links for 2008-11-22

well, at least it'll use less power

i reluctantly concur

yes, Apple's to blame here, but is it really possible that the movie industry has learned nothing from the record industry? wait, never mind. don't answer that.

"With this background and with these principles as guides, here are the steps the College has decided to take:

1. Postpone for a year the renovation of Weston Field and the remainder of the Stetson-Sawyer project. This will preserve capital, put off additional debt interest payments, and provide time to better understand the depth and breadth of the economic downturn.
2. Reduce spending on other facilities renewal by around $3 million. We have very little deferred maintenance, so pushing some of this work off to the future makes sense when times are tight.
3. Not fill newly open positions except those deemed most essential…" – for context, Williams' endowment is sizable. larger than many hedge funds, in fact.

"One more gripe with the iPhone even with this update…. I keep expecting the team to give us a decent friggin cache. PLEASE let me give the iPhone as much space as it needs to keep my stuff around! A mobile browser that is often on a crap network needs this more than anyone else! Cache more aggressively. Save my JavaScript and CSS! At the very least, don’t let me hit the back button and wait for the entire bugger to be grabbed again for the love of god! Why can’t I about:config and up the caching space and rules 🙁
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Argh. So close. Does anyone else feel this way?" – yes. with extreme prejudice.