The Family Crest – Songs from the Valley below
Posted by lars | Filed under Music
Sweet.The Family Crest new EP out on Amazon
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On the subject of Adobe and Flash and Apple
Posted by lars | Filed under Gadgets, Mac, Software
I just read a little something by Grant Skinner and what I don’t get is why not open source the player if it’s such a head ache for Adobe that some people make it seem? Because of course its profitable not to. See if it was open source there would be a LOT more “respect” throwed around than when you essentially lock your customers in and dont give them a choice. This is why I am frustrated with Adobe as with many other companies that has any form of monopoly, a history thereof or are part of an ogliopoly. This is why customers used to (and a lot still) dislike Microsoft, AT&T, Vattenfall, ComCast and even my own employer Telia.
This is why I dig companies such as MindTouch and others that have an open source core with Enterprise options/closed source built around it, and has a product that generates an output built in standards readable by all (in MindTouch case XML/XHTML).
To say that Adobe deserve respect and so on is true, all human beings deserve respect (plus Photoshop kicks ass…even though they are really bloating down their CS). To say that Adobe deserves CREDIT for being business savvy, buying up sweet IP, developing this IP and making good decions to get where they are now is equally true. But we are all doing them a HUGE favor by bitching and moaning. This all helps to give rise to popular opinion and in the end – options. For Adobe, just like with any other company that gets negative attention from its customers, it becomes crystal – it’s do or die time. And yes, everyone using a Flash Player IS a customer.
In the end I think Apple are actually doing the web as a tool for communication a favor by NOT including support for a closed prop. system that is A) WIDELY misused and B) a resource hog that for me in 90% of the time is making my browser blink, pop and crackle when I don’t want it too (ads). And I really couldn’t care less about Flash games.
To say that a user can uninstall Flash on their workstation/laptop if they don’t like it..well that’s kind of childish, that’s like me not getting any electricity from a company I dislike – see I can’t.. because I like hot showers .. just like to watch embedded web video. But believe me when those video sites go full frontal HTML5, my Flash player will go the same way Macromedia Shockwave player did a long time ago. Or maybe I won’t, maybe things will shape up and they will kick ass. Just look at what their doing with Flash 5 and converting AS to IPA.
Anyway. I don’t mind the “i-platform”, here I do get a choice because companies are FORCED to open up and build more effecient no-nonsense ways to deliver HQ video. And it doesn’t really matter if it’s Android or Iphone OS, you can bet your ass they will reuse those HQ streams in fast, efficient native apps for those platforms.
Hulk explains why the Hulk iPod Touch (iPad) will rock
Posted by lars | Filed under Gadgets, Mac, Software
Kapow bitches! The Hulk is sick of puny homans whining!
- “It’s just a big iPod Touch”
Yeah? So? What were you expecting? Mac OS X + touch? So you’re telling me that if you could use your fingers on your laptop…that would be better than using the mouse? HAHA PUNY BRAIN! - “It’s got no camera”
Hulk SAD about this too. Was expecting to cyber with She-Hulk….he he. But will probably be in next version. HULK IS HULK! - “No multitasking!”
Puny! Hulk doesn’t care! Only time Hulk wants to multitask is to listen to music while bashing skulls. No biggie. NOT LIKE HULK! - “No really cool software”
That’s why there is an App Store. HULK SMASH! - “No USB ports”
PUNY! HULK IS NOT AFRAID…HULK IS STRONGEST ONE THERE IS!!! YOU WANT USB IN YOUR IPOD TOO? IT’S NOT A LAPTOP. USB YOUR FACE!
NOW Hulk says ENOUGH!
Dinner @ Maggans
Posted by lars | Filed under Moblog
Fanta Lemon!
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How I have missed you!
Fatpants Friday
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Just ate homemade pizza with moz, ham, tomato and some other greasy
delicious stuff. Slipped into my dirt nasty but sexy fatpants and it’s
time for some chillin in front of the projector with some ice cold
coke. I know…I know…I’m just mad crazy party people, what can I say… Weekends ftw!
Good to be back home
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Feeling a lil better today. It’s good to be back home despite the cold
and despite the fact that I’m sick. Our milk and cheese and water
kicks ass :) I have lost 5.5 pounds since getting back home, my stumic
was like crazy bloated from US trip (which is weird since it haven’t
been that way on earlier trips).
On train back home finally
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SAS operated flight from Frankfurt became delayed with 1.5 hours so we
missed our train with litteraly five minutes… Had to spend 1200 sek
and get two new tickets. Gah. But anyways…sooon hooome. My sinuses
are shitty but feels goooood to be in Swe!
Bra dag i Santa Cruz
Posted by lars | Filed under Moblog
Körde ner via HWY1 till Santa Cruz idag och shoppade lite där och
käkade. Maten var ok inte mer på stället där vi valde att sätta
oss. Imorgon är det sista dagen, vi ska då ner på downtown och
antagligen gå på en bio på kvällen (hann inte idag). Har haft skoj
här borta men nu ska det verkligen bli bra att få komma hem till
Chester, familj och svensk mat!
Varit och shoppat
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Handlat lite grejer i downtown nu och är på väg tillbaka till
lägenheten. Både jag och Linda är lite småförkylda. Jögga och
Maria har varit på The Rock.
