Comments on: Today on the Radio http://it.gen.nz/2010/01/29/today-on-the-radio-2/ Writings on technology and society from Wellington, New Zealand Wed, 02 May 2012 08:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lawrence D'Oliveiro http://it.gen.nz/2010/01/29/today-on-the-radio-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13519 Lawrence D'Oliveiro Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:58:27 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=846#comment-13519 No Adobe Flash Player for the iPad! Surprising omission, considering it’s based on an ARM chip, and Adobe Flash Player is available for ARM (though maybe only under Linux). No Adobe Flash Player for the iPad! Surprising omission, considering it’s based on an ARM chip, and Adobe Flash Player is available for ARM (though maybe only under Linux).

]]> By: Lawrence D'Oliveiro http://it.gen.nz/2010/01/29/today-on-the-radio-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13518 Lawrence D'Oliveiro Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:47:35 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=846#comment-13518 Two things wrong with the appearance of the iPad: 1) It looks tubby. The proportions are 4:3, but something closer to the Fibonacci ratio (e.g. 8:5) would look more elegant. 2) The bezel is too thick. Hasn’t Apple figured out how to get a screen that will display all the way to the edges yet? Two things wrong with the appearance of the iPad:

1) It looks tubby. The proportions are 4:3, but something closer to the Fibonacci ratio (e.g. 8:5) would look more elegant.
2) The bezel is too thick. Hasn’t Apple figured out how to get a screen that will display all the way to the edges yet?

]]> By: Lawrence D'Oliveiro http://it.gen.nz/2010/01/29/today-on-the-radio-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13502 Lawrence D'Oliveiro Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:36:12 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=846#comment-13502 By the way, the reason why these last two major Telecom XT failures only affected customers south of Taupo—after the first failure, I remember an explanation from Telecom that there is a single server in Christchurch that handles this entire area, which went down. Presumably the reason for this latest failure is the same. By the way, the reason why these last two major Telecom XT failures only affected customers south of Taupo—after the first failure, I remember an explanation from Telecom that there is a single server in Christchurch that handles this entire area, which went down. Presumably the reason for this latest failure is the same.

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