Michael Geist talks about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and how, effectively, the proposed law would treat millions of websites and IP addresses as "domestic" for U.S. law purposes.
Just arrived in my inbox, the once-upon-an-April-Fools joke has become real. I'm not down with bacon lube myself, but hey, some of you might be. This is also another awesome example of putting something crazy out there, and then finding out that there really is a demand for it. Now they have another product to sell. I love the internet.
If you missed out on the Blue Bombers plates earlier this year, you might be interested in Premier Greg Selinger's announcement this morning. Plates will cost ~$70, with the proceeds to be split among MPI, the province and the Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation.
A fantastic reading list for people both in the industry and looking to get into it. Most are already on our shelf here, and I figure the rest will be appearing on our shopping list soon. :)
Google officially releases codename Ice Cream Sandwich (technically version 4.0.1, the one that will ship with the new Galaxy Nexus) over at its Android Open-Source Project git servers.
Apple has just release iOS 5.0.1 to the public, bringing fixes for battery life issues introduced with iOS 5. The release also brings several other enhancements including multitasking gestures for the original iPad.
Along with cutting 750 members of its workforce, Adobe announced that it will stop developing new mobile ports of its Flash player browser plugin. Instead, the company's mobile Flash development efforts will focus on AIR and tools for deploying Flash content as native applications.
If you have a Kindle (the device only, won't work with a Kindle app) and subscribe to Prime, Amazon has just made thousands of free titles available for you to borrow without a due date. Sweet.
Google Reader has been given a new sharper, minimalistic interface, and has been better attached to Google+. I kind of like it, and it's going to be this sort of app integration that is going to help Google's social network platform.
Great thought and it looks pretty nice so far. Adding game theory to everyday tasks is always a good way to get them done. Now I need to create Zombie INBOX and level up that!
Mozilla has released an update to their Tilt add-on with a whole slew of features. Using WebGL, Tilt gives you an interactive, 3D visualization of any website.