappings of traditional desktop computing at an accelerated rate. This trend continues in Mountain Lion. Where Lion stumbled , Mountain Lion regroups and tries again —while still forging bravely ahead in…
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I just asked my first Quora question. It’s about “market share” for different auth systems:
https://www.quora.com/Authentication/What-is-the-authentication-protocol-market-share-for-Facebook-Connect-oAuth-Google-Account-etc
February 26, 2013
February 25, 2013
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Woohoo! RT @lucyschafer: got accepted to university of waterloo!! #abouttime #twomoretogo
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Turntable.fm: Where Did Our Love Go? | Inc.com
Last summer, Turntable.fm set techie hearts pounding: Billy Chasen and Seth Goldstein, co-founders of a struggling start-up called Stickybits, had pulled an audacious pivot, scrapping their service and betting everything on online music, the most treacherous business on the Internet—and it worked.…
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Silly me. I JUST realized all the thank-yous to industry insiders at award shows are about the winner’s NEXT project.
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“Thank you Canada, Thank you Iran.”
Yeah, that will heal the wounds.
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Weird on top of weird.
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I’d like to see Joaquin get this one.
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Jokes about how long the show has gone are the new jokes about how long the show will go.
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Adele is half-way to an EGOT.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_won_Academy,_Emmy,_Grammy,_and_Tony_Awards
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Seriously, the producers of the Oscars produced Chicago (and Hairspray).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19366054
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This Oscars is so amazingly random. Nothing seems to have anything to do with anything.
February 24, 2013
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The only thing I liked in Les Miserables was Ann Hathaway’s song and that was amazing.
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Michael Heneke is one of my favorite directors. Feel free to call me pretentious.
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“Amour” was devastating. Brilliant but devastating.
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Pro Tip: Thank the Academy. Thank your parents. Leave.
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Totally deserved. Life of Pi is one of the most beautiful movies I’ve ever seen.
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You should see “Beasts Of The Southern Wild” if you get a chance. It’s wonderful.
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Christoph Walz please!
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Cloud Pricing: An *aaS Backwards Ecosystem
In the last few months, various cloud providers have cut their prices to stay competitive. Amazon reduced prices for the 19th time, Google dropped its prices for Storage and so did Microsoft, for Windows Azure . When you talk to developers, startups and enterprises to get feedback about cloud…
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I just backed ‘The ehMTee Show’ on Indiegogo:
http://igg.me/p/the-ehmtee-show-help-us-complete-this-project-and-find-our-audience/cstw/2499497
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Google Glass should be for both eyes:
More functionality.
More balanced on nose.
We like symmetry.
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I wish Google Glass wasn’t from Google though. They’re too big already (as is Apple).
We need more techno-diversity.
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I firmly believe Google Glass’ augmented reality will be the norm within 10 years.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/22/4013406/i-used-google-glass-its-the-future-with-monthly-updates
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Finally sat down with The Verge’s mega-post about Google Glass. Nicely done.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/22/4013406/i-used-google-glass-its-the-future-with-monthly-updates
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If you’re a straight white male, take some time today to read this:
February 23, 2013
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Evolution and Our Inner Conflict – NYTimes.com
The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers and other thinkers on issues both timely and timeless. Are human beings intrinsically good but corruptible by the forces of evil, or the reverse, innately sinful yet redeemable by the forces of good? Are we built to pledge our lives to a group, even…