Author: Aditya

• 8-bit Prince of Persia takes on the real world | The Verge

  Prince of Persia in real life… easily the best thing I’ve seen all week. Video: http://t.co/EKsPzMfw

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• Weekend Diversion: Fighting on the Internet : Starts With A Bang

  Quite a lot of interesting graphics, and as Calvin said “As far as I’m concerned, if something is so complicated that you can’t explain it in 10 seconds, then it’s probably not worth knowing anyway.” – explains trolls pretty well.

  tags: internet argument comics

• Mobile Sites vs. Apps: The Coming Strategy Shift (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)

  Interesting piece on usability & situations in which each is applicable:
  “Apps may remain better for tasks that are intensely feature-rich applications, such as photo editing — whereas mobile sites will be better for design problems like e-commerce/m-commerce, corporate websites, news, medical info, social networking, etc. that are rich in content but don’t require intense data manipulation.”

  tags: mobile apps html5 design usability ios android

• Will Deaths By Social Network Spur Calls To Ban Facebook? – Forbes

  Will Deaths By Social Network Spur Calls To Ban Facebook? http://t.co/itSuSL64

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• Microsoft was running Windows on ARM two years ago | The Verge

  Microsoft was running Windows on ARM two years ago http://t.co/EvzAVxAh

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• Eric Cantor, Science, And The Central Planning Fallacy – Forbes

  Eric Cantor, Science, And The Central Planning Fallacy http://t.co/6i0Qhnak

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• The Corner: How Amazon’s KDP Select Saved My Book

  An excellent demo of how authors can leverage Amazon to publicize their work. Also highlights the way in which the long tail can go mainstream using the power of free. Chris Anderson would be really proud.

  tags: amazon book publishing longtail

• How to name a web browser (by those who have) – thebeebs – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

  Interesting post on how the browsers have been named – not all are from direct sources though.

  tags: web browser naming

• Bill Gates: ‘I wrote Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed’ – Telegraph

  Bill Gates: ‘I wrote Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed’ (@maryriddell… http://t.co/WOqWTR9k http://t.co/tue24U6A

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• Bustling Movement of Megacities – My Modern Metropolis

  Through long exposures, photographer Martin Roemers captures the hustle and bustle of megacities. http://t.co/iEjxSQB2

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• How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep: Grooming + Health : Details

  For the weekend: Steps on how to get a good night’s #sleep http://t.co/KNks1KOo

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• Your Own Evil Lair, Available Immediately! : Discovery News

  A real steal at $3m – comes with a 20,000 sq foot building, 2 bedroom house, helipad, wells & the ability to withstand a 5-megaton nuclear blast

  tags: discovery news facility

  • 20,000-square-foot building, basketball court, three-bedroom house, helicopter landing pad, two wells from which to draw water and a barn
  • Fiber Optic OC-48 cable
  • the facility can withstand a 5-megaton nuclear blast.
  • rock bottom price of $2,950,000.

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