mike463's comments

On: Why TCP Over TCP Is A Bad Idea

[mike463]

I thought this was going to be something like when I ssh into a remote system and run 'tcpdump' without filtering out port 22. :)

On: The iPad 2

[mike463]

He seemed to be an apologist for the new app store policies on selling outside the store.

http://daringfireball.net/2011/03/dirty_percent

To me it seems like apple is implementing not only a tax on all apps that run on the device, which has been there from the start and is ok. As a customer I like the fact that the apps are centralized and under quality and security control.

But the new move seems to be a tax on ALL MEDIA played on or loaded on the device. I don't want apple to control the data I load on my device, and this is what they're doing.

[isleyaardvark → mike463]

That is only one controversial App Store issue in which Gruber has sided with Apple. Even then he did have some criticism of it: "I concur that worst aspect of these new subscription policies is that something that used to be allowed now is not. It has a bait-and-switch feel to it."

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/03/03/marco-disagreeme...

ubernostrum should not have been downvoted. Gruber has consistently been highly critical about other App Store policies:

http://daringfireball.net/2008/09/app_store_exclusion http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/16/scratch http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/16/app-store-reject.... http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/09/29/isinglepayer

The only thing more consistent than Gruber's support of Apple is the ad hominem attacks inevitably made against him.

On: Pocket Legends game generates 30 to 50% more reven...

[mike463]

I think it's demographics. Who owns an android phone, and what game would they buy? And how many competitors to this style game on the platform.

Meanwhile on iOS, the demographics are more flat, and additionally there are more choices for RPG/MMO style games than on android.

On: Why Angry Birds is so successful and popular?

[mike463]

I think the sounds are cool. I mean yeah, the gameplay, but the sounds are fun.

On: IPad 2 Official Specs

[mike463]

They must use pointers to do it. :)

On: Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize al...

[mike463]

This isn't that new... I've always been told glass is already a liquid. :)

[bch → mike463]

I've heard that too, but recently saw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions#C...

On: Google's H.264 decision: It's all about YouTube co...

[mike463]

nah, doubt it.

On: Why Do Schools Fire Losing Coaches But Not Bad Tea...

[mike463]

A: No coaches union.

On: Intel to introduce processor with remote kill swit...

[mike463]

Except for processors of course. (Intel wins there)

[rbanffy → mike463]

Very good point...

On: Why Do Google Maps’s City Labels Seem So Readable?

[mike463]

Google has better thought out color contrast too. The other ones are either too monochromatic, or the map details overwhelm the labels (think 90's web page color contrast)