June 2008
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Future iPhone 2.0 early adopters should consider a free contact/calendar/notes syncing alternative to MobileMe. http://tinyurl.com/3h89tz
lovely end of a warm, sunny-bunny day… a lot of Sun and a couple of bunnies on roller-blades.
¡Viva España! ¡Qué futból!
Social media ads are like nightclub waiters showing up every 3mins asking you about something to drink. Quickly, you learn to ignore them.
Tipsy made me proud!
The Marathon Man made me proud! http://tinyurl.com/5na4tl
A friend, a colleague and a office-mate left the company. Sad but life goes on. All the best to him!
used to break apps (i.e. discover bugs) because, as colleague used to say, I was “clicking neurotically”. :-))
digs 30 essential PDF books every designer should download: http://tinyurl.com/6cdkho
Nokia buys Symbian, then gives it away for free (http://tinyurl.com/5w7dmd), thus validating Google Android and LiMo open source strategies.
awaiting The Police concert tonight. One of the rare bands I listened to 15+ (actually 20+) years ago and I crave to hear again - live! :-)
Facebook showed me a black screen asking for my email (why?!) claiming that they hate spam. Oh c’mon, FB business model is based on spam!
It’s getting really hot in mobile market too: Nokia to buy Symbian Foundation http://tinyurl.com/5ar7ud
putting a Hawaii shirt for work, hopping onto the bike. Belgrade will be the among the hottest capitals of Europe today - 35C. 8-)
going outside, going green - off to ride a bike in the Sun.
writing a test framework for an API I’ve implemented recently. I’m getting good at this. :-)
FF 3 = feeling fresh and free
ponders on multiple universes/Big Bangs/laws of physics, but a single math, Schrödinger equation & curious kids: http://tinyurl.com/5gwe36
Java is free as a bird: http://tinyurl.com/5g9w4a
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Java is free as a bird
After announcing at JavaOne 2006, Java and it’s 6.5 million lines of code will become free software (which later became OpenJDK) last week open sourced Java passed the entire Java TCK (Test Compatibility Kit).
What does this mean?
It means that any Java technology company will be able to improve any part of Java framework.Due to the nature of GPL any derived work (i.e. improvement) is required...
wow, this is literally mind-blowing: http://tinyurl.com/5l9yeq
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loving the “Black Man” Steve Wonder. :-)
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walked and talked with a colleague about the future of Us Inc. Forgot to look at the skies so the rain got me soaked. At least I know why.
Fact: free meals for Google employees cost the company 20c out of their $600US stock price. A bargain!
downloading Firefox 3… want to help set a new Guinness World Record? http://tinyurl.com/5vcx53
is watching his Skype status: (bug)(bug)(bug)
saw the Tour de Serbie bicycle riders yesterday morning. They didn’t seem any faster than me and yet they use those racing tires. ;-)
… 2 mojitos + [10..15] rakijas = gastric acid + rupurut = everything’s fine! :-) Don’t try this at home or in front of 2 many people ;-)
spend a wonderful, no, flawless night out with my Serbian and Swedish colleagues. I’m grateful for it. Open your mind and fun you will find.
celebrates a working Friday (13th!) ending earlier than usual. :-)
fears that, after a massive deal w/ Google, Yahoo! has become Satan’s little helper…
in Android-iPhone war I want to be a double agent.
had a night out with Swedish colleagues which turned out into a mad night on a boat-club I would never visit otherwise. They were excited!
is excited about the 2nd generation iPhone: http://tinyurl.com/4pg9ka
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The new, 2nd gen Apple iPhone with 3G and GPS is...
Today at the WWDC 2008 at San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has responded to many woes as far as the iPhone software and hardware are concerned. Talk about timing in response to growing excitement hype.
Here’s the check list:
3G network support
Enterprise support
Third party application support
More countries
More affordable
Apart from 3G which allows almost triple the speed over...
has a favorite YouTube comment: “Learn to english” :-)))
Tickets for Gilles Peterson concert tonight are sold out! Damn! Well, I will be dancing tonight no matter what. :-)
Google Shell - someone must have had fun making this: http://www.goosh.org/
throughly enjoyed the 18min explanation of the superstring theory: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/251
feeling relieved with bulk of work done today. That means I should work less on Friday… in theory.
“we met online” - yeah, right, in neighboring TCP/IP packets maybe…?
happy about Obama. How can you not love a guy who has heard of bubble sort? ;-) http://tinyurl.com/2s9j74