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This is basically llvm but for documents. Makes a lot of sense

So did I. Was the title changed?

The timing of Google's AMP project is especially interesting considering the recent attention ad blockers have received. By limiting the functionality of pages, AMP makes them load…

Unfortunately, it only seems to work for apps that are on the US app store. It doesn't create a page for apps that are, say, only in the UK app store.

tldr: Don't use bitcoind's "accounts" functionality This is the first article I've read that actually details what the issue is and why it doesn't just effect custom Bitcoin client…

It very much depends on the employer. I've hired people who haven't studied Computer Science (or even a science or engineering degree) and found that they can be a mixed bag. Gener…

Looking at iPhoto "Journal", Apple probably decided they couldn't redistribute Google maps so switched to OSM. Just a shame they didn't do it within the parameters of OSM's license…

I'm assuming that most users don't know what root access is or the implications of having it

If your device is rooted you're more likely to have routes for malware to get onto the device. When money is being moved out of your bank account, malware is the last thing you wan…

It's interesting to read some of the Android reviews for the app; an interesting insight into how users value convenience over security. Or simply how little they appreciate securi…

Work in an industry, any industry, until you get a feel for how businesses currently operate in that space. Find the things that are either repetitive or hard, or a different way o…

This is something that the BBC did with iPlayer: http://po-ru.com/diary/device-discrimination-on-the-internet... I've not quite worked out how to implement it though

If you're not familiar, it's definitely worth checking out WebWorks ( https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/html5/ ). Even though it is advertised to work on BB5+ it's only really wo…

I must be missing something. I've tried clicking on "Steamscope", billed as a free download, but it opens iTunes and lists the app as $0.99

It's not pretty, but the code is here: http://edlea.net/o2.js

I've built a simple Twilio script that shows how easy it is to exploit this here: http://edlea.net/ Vistors on an O2 phone will receive an SMS on their first visit. An MD5 hash of …

I'm seeing something odd with the way you're building the results HTML - on Safari 5.1.2 text search doesn't pick up the majority of instances of a string. For example, the term yo…

If you're on an untrusted computer, the network is by definition also untrusted. What happens if the computer has a hacker's self-signed certificate for https://accounts.google.com…

Looks more like a UK alternative to Dwolla ( https://www.dwolla.com/ )