@vogella A fanboy is someone who'll defend everything a company does, no matter how stupid, misguided, or evil. I hope you don't do that :-)
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@vogella Maybe we just disagree about the "fanboy" definition. This is always negative IMO.
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@vogella And I object to being called a fanboy (except when joking); Apple does many evil things I strongly dislike
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@vogella I don't identify, but am continuously puzzled some people are convinced the reason for Apple's success is their users' cluelessness
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@vogella I think we'll easily agree that lots of things that are protected shouldn't be.
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@vogella But regardless of the verdict, surely you are not suggesting Samsung did not copy Apple. Right?
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@vogella Sure, why not. I'd estimate at least 500M. (FTR, though, I never imagined anyone would elect G.W. Bush either - you never know …)
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Online typing exercises for programmers — what an absolutely awesome idea: typing.io
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Am 28.8. erzähle ich bei der JUG Dortmund etwas zu REST in der Praxis: xing.com/events/restful-http…
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@natpryce Very nice; another characteristic: It's entirely possible to arrive at the architecture one is looking at, even though it's there
Amazing: "FF Chartwell is a fantastic typeface for creating simple graphs" (via @chriswiemers) fontfont.com/how-to-use-ff-c…
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@logosity @tastapod Yeah, having read a few more (e.g. bhorowitz.com/2012/08/18/a-g…) I guess I'll join the "he's an ass" coalition
@tastapod I think we interpreted the point differently. You see it as undervaluing people; I see it as making a tough decision that's needed
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