It seems the only things immigrants threaten are services that the government provides, whether directly, as with public schooling, or indirectly, by compelling hospitals to treat anyone who staggers through the doors. In contrast, markets free of government's grip don't suffer chronic shortages.
An attempt at redesigning this chart from The Guardian to make the plaintiffs and defendants a bit more clear.
And this is why software patents are generally a bad idea.
[Update] Don't forget to add Motorola v. Apple (10/6/10)
iPad Adoption Rate Fastest in Electronics Product History →
And I still don't know what I would do with one...
Anybody still remember the feeling of being consistently eaten by a yeti just when you thought you were going to win the game? I do. Thanks, Microsoft SkiFree.
And if you're too young to have experienced the frustration, download SkiFree.
VP8 Still Image Encoding (WebP) →
Google yesterday released a new file format specification called WebP (Web Picture), closely related to their WebM (Web Movie) file format released four months ago. Whereas WebM is the VP8 encoding of multiple frames, a WebP file is the result of intra-coding a single frame. Google claims the encoding reduces file sizes by 40 percent compared to JPEGs. That would mean faster downloads from websites and less strain on networks, especially mobile networks. However, Jason Garret-Glaser, a developer for the open-source x264 encoder, believes that WebP is, like WebM, of lower quality than existing file formats.
Want to Make Friends?
Just break the Hotmail build. People from all over IM and visit.
Is Facebook Killing Our Souls? →
Facebook is the perfect cocktail: a medium that focuses much of our attention on ourselves, while appearing to focus our attention on relationship with others. It is a mirror masquerading as a window.
70 Ton California Relief Map →
If you've got 200+ yards to display it on and a way to move 70 tons, one of the world's largest maps, a scale model of California unveiled in 1924, could probably be yours.
Five Wonderful Things of Today
- Mailing a package to Peru.
- Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, and Ocean's 11 for $10.
- A dozen eggs for free from Target.
- Driving through Apple's campus by complete accident.
- M&Ms.