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Nothing is more refreshing then someone owning their ideas. Clap it up, because Gruber is the real deal. When you open up comments, accept that its a public toilet–a good batch of folks are not going to wash their hands or even flush the toilet.
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Apple Before a Launch: “It Can Be a Little Frightening” – apple tablet – Gizmodo
Apple Before a Launch: “It Can Be a Little Frightening”
via i.gizmodo.comTurns out, Apple’s veil of secrecy applies internally, as well. Former engineer Edward Eigerman spoke with Bloomberg News this morning about the atmosphere at the company before a major product launch—turns out, it’s not all wine and roses.
Eigerman has a unique perspective on the extreme lengths Apple goes through to prevent leaks, having been fired for accidentally slipping software to a client a week early.
The upside is that only a very few people in Cupertino know what’s actually going to be announced today, so they’re as excited as the rest of us! The downside is that they’re also likely in a debilitating paranoiac state. But, hey, you take the good with the bad, right? [Bloomberg via Cult of Mac via 9to5 Mac]
Less History; More Mystery. It gets every girl interested. In this case, the girls are us, the geeks. Apple is the good looker chap that we desperately want to deliver.
Turns out, Apple’s veil of secrecy applies internally, as well. Former engineer Edward Eigerman spoke with Bloomberg News this morning about the atmosphere at the company before a major product launch—turns out, it’s not all wine and roses.Is Sex for Money Wrong? – chicoobispo.com
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My dear, dear friend, Roxanne joins me in today’s podcast. We discuss her efforts in anti-human trafficking, NPR’s Intelligence Square’s resoultion “Is Sex for Money Wrong?” and finally, social media tools in the human rights campagin. Mahalo! via chicoobispo.com
Is Sex for Money Wrong? [Play] [Play] [Play] Direct Dowload:http://tinyurl.com/ycfgdmz
Here’s the NPR debate mentioned in the podcast: http://tinyurl.com/chutuh
a new podcast created: mahalo.
Daring Fireball on Flash Support for the iPhone and Apple’s Tablet
The simplest argument in favor of Flash support on the iPhone (and The Tablet, and everywhere) is that Flash is, by dint of its popularity and ubiquity, part of the web. But the best argument against Flash support is that it is harmful to the web as a whole to have something as important as video be in the hands of a single company, and the only way that’s going to change is if an open alternative becomes a compelling target for web publishers.
