Web identity dictators
Christopher Poole (founder of 4chan, the anonymous image board site) argues case against the current behaviour of Google and Facebook around web identity. I have never thought that the idea of one identity is practical OR safe. The only reason to do this is control – and as funky as those web corporations appear, they [...]
The rotten apple
The cult of Apple. This is not a slur on Mr Jobs, though he very much inspired the vision on which the marketing was based. Apple is portrayed as a club to belong to. Yes, they know they cost more, because they are made of better materials and designed with a fashion in mind. Before [...]
Agile is not a replacement for thinking
Why do I hate Agile? The same way I am irrationally hate Microsoft and Apple? Well, close, but my mentality is a little more culture-based. My resentment of Microsoft is largely down to the abominable software. Apple may do it in a slicker and prettier way but the same proprietary software hell-hole as Microsoft. Regards [...]
Poor old Apple users
This is older news story from earlier this year, but I never tire of seeing how much funky Apple rip off their customers. I know business is harsh, but if a corporation presents a trendy fashionable front that shields its true nature, then it winds me up like a top. http://www.cozmoslabs.com/projects/commune/?p=186
OpenOfficeMouse
Another pointless piece of equipment aimed at who exactly? Apple users are lazy, I think we all know that – they will pay for a gizmo to operate another gizmo to operate another gizmo – as long as it looks funky. But this is aimed at the PC-user market – and we are not so [...]
“podcast” – another way to say “playlist”, only more expensive
I am a real collector of social networking sites, why, I do not know but I have ended up with a set of ones I use regularly, namely delicious, tumblr, stumbleupon, reddit (such horribly designed site – I love it!), vodpod, etc .. all used for different purposes.
