Bookmarks for 15 Aug 2011
- Bay Area Officials Cut Cell Coverage to Thwart Protestors – NYTimes.com
"To nip protest in the bud, authorities cut off a public communications system. When the Mubarak government did that to Egypt’s Internet service last winter, it was met with outrage and underscored that the regime’s days were numbered. When the San Francisco rapid transit system killed its underground cellphone service Thursday night, it also prompted a wave of anger." (trains usa mobile crime ) - Glorious Images Of Apple’s New Spaceship Headquarters | TechCrunch
"As we noted in June, Apple is building what is sure to be the coolest office building ever in Cuptertino, CA. The building is so important to the company that no less than Steve Jobs went to a Cupertino City Council meeting a couple months ago to seal the deal. They were eating out of his hand. All the rest is really a formality at this point. “There is no chance that we’re saying no,” Cupertino Mayor Gilbert Wong said after the meeting." It looks great. And how did they get the sky to do that bunching-up thing? (apple architecture ) - The BBC’s fundamental misunderstanding of copyright | Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing
Andy Mabbett complains to the BBC about misuse of people's photos found on Twitter. He gets a reply which is frankly wrong about copyright and complains again. Then Chris Hamilton, BBC News Social Media Editor, weighs in with a something a little more sane. (copyright bbc twitter photography ) - Idea to paying customers in 7 weeks: how we did it « Twitter Tips And Updates From Buffer
Joel Gasciogne on how Buffer was built in 2.5 months. Text book lean startup story. (lean_startups launch entrepreneurship twitter ) - Supercharging Android: Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility
(acquisition google motorola mobile )
