‘this is a free class for people with a little bit of programming experience who want to learn Python.’

The Google Hacking Database: stuff you can find through Google searches that people probably didn't intend to make public.

‘tipfy is a small but powerful framework made specifically for Google App Engine.’

‘in Uzbekistan, he suggested, Google could take its payment in goats.’

It looks very bad for Google (and Android): they appear to have copied some files and disassembled others from Sun’s Java implementation.

‘Searching Google is now like asking a question in a crowded flea market of hungry, desperate, sleazy salesmen who all claim to have the answer to every question you ask.’

‘Google gives away Gmail, Maps, Docs, navigation, translation, et cetera, so no one can compete in those areas—to make free the norm for these services.’

Addresses the perceived issue of fragmentation.

‘If I search for “basecamp” in Google and wind up at a mountain climbing equipment supply store instead of the 37signals product I wanted, it is not Google’s fault (or 37signals’, or the camping store’s) if I start banging my head against the screen and asking “Wheerre are my prooooojectsssss?????”’

Interesting analysis of Google Buzz, Wave, etc.

So that’s how they’re going to make money.

Chromium snapshots

‘But as Apple gets more power, a funny thing is happening on the farm. Innovation and expression on Apple’s iPhone platform are beginning to suffer, even as Apple insists that its restrictions are for our own good. And as we gaze out at the titans of the tech landscape, it’s getting difficult to tell which are the humans and which are the pigs.’

‘I won’t miss a design philosophy that lives or dies strictly by the sword of data.’

Google punishing its own Japanese arm for black-hat tactics.

‘The #1 complaint (20+ comments) was “empty review” sites.’

‘If you’re in media in the web era, you’d better be working on a business model that creates huge value for users.’

Or: why you might not want to make Chrome your porn browser.

It can do QR codes!

Confirmation of what we've observed in server logs.

Whilst it's nice to see paid shills get their just deserts, Google's ability to destroy website profitability in a flash is scary to see in action.

Something I’ve been thinking about myself.

Ruby interface to Google Spreadsheet.

You might want to log out of Google services until they fix this.

Firefox extension to alter many aspects of functionality.

‘Who's been putting the mescaline in the Microsoft kool aid?’