For some reason the concept of Genetic Programming got stuck in my head the other evening. At midnight, after spending about four hours reading up on the topic around the web, I came away disappointed. The concept of evolving code the way genes do is fascinating but the results in the field seem to be [...]
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Flash is Dead. Long Live Adobe
The twit-o-sphere came alive last week with the news that Adobe is canceling their Flash for Mobile products. I even briefly joined in. Many see this as evidence that the open web has won (it has), or a justified comeuppance for Adobe’s historical slights to Apple (it might be), or perhaps vindication of Steve Jobs’ [...]
Why 2014 Won’t Be Like 1984
I’ve heard a lot of noise recently about these new fangled smartphones and tablets not replacing ‘real computers’, especially since the announcement of many new tablet products, including the HP TouchPad. That they are just expensive FaceBook machines. I’ve also heard people say that there’s no room in the market for more devices: iOS and [...]
webOS, the OS built from the web
There’s been a ton of talk lately about several mobile operating systems and their problems, such as language restrictions, fragmentation, and anti-competitive practices. It’s never a good idea to talk bad about your competition, so I’ll take this opportunity to simply say a few things about the webOS (the OS that powers Palm’s Pre and [...]
Why do Alarm Clocks Suck?
It’s been a month since I posted so I’d say it’s time for a rant. I’ve been traveling a lot lately so the object of my wrath this week is alarm clocks. Most specifically the alarm clocks in hotel rooms, but home use clocks don’t get off easy either. Alarm clocks have one purpose in [...]
The Success of MultiTouch is a Lie
Listening to some podcasts about mobile devices I heard over and over statements like “iPhone changed the world with multi-touch” and “Android could compete with Apple if it had multi-touch.” This simply isn’t true. Okay, while perhaps not a lie, the success and value of of multitouch is extremely overrated. In fact, the iPhone barely [...]
In Defense of Wires
An essay in which I expound upon the benefits of the lowly wire and resist the temptation to wireless-ize the world of personal gadetry. This weekend, in a futile effort to preserve my back and wrists, I’ve retooled my home office by including picking up a new mouse and keyboard. The only thing available at [...]