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You can run OSX on hardware besides Apples. http://wiki.osx86project.org/

If your schema is simple, you might want to check out SimpleDB. No need to setup tunnels (queries are handled over HTTP), and latency is super low when querying from an EC2 instanc…

Marketing maybe yes, but telecom probably not.. The era of the telecom "deck" will die July 11th, 2008.

Google has said that they intend to offer an "AppStore" for Android, much like Apples. The differences however will be: 1) You do not have to use it. 2) They will take much less th…

Then they may go back to Android, when they realize Apple is taking 30% of their app revenue first.

Hey Steve, I thought Java was "dead"?

You are partially describing what GWT does. Except that it doesnt do much special in the way of CSS yet... But in terms of Javascript/HTML/AJAX, it compiles separate versions for e…

I am shocked at the market cap loss YHOO is experiencing right now due to this story.. I've seen breaking news drive stock price fluctuations but this is pretty extreme.

A class on queue theory is great background for network programming.

This is starting to seem more common. Posts I see under new section that make me cringe inevitably shoot up to the top of front page. And seems like an increasing number of good po…

With the iPhone though we are potentially talking about the platform of the future. Do you want a single monopoly controlling this? That type of situation has historically been bad…

You are definitely not alone. I'm pretty worried myself. A phone to realistically compete with the iPhone (especially at its new lower price point) is nowhere in site and the walle…

To be honest, the only mobile application distribution site which will likely matter in a year will be the iPhone AppStore. Its likely to go live this month. Google has mentioned t…

The interns emails are posted in the comments. They really aren't that bad, and definitely dont warrant such a response from a CEO in my opinion

I recall Apple themselves saying late June for the App Store go-live. They could have pushed things forward however, but I doubt it.

Have you considered using Amazon SimpleDB? Its a very simple and fast way to persist data. Avoids the scaling and implementation headaches associated with a typical database.

why?

A 42" screen 4 feet away will only appear the same size as a 21" monitor 2 feet away. Remember its all about view distance. Any distance at least 1.2x screen width is usually consi…

As was pointed out by tptacek, this approach is not secure because the javascript can be rewritten in transit. Also consider that javascript-based hashing will be extremely slow an…

I predict as web applications get increasingly complicated, javascript will be viewed as more of a low-level language which will be compiled down to from higher level abstractions.…

Because browsers suck and native javascript behavior is not predictable across platforms. In GWT the browser is abstracted and you dont worry about it. You write AJAX code and it a…

You were using GWT 3 years ago? Do you work at Google or something? This wouldnt have been a valid claim until very recently, like GWT 1.5 so not really old news. GWT 1.5 compiled …

This is really cool. If you incorporate collaboration functionality it could also be very useful for presentations or online meetings.

How can they claim no PS or Diff fluid? If they have power steering, it will need lubrication, even if it is electric pump driven. And even if the diff is open (non-LSD), the gears…