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Cyanide & Happiness #2144
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You’ve played the game, now… read the book? Wait, what?
Based on the game of the same name. It’s in Steam.
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Multiple word dictionary corrections in iOS 4
Increasingly, I’m seeing that the dictionary in iOS is growing more
That said, I’m not entirely sure the suggestions are entirely
intelligent – first with replacements, and now with multiple-word
suggestions.
legitimate – I mean, I don’t think I’ve ever typed “VHS fell Erik on”
anywhere before this post. Good to know it’s trying, though đ -
Business Insider will probably add an inflammatory headline about Joel Spolsky or Jason Calacanis here
But programmers are a special case. Because not only will they tell you how wrong you are, but theyâll also tell you how stupid and idiotic you are, and theyâll mathematically prove it, and you should never program again, and you should be fired, you moron. Their attacks are all-out personal insults on your intelligence, but much better written and argued than most internet commenters.
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For the life between buildings – some notes on the iPad
Itâs a device for cities.
Itâs not that it couldnât be used in rural environments of course; just that it wouldnât be. The general lack of third spaces in such places means that a phone and a PC are sufficient. By living in cities, in other peoplesâ places, a different kind of device becomes appropriate. Something light and small enough to fit in a handbag or satchel, yet powerful and productive nonetheless. In the old view of city living – say, the classic Parisian apartment – the small size of dwelling meant that the bistro downstairs at the street level of the block becomes the dining room, the bar/coffee shop becomes the living room, the shared courtyard becomes the garden, and so on. While this vision is hopelessly romantic, there are numerous urban variants on this kind of living, and these transient (yet personal) spaces are where the iPad will fit right in. (Again, exurban environments clearly have coffee shops too, but they are not part of a integrated system of living in the same way. And so different tools will suffice.)
As software becomes a service, data resides in the cloud, various forms of wireless connectivity coalesce over the city, and yet face-to-face physical connection becomes more important than ever, a device like the iPad becomes obvious. The cloud is the connective tissue between these spaces, the software provides the platform for interaction with information, the tablet is the tool, and the forum is the city.
via cityofsound: For the life between buildings – some notes on the iPad.
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Spies Like Us: Top U.S. Intel Officer Says Spooks Could Learn From Journos
American intelligence in Afghanistan is broken, says the top U.S. intelligence officer there. Thatâs because it focuses too much on whacking Taliban, and not enough on figuring out Afghanistanâs social and cultural landscapes. But the report from Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, the top intelligence aide to International Security Assistance Force Commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal, raises lots of other issues, too. Like, what happened to the militaryâs âhuman terrainâ programs to map those landscapes? Can spies really perform better if they think and work like journalists? And why is this report being publicly distributed through a think tank?
via Spies Like Us: Top U.S. Intel Officer Says Spooks Could Learn From Journos | Danger Room | Wired.com.
