thinairviews of various geekage from 1,655 meters (5,430 feet) above sea leveliPhone, language wars, browser wars, and platform wars- January 11, 2007 In the programming world, some parts of the Python community have been complaining about this new upstart, Ruby, luring developers away from the fold. Some parts of the Perl community have been thinking, "Ha ha, Pythonistas! See how you like a taste of your own medicine!" There&39;s C++ vs. Java vs. C. There&39;s LISP vs. Haskel vs. whatever. But for years I&39;ve been saying "never mind the language wars, JavaScript already won." JavaScript quietly conquered the world by...http://dobbse.net/thinair/2007/01/iphone.html Fingerprints, FBI, Patriot Act, oh my!- January 4, 2007 Brandon Mayfield, an Oregon Lawyer, was arrested by the FBI in May 2004 and jailed for eleven(ish)1 days as a material witness to the March 2004 bombings in Madrid, Spain. He was arrested because his fingerprints closely matched those found among evidence connected with the bombing. Had the case proceeded differently Mayfield could have been wrongly executed under Oregon law because his fingerprints were similar to those of a terrorist. Thankfully, that&39;s not how it worked out. I happily...http://dobbse.net/thinair/2007/01/fingerprints-fbi.html |