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15 Minutes of Fame for a Life of Unrespectable

The FBI agrees with Auernheimer’s assertion that this exploit is of national interest. So much so,CNET reports, that they raided Andrew Auernheimer’s home on a warrant (we assume “Escher” is a pseudonym). They found “illicit drugs,” and Auernheimer is now being held on felony charges.

I like hackers. They’re a needed group of nerds. But instead of going for the fame, contact the company and let them know in private. Don’t be a jerk and blab on about it. You’ll gain much more respect as a “freelance security research team”.

What Does the New iPhone Screen Look Like?

I’m very much a visual person. So I whipped up this little graphic demonstrating the supposed* new resolution of the next iPhone. Just how big is 960×640 in comparison? I threw in a couple of other sizes – 800×600 was the resolution of my first desktop computer.

Interesting and maybe unrelated, but by default iMove 09 outputs ‘HD” at 960X540. A coincidence I’m sure.

*We’ll find out on Monday!

A Quick Rant on Formats and Content

Do you know what I find to be the most frustrating thing about this whole Flash vs HTML5 thing?

Anyone using Flash is in the content creation racket. I’m not just talking about video, but navigation, apps, games you name it. And if you’re creating content you’re most likely concerned wether or not people can see what you’re creating.

I do a lot of browsing on my Mac and iPhone and you know what happens when I come across a flash doohicky that doesn’t work?

I leave.

I don’t bookmark for later. I just walk away.

As someone who develops web content, if people are walking away from the stuff I’m trying to get out there because I have some egotistical hang up about the openness of (insert framework,language,codec here) then I lose customers, I lose relevance and I lose the job.

If you’re a content creator and you can walk away from however many iPhone users and iPad users there are, great. But I don’t know too many people who can afford to do that.

(Sidenote: Do you know which application is in the iPhone/iPad/iPod dock by default? Not the App Store, but Safari. What does that mean?)

Lost in Life

If you didn’t get the ending to LOST I hope that one day you do. And by “get the meaning of”, I mean of life.

The entire story is an allegory for faith instead if trying to figure it all out and make sense of all the mysteries. (as Jack did for a long time)

The point of how the relationships we have and people we meet are more important than how the smoke monster worked or how the island moves.

It’s a story about people who were lost in life. By the experiences they shared in the adventures on the island they came to find love, loss, hope and courage.

I’m not embarrassed to say that I cried my eyes out after watching the credits roll. I was sad and happy all in the same moment.

And it’s not because I’m going to miss one of my favorite TV shows, but because the story that has been told over the last 6 years through a little box in my living room has reached out to me and made me feel, for once in a very long time, content with my mortality and appreciative of the people I have in my life.

We all die someday and we should spend our precious time on Earth in the company of the ones we love.

Just let go and enjoy.