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The backlash rises…

Matt — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:51:13 +0000

It can’t have been very long ago that I started predicting the backlash against Apple but it appears to be gathering pace at an alarming rate. It seems that any company that gets big… gets hated. M$, Google, BP, McDonalds… you name it, they ended up being hated. Why? Well I’m not sure whether you could quantify whether it’s BECAUSE they are big, or because once they get big, strange things start to happen. Either way, Apple, who have become considerably more restrcitive that Microsoft, have started to enrage the people who have given them the power. The iPhone was a hit not so much because of the great stuff it offered out of the box… but because of the great stuff that developers made for it. Now Apple have been handcuffing the iPhone developers, expect to see many more of them flocking over to Android.

All that aside, this post (from an Adobeite) points out exactly why. (hint… it’s in the iPhone ADG and looks like this:)

3.3.1 — Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs. Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link against the Documented APIs (e.g., Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited).

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What women do…

Matt — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:24:52 +0000

Whatever you give a woman, she’s going to multiply. If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So – if you give her any crap, you will receive a ton of shit.

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SQL Injection Licence Plate

Matt — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:55:45 +0000

This is one of those “geek only” jokes because if you get it will simultaneously snigger out loud and and be very ashamed of yourself….

… or at least you should be.

Thanks (again) Giz.

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One for Pee Gee

Matt — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:14:58 +0000

This is a special post for Peeg, in homage to his ingenuity last night with the glow sticks.

…plus of course I wet myself a little when I saw it. I want one!

(Image courtesy of Giz)

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This stuff just writes itself….

Matt — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:03:02 +0000

There’s not really all that much I can write about either of these; they pretty much come with their own explanation. The first is the American’s approach to a workout for your arms… my personal trainer side would like to call it “functional training”.

The second takes just as little imagination and probably comes under the same heading (no pun intended)

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Transformers 2 review

Matt — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:18:07 +0000

As most people know, Transformers is right up there with some of my favorite movies but even I’ll agree that some of the storyline is tosh. I mean I’m not exactly expecting a piece of literary genius when I go to see a movie about advanced robots that change into cars and other equally stupid objects… but…. I’d at least expect a movie that cost $150 Million to make should have story lines that tie up… at least a little. Well anyhow, that leads me to one of the best movie reviews of all time. Move over Jonathon Ross, make way for Rob Bricken and his review of the Transformers 2 movie

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How to make Windows 7 look good

Matt — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:42:56 +0000

I always seem to come across anti Microsoft snippets (I guess there’s more of them around in the ether than there is of any other company). I’d expect the balance to change a little over coming years as Apple tightens its grip on the user experience but that’s a story for another day.

Anyhow, a little behind the curve on this one, and only worth a click if you’re a bit nerdcore.

How to make windows 7 look really good.

Happy Saturday.

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This is How a Pissed Off Designer Quits His Job – Job – Gizmodo

Matt — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:28:46 +0000

There’s always times when a company gets on top of you but sometimes it gets just too much. A couple of guys I work with are software developers who are going through something similar… lets just hop they don’t take the same route…

How to quite your job if you're in software

Thanks Giz.

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More evidence for “Tap Theory”

Matt — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:01:04 +0000

Anyone who has heard about or understands Tap Theoury (Mr Brandon will explain all” will be reassured to know that this woman would have her tap glued shut. (Thanks Giz)

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M$ Evils

Matt — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:06:10 +0000

This one is especially for James really. I’ve been storing up a bunch of little posts that I haven’t got around to putting up yet, but I will sooner rather than later. This is one of those ones that makes you snigger a little. One of the chaps over at reddit noticed this little blunder by Evil Corps… (hint, look at the picture, not IE/MS)

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