ipad

i really don’t know how i would use this implementation of vim on the ipad given that it doesn’t appear to have dropbox support. but i really like the fact that it exists and it’s getting downloaded instantly. i’m more of an emacs guy myself, but i’m perfectly conversant in and happy to get stuff done in vim. particularly given the sad state of editors on the ipad. i do fear however that the inability to ship vim with an external binary will limit its ability to support cloud filesystems....

a little nugget in the settings > about menu in the economist app for the ipad. First published in September 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses fowards, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.” – the economist

i had some draft notes kicking around in the queue for a little while that i’ve been meaning to get out. i’m surprised by how much things have changed over the past few months with this device and how my views towards it have shifted. since i seem get asked on a pretty regular basis which apps / etc. i find to be the most useful, i thought i’d dust up some of my notes on the platform....

bite me robert downey jr. ...

i just whacked a nascent relationship with shelfari. i had poked at shelfari a year or so ago, but i was non-plussed with the manner in which i could interact with my “bookshelf”. in poking around various facebook applications, i was looking for something that would have some interesting integration with the social networking component from a reading perspective. it would have been nice to simply export my reading list from delicious library into something that would facilitate sharing my library with friends and family....