SVG demo

Filed under: Web on 2007-08-18 @ 1551

If you are running Firefox (no idea what other browsers this works with) take a moment to play around with photos.svg. This is a reimplementation of one of the Microsoft Silverlight demos using SVG and Javascript. It may be slightly slow but I think many people will be surprised that this level of interactivity can be accomplished on a web page.

After you are done playing with the above take a look at the SVG video demo. It is basically the same demo as above but has movies playing instead of static pictures. Unless you run a development version of Firefox you’ll just have to watch the videos.

Torvalds interview

Filed under: General, Linux on 2007-08-10 @ 2018

Q&A: Torvalds on Linux, Microsoft, software’s future

CW: Lots of researchers made millions with new computer technologies, but you preferred to keep developing Linux. Don’t you feel you missed the chance of a lifetime by not creating a proprietary Linux?

Torvalds: No, really. First off, I’m actually perfectly well off. I live in a good-sized house, with a nice yard, with deer occasionally showing up and eating the roses (my wife likes the roses more, I like the deer more, so we don’t really mind). I’ve got three kids, and I know I can pay for their education. What more do I need? . . . So instead, I have a very good life, doing something that I think is really interesting, and something that I think actually matters for people, not just me. And that makes me feel good.

Canadian copyright

Filed under: Canada, Copyright on 2007-08-06 @ 2044

Anyone who pays attention to the current copyright debate has heard the claims that Canada is a hot bed for movie piracy. For a different perspective take a look at this video from Michael Geist and Daniel Albahary.

Putting Canadian “Piracy” in Perspective

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