Interesting Links for 22-03-2012

[fearmeforiampink]

• One Per Cent: Laser-powered 'unprinter' wipes documents in a flash
  My mind can't help but think of all the terrible things you could do with this…
  (tags: via theweaselking computers clever technology science SCIENCE!!! awesome )
• TaxPayers’ Alliance quote generator | The Other TaxPayers' Alliance
  'as a journalist you turn to the TaxPayers' Alliance for one reason - to provide an attack on public spending. Whether the spending is worthwhile or not, the TPA always says the same thing. So why not cut out the middleman and generate your own quote?'
  (tags: posttofacebook post economy politics taxes parody amusing )
• Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer worldwide for first time | The Digital Home - CNET News
  Only for a day. But a sign of what's coming? Also interesting that IE drops every weekend, and Chrome (plus Safari and Opera to a lesser extent) go up every weekend.
  (tags: computers competition browser internet interesting )

Comments

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

I imagine it's because poor corporate saps like me are forced to use IE at work when we'd much rather be using proper browsers (which in my case means Opera).

[fearmeforiampink]

Heh. Whereas at work, I can use what I want. At present, I use Opera for personal stuff, including my personal Gmail, Chrome for most work stuff, including my primary work Gmail, and then firefox for my secondary work Gmail

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

I was just coming in to say just that: IE goes on work machines. And there's a certain percentage of people who WOULD use Chrome, but can't, during the week.

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

The ironic thing about that alternative TPA random quote generator is that most of the time it seems to produce a perfectly sensible statement...

[fearmeforiampink]

Depend what it's in response to. Whereas the TPA say that in response to just about anything, reasonable or not.