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thadeus_ventureon Google Makes Web Pages Load Instantly

Ad services will love this (not).

thadeus_ventureon JSON users: Avoid CSRFs by not using top-level arrays

Why would this not work:

a) Resources using something other than GET are automatically not affected.

b) For GET resources, require that the body of the request contains a value, perhaps from a cookie but could be anything, ensuring that the request was made using xhr, which is domain restricted.

Sounds like the simplest way to me, curious why it wouldn't work.

thadeus_ventureon The man who screwed an entire country

That's actually true, the Economist has always been very critical of Italy. I have a couple Italian friends who cut their subscriptions a while back because of one article or another. I wouldn't go so far as to say they have no credibility, but they do have a sizable history of negative articles about Italy. Their criticisms may have been justified, but I think that's still a useful piece of knowledge.

thadeus_ventureon Husky Starcraft: From Burgerville to 500K YouTube Subscribers in 2 Years

Ah yea, missed the CPM part there. That's a ridiculous amount of money then. Husky and HD have 10+ videos a week with 150-200K views.

thadeus_ventureon Husky Starcraft: From Burgerville to 500K YouTube Subscribers in 2 Years

So you are estimating 100% click through rate on those pre video commercials? They are not even shown every time.

thadeus_ventureon Previewing Windows 8 (Video)

I think this isn't necessarily about using a tablet or phone interface on the desktop, it's about using either one depending on what peripherals you are using. One configuration is a separate OS instance per device, but a more interesting configuration is basically a phone that you can hook up to a monitor, keyboard and mouse. So basically you get a mobile interface in one mode, and a desktop interface in another. I'd much rather have a single small device i can lug around everywhere I go instead of separate devices for home, office and mobile. Given how quickly cpu speeds are progressing on mobile devices and the prevalence of cloud hosted applications, this could be a possibility sooner rather than later..

And regardless of that, this is about having a single application platform for all the form factors. This video shows a tablet interface, I don't think they will force you to use it on the desktop, at least as shown here. I think the point was the same apps can run everywhere.