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linssen | 11 years ago | on: US in-flight internet could be hacked, watchdog warns

> could be breached if flight control and entertainment systems use the same wiring and routers.

They don't, though.

linssen | 12 years ago | on: iOS holding my phone number hostage = the worst bug I’ve ever experienced

I've got exactly the same problem here, has anyone found a solution (other than not using iMessage in the first place)?

linssen | 12 years ago | on: Simpsons in CSS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics

linssen | 12 years ago | on: Stack Overflow is currently offline for maintenance

It's working.

linssen | 13 years ago | on: Ditching responsive design

The popular interpretation of responsive web design has been, I feel bastardised. It's not just about a fluid grid with break points in your CSS to move things around depending on the size of your viewport.

It should be much more about how system responds to where, how and why it's being used. That might well mean apapting the layout to fit a smaller device, but equally it could mean things like presenting considered controls to touch devices, offering geo-aware information, changing content to user patterns etc.

The term itself is derived from responsive architecture which is defined thus:

Responsive architectures are those that measure actual environmental conditions (via sensors) to enable buildings to adapt their form, shape, color or character responsively http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_architecture

Go Cardless have made the right decision for them about layout, but I can't help feeling that they're setting the conversation about RWD back.

linssen | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is using Google App Engine?

I think Potato make a lot of use of it. They've got some tools in their GitHub https://github.com/potatolondon and some really interesting projects in their portfolio http://p.ota.to/work/ (no surprise with Google among their clients.) They do a lot of Django work.