By Mike Barborak on February 26, 2010
“Conform. Or you’re an idiot.”
This is the message I hear more and more from HTML5 + CSS3 + JavaScript (“HTML5+” for short) standardistas. Their claim is that the capabilities of their technology triumvirate have removed the need for any other web technologies. Their favorite target for death is of course Flash which they describe as [...]
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By Hal on February 23, 2010
Everything we think we know about the world is a model. Every word and every language is a model. All maps and statistics, books and databases, equations and computer programs are models. So are the ways I picture the world in my head–my mental models. None of these is or will ever be the real [...]
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By Hal on January 19, 2010
At BASIK, we have always thought of ourselves as “reluctant digital enthusiasts”. We love to build things, so no surprise that we are fascinated by digital technology. But we also grow a bit wary whenever we hear about the transformative and disruptive nature of the internet, minus any critical reflection. Is change ever purely a [...]
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