stuart test blog

Link: HTC SUES APPLE FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT

HTC Corporation today took legal action against Apple Inc., filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the United States.

Link: ‘Hurt Locker’ producers about to sue an army of pirates

I’m not condoning movie piracy, but I would blame the slow international roll-out of this movie as the primary reason for the piracy. Even when this movie won the Oscar award for best picture, it was still not available in theatre in NZ. Then again, there’s always going to be a group of people who will download movies even if they’re being shown for free in the movie cinema next door to their house.

The war against movie piracy is getting downright explosive. We’ve learned that the producers of the Oscar-winning “The Hurt Locker” are preparing a massive lawsuit against thousands of individuals who pirated the film online. The case could be filed as soon as tomorrow.

Link: Meet the New Toff (Same as the Old Toffs)

Meet Britain’s new Prime Minister: The Right Honorable David William Donald Cameron.

Raised in a fabulously wealthy family as heir to a massive family fortune. His Conservative Party is committed to passing a tax cut that will only benefit the 3,000 richest families in the UK — including his own of course.

Link: Tip: Use the en-dash correctly

It’s good to understand when to use the en-dash. It is rather elegant, and this esoteric knowledge makes you feel superior.

• The en-dash is a linking device implying to or and.
• The hyphen joins two words to create a new word with its own meaning.
• The em-dash separates two items.

Link: What’s different about the new Google Docs?

To get around these problems, the new Google document editor doesn’t use the browser to handle editable text. We wrote a brand new editing surface and layout engine, entirely in JavaScript.

Link: April Search Numbers Out.

Excluding the changes, Google gained share, while Yahoo and Microsoft both lost a bit of share,

Link: The Incumbent’s Curse: HP | Monday Note

Last week’s acquisition of Palm by HP makes a clear statement: HP recognizes we are at the beginning of the end of the classical PC era — and we’re witnessing the birth of a new generation, really personal computers, currently called smartphones (and tablets).

Link: Central Otago Rail Trail cycling guide | Spectacular and simple

Cyclist looking for a spectacular, but relatively easy, journey should head for New Zealand’s South Island, writes Rachael Oakes-Ash. The Central Otago Rail Trail is New Zealand cycling’s pride and joy and the inspiration behind the country’s $50 million, 3000km national cycleway initiative announced last year. The three year project will offer cycling trails through some of New Zealand’s iconic terrain from the tip of the North Island to the far reaches of the South Island for all levels of cyclists.

Link: Help! We’re trapped by “Lost”!

(some spoilers) Damn you, “Lost”! We went and jumped on your bandwagon way back in the first season, got sucked into your endless jungley maze and suspenseful chords, and waited breathlessly for the next shoe to drop, over and over again.

Link: Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative

Facebook has gone rogue, drunk on founder Mark Zuckerberg’s dreams of world domination. It’s time the rest of the web ecosystem recognizes this and works to replace it with something open and distributed.