December 2011
8 posts
2 tags
How Netflix gets out of the way of innovation →
Netflix’s Adrian Cockcroft:
But when I talk to other large companies about what we have done, they seem to have a lot of reasons why they couldn’t or didn’t do what we did, even if they wanted to.
(Via Scott Smith.)
3 tags
Think Long, Think Wrong →
MG Siegler, on Google removing his Google+ profile picture without warning because he was flipping the bird:
Google continues to walk this oddly vague line when it comes to Google+. At first it was all about real identity, like Facebook, but then when people complained, they backtracked from that. Now it’s all about “sharing in real life” — but it’s not real life. It’s some sterile...
3 tags
So The Real Question Is: Are We Still A... →
Ford Fox:
The EU is now blocking importation of technology into the United States that we cannot be trusted to use properly. As widely reported yesterday, the EU is cutting off our supply to the drugs we use for lethal injections […]
2 tags
'Remix Culture Is The New Prohibition' →
Andy Baio studies the use of the phrase “No copyright intended” on Youtube videos.
(Via John Gruber.)
3 tags
Siri and The Parent Test
My mom, in a recent email:
btw, we both used Siri for the first time last night. I asked it today what time the post office closed;). It didn’t know, and apologized.
The fact that my parents are using ‘btw’ is big. The fact that they finally bought iPhones (their first non-clamshell feature phone) is huge. The fact that they’re using Siri and then emailing me about...
2 tags
'Don’t buy this product.' →
Garrett Murray reviews the UP, Jawbone’s new “app-powered wrist band that inspires you to feel better and live healthier” competitor to the FitBit. Ravaging.
2 tags
Correlation or Causation? →
Or, answer the following question: There is a high degree of [correlation or causation?] between ice cream sales and murder rates.
(Via Oliver Reichenstein.)
2 tags
Dan Frommer's 10 Steps to Better Blogging →
Spot-on.