A rather geeky/technical weblog, est. 2001, by Bramus
ORBX.js is a JavaScript library that enables Windows, Linux or Mac OSX apps to be virtualized in the cloud and streamed to any HTML5-enabled browser, including those running on mobile devices Really impressive stuff. In the video above Steam is being run somewhere in the cloud and streamed to the client which is Firefox. Rendering …
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There is no single explanation [for why people choose a native app over a web based version]. The reason browser apps lose this fight is because of a raft of small things. It’s death by a thousand cuts. Tiny Little Knives → (via cameronmoll) Related: It’s not a web app. It’s an app you install …
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Simple (as in: simple idea, not simple to play) and addictive game based on streetview: you’re dropped someplace around the globe in streetview mode and you have to guess where you are. Look at the area and figure out where you are Click the map to place your guess marker (for your start position) Click …
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