Links for Wednesday January 12th, 2011
Sarah Palin Blood Libel: Palin opposes collective blame for monstrous crimes, unless they are committed by Muslims.: Sarah Palin can't take her own medicine. (via Jon Stokes)
Some rare Firefly behind-the-scenes photos: Speaking of Firefly, I thought this was interesting.
8 Things You May Not Have Known About Firefly: I, for one, didn't know the first item on this list.
Apple, Verizon Took Years to Clear IPhone Differences: Interesting behind-the-scenes look at the new Verizon iPhone, from Business Week. (via Mac Rumors")
Southwest Airlines pilot holds plane for murder victim’s family: Amazing story.
ASUS tablets already delayed, may not get Android 3.0: Here we go — we're already seeing delays on Android tablets announced at CES.
AMD CEO ousted over tablets, but AMD ousted its tablet chip in 2009: Sounds like Dirk Meyer, former CEO of AMD, got screwed:
"So while you can't blame AMD's shareholders for watching all the post-PC action at CES and feeling like the mobile and consumer electronics train is leaving without them, you also can't sell your seed corn to survive and then complain about the lack of planting going on. Meyer did what he had to do to keep the company afloat through an extraordinary time for AMD and the PC industry as a whole, yet that's apparently not enough for AMD's board."
Windows Everywhere? Wake Up, Microsoft. It's 2011: Paul Thurott is one of Microsoft's biggest boosters. If he's questioning the company, then you know that they have problems. But I'm with Thurott -- Microsoft's annoucement from CES, of Windows running on ARM, really doesn't make any sense. Maybe it will next year? (via Daring Fireball)
The strange case of virtual machines on telephones: Avery Pennarun on the Java VM, and virtual machines in general. This is an older post from last year, but it's really worth a read, especially if you want to understand one of the fundamental differences between Android and the iPhone.