Month: September 2009
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Re: the lack of movies/tv on the Japanese iTunes Store
Is the lack of movie rentals and television shows on the Japanese iTunes Store due somehow to the powerful copyright lobby in Japan? JASRAC and JIMCAare more litigious than even the RIAA and MPAA in the US. Furthermore they are linked via Iron Triangle to MEXT. Moreover, Japan’s television industry is still mostly terrestrial, and…
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How Should Mac Apps Be Distributed?
I agree: delivery by disk image is far too complicated for the lay user. I have to explain this concept nearly every day. Just the fact that there are three different install paradigms for OS X (drag-and-drop, double click to install, and .pkg type installers) should be a signal that something is wrong. How Should…
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Global growth of broadband — BBC infographic
Time lapse map of broadband penetration across the world. The graphic is really about Africa, but look how quickly South Korea and Scandinavia go dark. Those countries had long-seeing government strategies for internet growth a decade ago. Well done. Global growth of broadband — BBC infographic
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1) everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal; 2) anything that gets invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it; 3) anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is against the natural order…
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What the hell am I going to do for the next 6 months?
September 22nd is my last day of work before I embark on 6 months of paternity leave. Only 15 more working days left. The thought fills me with excitement as this may be the only time in my life I will be able to have such a big role in the upbringing of my children.…