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lol, I just see a page full of crap.

Not anymore. The page works now.

So let me put something useful here.

My list of tools:

vim


It's back to being a page full of crap... just symbols for me... http://img.skitch.com/20080820-e9u8x5grdwdqbt6dk2wdq4e74e.jp...


"Create an ad-hoc network on your computer. On Macs, just click on the Wi-Fi icon in the menubar and select "Create Network." On Windows, set up internet connection sharing."

And on Linux?


Most linux distros just require setting the ssid some something unique and then changing the connection type to Ad-Hoc. For example, in gentoo (my distro.) all I need to do is add two lines to /etc/conf.d/net and I am done. Ubuntu probably has a graphical app to do the same thing with otehr distros filling in somewhere...


Do we really need that button on the front?

I would find it much cooler, if the front was symmetrical and without any buttons. It would probably be eays to put a little on/off switch on the back. I would like a switch, that shows in a physical way if the thing is on or off. Buttons are much more confusing.


Is it possible to get rid of all the metadata in Lynx, like image names etc?

I tried "lynx -verbose" but it still displays stuff like [INLINE] and [LINK].


"And Google simply cannot hand this data over without facing a class action lawsuit of staggering proportions."

Is it true, that a company could be hold liable for things they do because a court said they have to?


Watch "The Insider." A key element of the trial was the employer's insistence that testifying under subpoena was still a violation of the non-disclosure agreement.



Whats the url of the "gadget blog"?



Same could be said about Javascript. But as far as I know, IPhone has Javascript.


They have some pretty cool webapps also: http://www.apple.com/webapps/ on which you can get listed pretty easily.

I'd say webapps are still the way to go unless you need access to some hardware that isn't exposed to the browser.


Not just Javascript, but Mobile Safari has goodies to let you style web forms with iPhone UI appearance, such as sliders for toggling things on and off.

So given that there is already a huge trend away from standalone apps and towards browser apps, Apple is actually supporting that trend by making Mobile Safari apps look attractive and work well on an iPhone.


Have you tried browsing without js? Doing without flash is considerably easier. There aren't that many apps written in js either.


This is a breakthru!


I applaude Yahoo for not selling to Microsoft.

Yahoo is a legend and runs a couple of interesting websites and keeps doing new stuff here and there. I like that. I want that to continue. I dont want them to be swallowd by a company that I dont like.

And about the money... its only money. Do we all HAVE TO bow down to the dollar and each and every day go the path of the most money? No. I dont. Im free. And everyone who says Jerry HAS TO because he is the CEO of a public traded company has simply been proven wrong. How cool is that? I dont want a predictable world where everything is based on pennies. Lets celebrate some rebellion ;-)


Well God, I'm surprised you like Yahoo more than Google. If that is the case, why have you been sitting up there in Heaven allowing Yahoo to get trounced all these years instead of performing some miracles and keeping it on top? At least it is finally clear that you dislike microsoft. I had suspected as much, what with your divine torpedoing of Vista and all, but it's always nice to hear it from the deity's mouth.

As for money, while your heavenly spirit may not bow down to it, shareholders definitely do. And obviously even you need money at times, or are all those tax-free offerings for nothing?

> I dont want a predictable world...

Aren't you omniscient? Surely you find it difficult to be surprised. You mind telling us all how this merger will play out?


Actually, if you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you are required by law to act in shareholders' financial interest. That's the price of getting access to the public equity market.


...and why, in hindsight, it would have been a very good idea to have voting and non-voting shares.


How much YHOO stock do you have?


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