Keith Pitt

Shut Up Postgres

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:03:06 +1030

Shut Up Postgres

clientsfromhell: Client: “Hmmm, could you make it bigger?” Me: “That’s what she said.” Client:...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:43:52 +1030

clientsfromhell:

Client: “Hmmm, could you make it bigger?”

Me: “That’s what she said.”

Client: “You’re out.”

What has Pamela Anderson got to do with anything in this ad?...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:38:22 +1030

What has Pamela Anderson got to do with anything in this ad? Seriously…

*Update* I clicked it because it had Pamela Anderson in it.

Scene in Pulp Fiction represented with Typography. By Jarratt...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:29:47 +1030

Scene in Pulp Fiction represented with Typography. By Jarratt Moody. http://www.jarrattmoody.com www.jarratt.tv

The scene in V for Vendetta in which V introduces himself to...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:27:29 +1030

The scene in V for Vendetta in which V introduces himself to Eevy, in a long rambling string of alliteration.

"If I have to do any work that’s only used for a feature that’s needed tomorrow, that..."

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:56:34 +1030

“If I have to do any work that’s only used for a feature that’s needed tomorrow, that means I lose effort from features that need to be done for this iteration.”

- Martin Fowler

"MPEG LA announced today that its AVC Patent Portfolio License will continue not to charge royalties..."

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:45:46 +1030

“MPEG LA announced today that its AVC Patent Portfolio License will continue not to charge royalties for Internet Video that is free to end users (known as Internet Broadcast AVC Video) during the next License term from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016.”

- h.264 is going to be free to use online until 2017

MPEG LA - The Standard for Standards - Media

(via oliyoung)

An interesting conversation

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:09:22 +1030

dontwantflash:

An interesting conversation broke out on twitter between a co-worker @keithpitt and a user @JarZ.

@JarZ: But breaking compatibility with many, many websites by omitting flash is just silly and unnecessary, imo.

We’ll thats not the devices fault. As a web developer myself, whenever I have to use Flash I always have a fallback. Since recently everything had Flash some people got slack and didn’t set these fallbacks. It’s not the fault of the device but of the web developer, the lack of foresight and testing.

@JarZ: Because plenty of web pages are broken without flash. Even apples launch of the ipad suffered from that when showing NYT page

Suffered? I wouldn’t call a blue Lego suffering. Im pretty sure Steve knew that would happen, because they do rehearsing. Plenty are broken? Not really, plenty may have components or bits that are broken but please see the comment before regarding fallbacks.

@JarZ: but making up other excuses is bullshit. It’s not crashy/slow/etc on other mobile devices. Why is apple so different?

Sure other devices have Flash, although this being Flash Lite. Hey and you cant deny the stats. Apple reported that on Safari, most crashes were by plug-ins including Flash.

@JarZ: seriously, it’s a business decision, nothing more. Apple are welcome to make that decision on their own products.

Apple is a Business. Im sure it was a business decision. I detect a little emotion in this tweet. Probably trying to make Apple feel like this juggernaut exterminating technologies in its wake. Including Adobe in the development cycle of the devices a) would have cost more time b) meant a 3rd hand in the pie c) possible agreements and contracts which will fall through when we switch to HTML5.

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"Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy. […] Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not..."

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:53:22 +1030

“Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy. […] Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash.”

- Steve Jobs, CEO Apple

Well I think that just about sums up the debate here.

[Wired][dontwantflash]

Flash test results and why it shouldn't be mobile

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:18:15 +1030

dontwantflash:

I did a test to see how consuming Flash was on a computer.

Now it would be wrong of me to just blatantly say “You’re battery will die before the video ends” when using Flash on a mobile device. I know Flash would have a cut down version for mobile, I know that.

So we cant really compare these results outright. But lets not totally throw out the test. It’s an indication.

But there is one thing I have to point out, its obvious but overlooked. Flash is made by Adobe, the iPhone and iPad are made by Apple. Apple knows how to get the best efficiency out of their device, Adobe doesn’t.

It’s like getting a mechanic that specialises in Ferrari’s to go and do maintenance on a Porsche. Sure the job would be done but it wouldn’t be efficient.

Using Flash on mobile would chew through your battery. Watching video’s would be worse because of the fetching via cellular network and outputting of the video itself. It’s just not right. So at the end of a day you would go to ring your mates only to find your iDevice has powered down because its flat.

Devices cant be compact and fast when they need a bigger battery and have to run a plugin on every web page.

Photo

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:57:00 +1030

If Mr Bean was in Avatar….

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:34:56 +1030

If Mr Bean was in Avatar….

My workstation. Yes, I’m aware it’s messy.

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:10:48 +1030

My workstation. Yes, I’m aware it’s messy.

What if an online gamer played monopoly like he played Modern...

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:55:22 +1030

What if an online gamer played monopoly like he played Modern Warfare? Directed, Shot & Edited by Jason Schnell Starring Eric Pumphrey as the As…

Exploits of a Mum

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:00:28 +1030

Exploits of a Mum

oliyoung: Guess what, it fits right in there. The camera slips...

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:13:48 +1030

oliyoung:

Guess what, it fits right in there. The camera slips in the frame, the lens fits in the hole, the LED that indicates that the camera is on, fits, and the ambient light sensor hole is also correct. It appears that the plans to have camera in the iPad is a reality. (via iPad Camera rumor becoming a reality? We think so. « Mission:Repair Blog)

Winter Bells

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:12:20 +1030

Winter Bells:

Warning! This game is very addictive. Looking forward to an iPhone version.

Life Below 600px

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:11:00 +1030

Life Below 600px:

Above the fold - a graphic design concept that refers to the location of an important news story or a visually appealing photograph on the upper half of the front page of a newspaper.

"To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion."

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:53:00 +1030

“To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.”