Control Structure #75: Don’t Worry, Be Appy!

Andrew and Steve talk about Thanksgiving activities, buzzwords, DRM, Swartz, FLAC support, Mozilla, UI design tips, HTML, HTTP, and Blizzard.

Banter

• The Stanley Parable “Raphael Trailer” – YouTube
• Desert Bus for Hope :: Welcome to Desert Bus for Hope
• HTML9 Responsive Boilerstrap JS

News

• Was Apple’s iPod DRM illegal? Starting today, a jury decides | Ars Technica
• Apple on trial: Were iTunes updates really an anti-consumer scheme? | Ars Technica
• Aaron Swartz Files | Federal law enforcement documents about Aaron Swartz, released under the Freedom of Information Act
• Gabriel Aul on Twitter: “Keen eyed #WindowsInsiders will notice something cool about this pic. Something to look forward to in the new year! http://t.co/4uQe5LlLmI”
• Firefox — Notes (34.0.5) — Mozilla
• New Search Strategy for Firefox: Promoting Choice & Innovation | The Mozilla Blog
• mozjpeg | binaries
• mozjpeg
• 7 Rules for Creating Gorgeous UI (Part 1) — Medium
• 7 Rules for Creating Gorgeous UI (Part 2) — Medium
• Colores
• Colores
• Colores
• W3C HTML JSON form submission
• HTTP vs HTTPS — Test them both yourself
• Willow Tree | Willow Tree Nativity, Willow Tree Figurines, Willow Tree Angels
• The three lives of Blizzard Entertainment | Polygon

Podcast Feedback

• Google Addresses Chrome OS Vulnerabilities Presented at Pwnium 2014 – Softpedia
• Can’t upgrade to iOS 8? Beware bugs in the system | Ars Technica

Don’t forget

• International Backup Awareness Day

Music

• Bump Foot – Releases – foot132
• Anitek Instrumentals Vol. 8 by Anitek – Royalty Free Music – Jamendo
• life changing moments seem minor in pictures | C418
• little things | C418

This episode of Control Structure has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #281: CS #75 — John Has Dysentery!

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