[the] problem is that Ruby on Rails is a framework for applications, not systems
June 24
Verizon to grow internationally
Anyone that knows the mobile space knows this is an odd statement. Not only is Verizon 45% owned by Vodafone, one of the largest operators in the world, but they have a incompatible network with every other network in the world.
HTC Hero: the first Android device with Flash
This would seem pretty exciting, but the overall performance lag is painful to watch. I still think that mobile devices either lack the power or Flash is too bloated for the mobile context. Take your pick.
June 22
Apple's "hate-on" for PhoneGap
A great wrap up of a conversation Mike Nachbaur had with an Apple app store reviewer about Apple’s “unfounded hate-on for PhoneGap.”
June 16
We cannot judge information on the fact that it physically exists in some content form. We must judge it on the results it delivers.
Radiohead covering New Order’s Ceremony. Awesome!
(via Merlin)
TopGear Road Test of a Ford Fiesta. Stick with it. It proves that a show about cars is the funniest thing on television.
(via Mathew Hoy)
Source Code for Kindle
Nice!
(via Ben)
June 14
Humans prefer cockiness to expertise
Sad but true:
“The research, by Don Moore of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shows that we prefer advice from a confident source, even to the point that we are willing to forgive a poor track record.”
flingLog is the personal weblog of Brian Fling and central nervous system for many of the web services I use. This site contains my personal thoughts as well as a random collection of web artifacts that I find interesting. I am a husband, father, author, entrepreneur and web and mobile professional living in Seattle, USA.