Comments on: 2008 Year in Review http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:55:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Greg K. http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-29031 Greg K. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:20:34 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=902#comment-29031 What, no fair-and-balanced mention of outed GOP toe-tappers? Wide stance always provides wide grin... What, no fair-and-balanced mention of outed GOP toe-tappers? Wide stance always provides wide grin…

]]> By: Andres Kievsky http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28479 Andres Kievsky Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:14:26 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=902#comment-28479 The year of Android in the netbook? Look at the Asus Eee PC 900HA. Why would anyone want anything other than a perfectly functional xp-based 1.6ghz atom machine that costs and weighs a fraction of a Macbook Air ($325 versus $1799)? You can obviously install any OS you want into it. There really is no rational reason for a consumer to have Android in a netbook. As for "Google doing a great job", most of Google's online applications are poor. Don't get me wrong, there are some exceptions (Gmail is pretty good) but the marketing value of the Google brand is a lot higher than its real value; I expect to have another Yahoo! scenario eventually. GWT 1.5 is a great app, but compare how long it takes to program an application in JS using mootools or jquery. The edit-compile-run cycle is so short, it's no longer an issue. Again, GWT is a great idea but slow as hell in comparison. To leave on a positive note... the woman fused to the toilet seat was hilarious. And I do like your blog. Happy New Year! The year of Android in the netbook? Look at the Asus Eee PC 900HA. Why would anyone want anything other than a perfectly functional xp-based 1.6ghz atom machine that costs and weighs a fraction of a Macbook Air ($325 versus $1799)? You can obviously install any OS you want into it. There really is no rational reason for a consumer to have Android in a netbook.

As for “Google doing a great job”, most of Google’s online applications are poor. Don’t get me wrong, there are some exceptions (Gmail is pretty good) but the marketing value of the Google brand is a lot higher than its real value; I expect to have another Yahoo! scenario eventually.
GWT 1.5 is a great app, but compare how long it takes to program an application in JS using mootools or jquery. The edit-compile-run cycle is so short, it’s no longer an issue. Again, GWT is a great idea but slow as hell in comparison.

To leave on a positive note… the woman fused to the toilet seat was hilarious. And I do like your blog. Happy New Year!

]]> By: Dan Lewis http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28474 Dan Lewis Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:27:40 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=902#comment-28474 Perhaps this previous blog entry will help put the statement in perspective: http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/10/09/wtf/ Perhaps this previous blog entry will help put the statement in perspective:

http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/10/09/wtf/

]]> By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28468 Eric Burke Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:49:01 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=902#comment-28468 I am making fun of people who used his middle name to scare people. I am making fun of people who used his middle name to scare people.

]]> By: poker joe http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28467 poker joe Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:25:54 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=902#comment-28467 "A man named HUSSEIN won. Scary shit. His middle name is HUSSEIN" hard to tell whether you meant this to be ironic or not but it does sound like a bad racist joke “A man named HUSSEIN won. Scary shit. His middle name is HUSSEIN”

hard to tell whether you meant this to be ironic or not but it does sound like a bad racist joke

]]> By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28443 Eric Burke Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:59:31 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=902#comment-28443 I stopped drinking AB/InBev beers. Instead I mostly drink Boulevard and Schlafly beers. I stopped drinking AB/InBev beers. Instead I mostly drink Boulevard and Schlafly beers.

]]> By: Mario Aquino http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/28/2008-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28442 Mario Aquino Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:41:34 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=902#comment-28442 I say you are still missing a bunch of stuff, not the least of which is the global economic meltdown followed by massive infusions of government spending and guarantees (turning us socialist), a weak dollar setting the conditions for AB to be sold to Belgian brewer InBev, and for the first time in the history of this country the President was the target of a dual shoe projectile attack. I say you are still missing a bunch of stuff, not the least of which is the global economic meltdown followed by massive infusions of government spending and guarantees (turning us socialist), a weak dollar setting the conditions for AB to be sold to Belgian brewer InBev, and for the first time in the history of this country the President was the target of a dual shoe projectile attack.

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