Ryan Paul
Open Source Editor, ars technica
I'm the open source editor at Ars Technica and I'm the creator of Gwibber.
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RT @ejacqui : Superman knows that the most romantic gift you can give a reporter is a really hot, exclusive story.
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DO WANT RT @azaaza : TabSense is the first working extension inspired by Tab Candy. For Chrome. Looking forward to more! http://bit.ly/9m9Krz
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Haven't decided if I'll get SC2 yet. I'm looking forward to @BenKuchera 's full review. He posted some first impressions: http://is.gd/dROgf
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Now that I have support for Twitter lists implemented in Gwibber, I find the feature a lot more useful than I anticipated.
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A good list of KDE projects that could use new contributors: http://is.gd/dRG2O Take a look if you want to help. (via @nightrose )
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Mozilla hasn't quite closed the performance gap with Chrome enough yet, but Tab Candy could win me back to Firefox anyway. Really liking it.
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Every time I write an article about a totally new browser feature, I get half a dozen emails from fanatics claiming that Opera had it first.
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Mozilla's Tab Candy prototype comes really close to being a life-changing browser enhancement. It just needs good keyboard accessibility.
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Error messages on the new Digg are funny: http://i.imgur.com/dBwnq.png It seems to use different names and percentages each time
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In light of the FBI's systematic abuse of national security letters, this seems like a terrible idea: http://is.gd/dPQJ4 (via @normative )
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It looks like Oracle broke Eclipse: http://is.gd/dPFxI I can't decide if it's an act of incompetence, malice, or mercy.
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Not bad! RT @ConstantineXVI : Kindle v3 coming August 27, smaller, bigger battery, WebKit, WiFi. Same price, WiFi-only model for $140.
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Hysterically funny critique of Java by Steve Yegge: http://is.gd/dPosQ I don't even remember the last time I laughed that hard.
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RT @jaybushman Admiral Ackbar secretly approached for Starbucks endorsement. Denies any connection to "It's A Frap" ad campaign #wookieleaks
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Does anybody want an invite to the new Digg? I've got five to hand out.
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Tested four new Android devices over the past 30 days. All are nice, but none can quite rival the N1 in industrial design or build quality.
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Great article on fascinating new tech: RT @foresmac : The future of electronics is frickin' hybrid silicon lasers: http://arst.ch/lss
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Got everything squared away for LinuxCon. I'm going to be on a media panel: http://is.gd/dKv2O
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Cool web sockets demo with Node.js: http://tumblr.com/xkle967jd (via @mrkurt ) I wonder if it would scale to multiplayer 3D games with WebGL.
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As much as I like Thunderbird, the theming never seems to work quite right on Linux. I think that's part of why distros don't default it.
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Spent the day working on Gwibber 3. Merged my improvements with trunk. Buzz and Twitter lists working, but need a better UI for lists.
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Yuck. Helped dad uninstall McAfee software that Adobe bundled in Flash update. I guess this is how Adobe addresses Flash's security flaws.
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Dismantled kitchen forced me to resort to culinary heresy. I made garlic bread with a leftover container of Papa Johns garlic dipping sauce
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Nifty scrapbook program by @lucasratmundo : http://is.gd/dEIB1 It seems a little bit like Plasma, but more content-driven.
