Schadenfreude aside, look at what it does to the browser itself. One could argue that the web browser is the most important app on a mobile device and as Gruber notes, before the page even loads the Flash content is making it hard to scroll, hard to tap. If there is one cardinal rule of touch-based devices it is this: If at any point your app becomes unresponsive to taps or scrolls, your app is broken.

"Another Look At Flash on Android" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

"Vanilla Forums 2.0" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

This video was to be part of the professor’s film series “Science Fiction in Literature,” but was not included due to rights issues with Serling’s work. Blame CBS. Via SF Signal.

"“Lost” Rod Serling Interview From 1970" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

"Venture Bros. Season 4 Part 2 Premieres Sept. 12th" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

This version depends on jQuery instead of Prototype, and uses SVG instead of the Canvas tag. Check out the demo.

"Yet Another Box2D Javascript Port" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

"box2dweb – Another Box2dFlash Port for Javascript" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

It has a Github, too.

"Box2Dflash 2.0 Javascript Port" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

Just so we’re clear on Extra Future’s position: Intellectual Ventures is a jackass company run by jackasses. The fact that it exists is an indictment of the problems with the US patent system.

"Patent-Trolling “Intellectual Ventures” Using Over 1,000 Shell Companies" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

"Custom Sixth Scale Rod Serling Action Figure" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

Of note: None of the examples here seem to work on iOS WebKit.

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"Writing better dialogue" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

"Netflix App now available For iOS" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

via Lukas Mathis

"H.264 To Remain Royalty-Free Indefinitely" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

"Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight Relaunches as NYT Blog" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

But if we say that a mosque and community center should not be built near the perimeter of the World Trade Center site, we would compromise our commitment to fighting terror with freedom.

and:

This is a test of our commitment to American values. We must have the courage of our convictions. We must do what is right, not what is easy. And we must put our faith in the freedoms that have sustained our great country for more than 200 years.

It is incredibly rare that I agree with anything a modern politician has to say, but I agree with the hell out of this.

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"Video of Boosters Separating From Space Shuttle, Splashdown" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

After a leaked Android 2.2 ROM became available through unofficial sources, Motorola sent cease and desist letters to websites hosting the update, according to IntoMobile. The reasoning may be sound — after all, folks who jumped the gun on Froyo for Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G ran into bugs that had to be patched later — but it doesn’t look good when lawyers try to stop people from making their phones better.

Sometimes “open” means never being quite sure what the hell is going on.

"Motorola’s Android 2.2 Rollout" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

"Danish Something Awful Forum Goons Build Space Rocket" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

We received the machine with the original tamper-evident seals intact. The software can be replaced without breaking any of these seals, simply by removing screws and opening the case.

I don’t know about you, but my votes sure don’t feel safe.

"Sequoia Voting Machine Hacked To Play Pac-Man" was originally posted by Phil Nelson on Extra Future. All rights are reserved by the author.

[...] It’s easy to tell the difference: The guy on stage at the concert is in front of his audience. The people in the stands are in their community. When the concert is over the audience vanishes but the community continues; with or without the man on stage.

The stage metaphor is a bit strained, but this is similar to my own philosophy on Twitter and other social media sites. Unless you have millions of followers, treating Twitter like a broadcast medium means you miss most of what it’s good for.

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