barumrho

Is this correct? I have sent and received iMessages on my phone but they do not appear on my iPad or my Mac. I wish it worked as you described, but it doesn't seem to be.

No, some minor parts are done with webview, but most of it isn't, at least not for the iPhone. There is a huge library called Three20 that was created while the app was developed (as far as I know).

One thing that he mentions in the video is the fact that Facebook Like buttons are everywhere. They can track many of the sites you visit.

But doesn't SOPA directly affect viability of Wikipedia?

I guess URLs don't get linkified automatically for posts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ltwatch/id482807766

Hmm. I do understand what you are saying, but in most cases where you are outputting HTML, how is this really different from using templates? I see templates as a way to reduce redundant code. The examples on the blog post are simple (e.g. removing a node, which is easier with 'if' statement), but it will probably be messier.

Regarding alternative formats like JSON or PDF, I guess you can add a layer there.

But now aren't you putting design into logic?

I couldn't help but think about AngularJS while reading this article. (http://angularjs.org/) I am not sure why it isn't as popular as other JavaScript frameworks like Backbone.

If you have wired connection, you can setup wifi sharing and turn it on and off. This way you can simulate slow connection as well. (Using http://mschrag.github.com/)

I don't think any mathematician will assert that math is a practical subject or the universal solution.

In math, we just define n-dimensional Euclidean space, but no implication is made about the physical world.

I agree, but it is good to notice that many people are simply afraid (and not aware) of alternative solutions. If you can afford to, informing them won't hurt.

I hate to ask an off-topic question here, but is it considered good/bad practice to word-wrap plain text emails?

In Canada, international students are given work permit up to 3 years after graduation and after 1 year of full-time employment they can apply for permanent residency. I think the US could benefit from a similar policy.

File extensions and timestamps? Not sure about 'original' though.

But, how are we going to migrate? Compile down to the current version and serve two files? I feel like this migration process will take way too long.

There is also "git add -i" for that.

I don't think that analogy really works because there is not much distinction between "Apple developers" and other developers. There is no barrier to start developing on Apple platforms and there probably won't be for the next big platform. Low barrier to entry is one key factor of a platform's success.

As far as I know, scroll bars do not disappear for third party mice, but they do if you are using Apple's trackpad or magic mouse.

I guess that could work if mail clients don't have timeouts for images.

I still can't imagine how they would detect deletion though.

How do they determine engagement time or whether the email was deleted?

I have not figured out how to sync my calendar and contacts in sync with iCloud and Google. Hopefully this app will solve that problem.

Do a lot of developers use Ubuntu nowadays?

When Ubuntu first came along, I was a Linux user, and I tried Ubuntu on a few different occasions, but I never liked it mostly for the same reasons why people seem to be complaining. It just felt like eye candies tacked onto Debian. There are many other good distributions that are geared toward power users. Why are so many complaining?

But, Apple's net income is greater than Samsung's according to Wikipedia.

I agree with you about the podcast. I listened to a few episodes and stopped listening to any of 5by5 podcasts.

In general, I have not listened to many different podcasts, but so far I felt that they were very repetitive and there was very little to gain from them. It kind of felt like I was reading a forum with debates about text editors. It is addictive, but not productive.

Aside: If anyone has a good podcast to recommend, please do.

I love it too for its readable and descriptive method names. It is also surprisingly flexible considering its age. (I guess what I am saying is that Apple kept it up-to-date pretty well.)

I setup Gitorious for the company that I used to work for, but it did not allow for fine-grained control of access permissions. (Everything is public for members.)

Maybe app developers should now form a group like MPAA?

I don't think it is easy to expand to many countries with products that are sensitive to regulations, e.g. payment, and music streaming.

A lot of these services are not available outside the US. Last time I checked Google Checkout was limited to the US as well.

It is really annoying as I live in Canada and I cannot use many of these services.

Your points are valid, but running VMs, and using unix tools are not all I do with my computer. For me, running OS X is a good compromise.

I used Linux exclusively for more than four years, and I miss many things about it, but I don't think I can go back, at least yet.

By the time you spelt britney wrong, I would think Google will complete the whole name.