Google Chrome
September 3rd, 2008
I’m writing this post from the Beta version of Google’s stab at a web browser - Google Chrome. So far it seems pretty nice. Key points for/against:
- Chrome uses a unique model for its tabs. Each tab runs in an entirely new process (where in other browsers they may run in a new thread). This has many interesting ramifications, such as:
- Less memory leaks - when you close a tab, any dead memory is wiped with it.
- Greater stability - if one tab “crashes”, just close it - the rest of the browser soldiers on without problems, similar to closing a process within Windows.
- Greater security - the individual tab processes can be run at a tighter security level than the overall browser process, to help keep malware at bay.
- Chrome has introduced a new JavaScript engine called V8 - developed from scratch to be more conducive to large-scale JS applications. This thing is fast. Seriously. I ran Chrome and Firefox 2 through the Sunspider benchmark, and Chrome came out on top, almost 10 times faster. Full details here: chrome-js
- On the downside, a new browser is always going to be distinctly lacking in extensions. I’m already missing the AdBlock Plus I’ve grown accustomed to on Firefox. However the browser is open-source so we’re likely to see these sorts of things appear in no time.
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TV Season!
August 29th, 2008
The new TV season is fast approaching!
- Prison Break S4 debuts 2nd September
- Entourage S5 debuts 7th September
- Heroes S3 debuts 23rd September
- How I Met Your Mother S4 debuts 23rd September
- Boston Legal S5 debuts 23rd September
- The Office S5 debuts 26th September
- Dexter S3 debuts 29th September
- American Dad S4 debuts 29th September
Needless to say, I can’t wait! Gonna be a good month 
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Trippy Stop Motion
August 26th, 2008
This guy apparently has a LOT of spare time.
Love it.
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Roller Suit in the Swiss Alps
August 12th, 2008
This video is fucking awesome. I can’t stop watching!
Did a little research on the guy, turns out the roller suit is his own invention, and he gets up to 110 km/h on it. There are some videos on YouTube.
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Sweet flash game
July 31st, 2008
Cursor*10 - Very fun, and gets the brain working. I won’t go into details but basically you have to use teamwork with yourself to get to the top level. Play it a couple times, you’ll get the hang of it
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