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_flagon Feel free to type anywhere

I made something like this awhile ago, it's not as nicely done though: http://wall.bot.nu/ (wait till the red cursor scrolls all the way to the bottom)

_flagon Countering the Perception That the iPhone OS Is Too Closed

To be quite honest, if Apple added such an option to install your own apps I would shut up. Comparing someone who is clearly clueless and thinks that the iPad can't read PDFs to programmers and developers who actually make apps is kind of unfair, and to say they never pay attention to the facts and would just ignore the change anyway is silly.

_flagon Man builds working computer inside LittleBigPlanet video game (2008)

Here's conway's game of life in LittleBigPlanet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13GOFa1C4e4

_flagon How your Web browser rats you out online

Although interesting, it's hardly a good tracking method if it can be foiled by simply installing a new font.

_flagon Reverse engineering the newest facebook virus

It's not a virus, it's just a thing that invites all your friends.

_flagon Facebook Calls All Hands Meeting On Privacy

I think that may be the point.

_flagon Browser performance comparison (2009)

How is it possible that Chrome is quicker than Firefox in every respect except for page load time? Isn't page load time just a cumulative result of all the other categories?