I've just realised I'd rather post things to buzz than to lj. Mainly because buzz's editing system isn't stuck in mid '04.

So, uhm, I guess this is it then, yeah?

I backup my macs to an apple time machine. I haven't much used it, but it has always been a "just in case" item ( Read more... )

I now have two google events that I cat herd for. I am still running the Google Wave user group (http://gwsug.eventbrite.com/ for those so inclined) and now I am also running the sydney Google Tech User Group. Somehow we managed to get Unix legend Rob Pike to speak about his new baby, the ( Read more... )

Something so right about Muppets + ROFLcopter.

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Where else can you expect to see Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Lessig, Bruce Schneier, Jason Kottke, and a cast of thousands singing together? From Olga Nunes.

Discovery News: This Car Runs on Code

An estimate that premium-class automobile's contain close to 100 million lines of software code, running on up to 100 embedded controllers. And they guesstimate that this will grow to 300 million LOC.

This is insane.

As a member of the secretive web application builder society, I am about to break ranks and point out a long held secret of our little group that many have known, but refused to admit ( Read more... )

An old prospector shuffled into town leading an old tired mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the front of the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As he stood there brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon ( Read more... )

Yes, the lines of maxiPad jokes now have wings. Now that we have that out of the way...

First off, to all of my tech focused friends who are sitting here scratching their heads about the Apple iPad, and it's total lack of any new technology, i'd just like to remind everyone of the initial iPod review by /. chief CmdrTaco: No wireless. Less space ( Read more... )

There is an interesting thing happening in the browser space at the moment under the rubric of HTML5 video. Both Apple and Google are pushing H.264, which is causing some friction. Firstly, here is John Gruber, aka Daring Fireball, talking about how flash video sucks on OSX and why he thinks Apple's iTablet will ship sans flash. And here's ( Read more... )