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Comment on Whither the filesystem? by Jason Orrill

Jason Orrill — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:32:39 +0000

There’s definitely a filesystem in there, and I’m sure we’ll be able to measure the time between the iPad’s release and someone jailbreaking it in days, if not hours. For me the real question is whether the lack of a user-accessible filesystem will have any impact on what users can do with it. I don’t find it a big deal on the iPhone, but on a laptop or desktop it would be a dealbreaker. With the iPad lying somewhere between those two, I wonder what the expectations will be.

Comment on Whither the filesystem? by Matt Farmer

Matt Farmer — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:35 +0000

Well, the kicker is that (to my understanding) there is a filesystem on both platforms. It’s just completely hidden. If I’m not mistaken, one of the selling points on jail braking an iPhone is to get at the file system. In theory, you could do the same with the iPad…

Comment on Political pendulums by James

James — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:04:18 +0000

Put that inside my stomach and you get an approximation of the effect of politics on my emotional state over the past decade or so.

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Adventures in @font-face – Orrill Reports — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:30:21 +0000

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Happy birthday – Orrill Reports — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:14:44 +0000

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Um, yay? – Orrill Reports — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:09:54 +0000

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Comment on Failing the Dover Test by A Civil Discussion – Orrill Reports

A Civil Discussion – Orrill Reports — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:06:02 +0000

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