January 2011
9 posts
Hulu as virtual cable service? →
The article is mostly hulu’s trials and tribulations as a new media startup answering to old media execs. Then they drop this bombshell at the end:
Hulu’s owners are now considering management’s proposal to create a “virtual cable operator,” according to people familiar with the talks.
Yes please. I’ve been tossing this idea around my head for a while and I would love to see hulu...
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HTML Video Codec Support in Chrome →
parislemon:
Wait, I’m confused. Chromium (which is to say, Google) is dropping support for H.264 because it’s not an open standard. But they will continue to bake Flash, which is not an open standard, into their browser?
This just reeks of more Google vs. Apple nonsense.
I know there’s an HTML5-based solution that uses Flash as a fallback, right? Because that’s starting to look...
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Because I don't blog enough.
What was the single best thing that happened this past year? Getting married. Mostly because that set the tone for the whole year.
What was the single most challenging thing that happened? See above.
What was an unexpected joy this past year? Learning the extent to which my wife cares about me.
What was an unexpected obstacle? Our expectations (realistic and otherwise) about marriage.
Pick...