“iPhone NDA: Doing more harm than good” and other links…
Chris Foresman: “The iPhone software development kit (SDK) is the only sanctioned way to develop applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch… the NDA has become a source of frustration for the growing development community. …If developers weren’t forced to spend time working through coding problems on their own, they could spend more time making better applications.” This is outrageous and shocking. It is straight up military barbarous—because that’s where the history of industrial secrecy comes from…
“This is war: insider describes how devs punish game journos”
Ben Kuchera: “…you better believe that your critical thinking skills should be in full effect when you see the words ‘exclusive review’ next to coverage or you see ads for the game flanking the site’s front page. A sponsored collection of codes and coverage on the game, in its own branded section of the site? That’s an advertisement, and should be treated as such.”
“49 percent of US companies cutting back IT spending”
Valleywag.com: “But in the US, where 49 percent of the companies surveyed said they intended to slowdown their IT spending, 20 percent indicated they actually meant to simply cut hardware, software and services spending right now. Blame the financial services sector…”
“Councilman Pushes to Make LA More Bike Friendly”
Laist.com: “Today, City Council President Eric Garcetti announced two motions he is putting forward. If you know the biking community, you know these two proposals came from Garcetti listening to the community as the problems/solutions here are often heard within the cycling community.”