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Spock Suckage

this Web 2.0 stuff really is getting on my nerves. you are in somebody's network, they play around with some stupid new service and as a result send messages to everybody. you get the message, see the name, play around... Read more →

Google's My Location

today, Google introduced Google Maps with My Location, a feature for mobile devices that indicates the current location of the device in Google maps; as exact location for GPS-enabled devices, and as large circle for devices without GPS. for those... Read more →

Android and Java

when i first looked at the android documentation, i just wanted to find out what android was, in very technical terms. it looks a lot like many Java libraries, but in this case, it is a bit different. the whole... Read more →

Fragment Identifiers for Plain Text Documents

as reported in july, martin dürst and i have been working on a fragment identification scheme for plain text documents. the idea is that by appending such a fragment identifier to a URI identifying a plain text document (.../ht05-abstract.txt#line=5,10 is... Read more →

Kindle v2

today's NYT bits speculate about possible features for an updated version of the amazon kindle. apparently, the author's imagination has not been restricted by any knowledge about the kindle's technologies or general technological constraints. let's look at the list: larger... Read more →

Atom Browsing

feeds are becoming increasingly important as information resources on the web. while Atom is gaining momentum and will hopefully replace RSS eventually, today there is a mix of RSS and Atom feeds on the web. some site even publish various... Read more →

Amazon Time Warp

it turns out i was way too optimistic when i expected to get my amazon kindle very soon. i ordered it on monday (11/19), and amazon happily added $20 to my bill for overnight shipping. when it hadn't shown up... Read more →

Free iPhones!

yesterday, a german court ruled that the iPhone must be offered without contract restrictions in germany. this puts an end to the pressure that apple can put on consumers by bundling offers in a way which force consumers into buying... Read more →

Kindling Tomorrow!

i just ordered my amazon kindle, it should arrive tomorrow! it sure is ugly as hell, but it has electronic ink, so i am really curious to see it. i hope it has the newer e-ink vizplex imaging film and... Read more →

Noisy System Six

about a year ago, i bought a cannondale system six team si 2, a really neat bike with a carbon front-end and an aluminum back-end. with a clear-coated frame, the construction itself makes for much better decoration than any paint... Read more →