Discussion from ArsTechnica on the current cellular technologies and their coming evolutions as we enter the 4th generation.
In short:
There are four defined generations of cellular technology. 1G was all analog. 2G is digital, with a small provision for data networking at speeds slower than dial-up modems. 2.5G was a stopgap of 100 to 200 Kbps data networking while 3G was finalized and deployed. 3G networks needed to have a raw downstream rate of 2 Mbps or higher, but voice and data traffic are managed separately. 4G networks are ostensibly all Internet protocol with low latency to allow voice and video to work well without extra effort.
Good article describing three styles of programming that Mike has seen over the course of his career: the hacker who intuitively understands code and its purpose, the architect that designs and organizes for the layman, and the superhero, the one who intuitively handles complexity.
I'm honestly not sure which one I am best described by, because I see aspects of all three in my coding style. More than likely I'd tend toward the hacker style, but mostly 'cause I've never been in a job that allowed me to design a code from scratch.
A video on how to harness the enthusiasm and optimism of gamers for social change. While her point is certainly true that we form greater social networks and learn team interaction, a different perspective gives a correlation with the rise of individualism and the lack of rest in today's society.
More practical uses for the content-aware features in CS 5. Finally a reason to buy it.
Gerald Blanchard was a one-man criminal organization, a criminal virtuoso. Wired covers the story of his escapades and his eventual arrest.
The deadline has passed, and the results are in. Check out the map of the 1,100 communities and 194,000 individuals that responded to Google's call for nominations for its new fiber network.
Taking another play from Apple's playbook here, are we Microsoft? All of a sudden, you don't want true multi-tasking or copy-and-paste. Hmm...
IE8 on Windows 7, Firefox 3 on Windows 7, Safari 4 on OS X 10.6, and Safari 4 on iPhone OS 3 all fall.* What a day.
*As mentioned in the comments, Opera was not an option, and Chrome was not attacked.
Interesting exposing of some of the technology that make Google's Nexus One's screen inferior to other AMOLED screens written by a PhD student from MIT.
And thus the importance between correlation and causation...
See also: Facebook dismisses claim