Interesting Links for 11-2-2011

[andrewducker]

• Protection of Freedoms bill announced. All sorts of authoritarian nonsense to be rolled back.
  (tags: liberal rights government uk)
• GMail announces 2-factor authentication
  (tags: google security authentication)
• Vatican Bans iOS Confessional App
  (tags: catholicism apple)
• Nokia switches to being a microsoft phone provider. What the fucking fuck?
  (tags: nokia phones mobile_phones wtf)
• Even the elite of society can engage in flamewars
  (tags: feminism women usa uk)
• Possibly the ugliest commercial website in existence
  (tags: shopping uk usability awful webdesign EpicFail)
• Some People (a graphic short story)
  (tags: art comic writing society)
• How to drink heavily (without it ruining your night/life).
  (tags: drinking alcohol advice)
• Why you aren't seeing updates from all of your FB friends (a new Facebook setting)
  (tags: facebook)
• The Cthulhu Mythos, As Imagined By Kids
  (tags: art lovecraft cthulhu children)
• Why HP’s take on WebOS could be a very big deal
  (tags: technology hp tablet webos)
• The Reindeer of St Matthew Island. A story that brings a lesson for all of us.
  (tags: environment science earth population reindeer comic)
• Interim Apple Chief Under Fire After Unveiling Grotesque New MacBook
  (tags: computer funny apple)
• Marvel in talks with Shane Black to helm Iron Man 3. Awesome choice.
  (tags: marvel comics IronMan movies)
• Dispelling the myth that because AV isn't most people's idea of the best system it isn't worth voting for.
  (tags: av voting)
• Nourishing a Culture of Failure
  (tags: innovation creativity business people)

Comments

[matgb]

Nokia decide to kill Symbian despite the UX on the N8 actually being good. FFS, 30%+ growth is not a problem if the market is expanding massively to include budget crap. IT's something that needs watching but.

In the meantime, HP announce the TouchPad we were expecting when they bought Palm, and let us know it'll have full interop with their Palm phones and laptops.

I am wondering whether I'll be able to get a Palm phone at some point on contract. Just as I was getting attached to and looking forward to an N8 they decide to kill it.

FFS, the biggest problem is lack of apps and not brillaint UI. The UI problem is mostly fixed, the phone is very good, but they've deicded to chase all the developers away by announcing they'll switch to bloody Windows.

While HP are moving away from Windows in what appears to be an interesting direction.