The Changelog

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• @mw_campbell Apple goes beyond just proprietary software to exercising a ton of control over devices they sell. I dislike that intensely. [jgoerzen]
• @mw_campbell I dislike Amazon's Kindle approach too, but I view it as a book reader, not a general computer device. Wish it was free. [jgoerzen]
• @psankar And finally, fix anything about your computer that bugs you. Write code, add features, whatever. [jgoerzen]
• @psankar The other thing you can do is view bug databases for your favorite OS/program and try to fix some. May take more upfront work. [jgoerzen]
• @psankar http://projecteuler.net/ may be interesting for you. Interesting problems, may or may not be useful. [jgoerzen]
• @zacbrown True 4 all. If Apple didn't restrict interpreted code, you could run an NES emulator on your iPhone. [jgoerzen]
• Free software - you control what your computer does. Non-free software - others control that, and to some extent, you. -RMS #idontbuyapple [jgoerzen]
• Told Jacob #bedtimestory of Luke, his farm on the desert, and his computer with wheels that looks like a trashcan, #R2D2. He loved it. [jgoerzen]
• Fascinating article on language and its influence on thought http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?_r=3&ref=magazine [jgoerzen]
• Life snippets http://changelog.complete.org/archives/2387-life-snippets [jgoerzen]