World: r3wp

nevertheless - last 2 years are good sign for those, who would like 
to have webserver plus browser kind of apps. So those ppl can concentrate 
upon Cheyenne plus rebol back end for eg., and front-end being based 
upon browser plus JS = you can find that client everywhere

but then you might miss things like rebservices in the future. hmm, 
maybe we can link rebol.dll library to jscript as sublibrary, so 
that we could use it? :-)

Death of Microsoft?  Not when they have stuff like.. http://labs.live.com/photosynth/

I need some good table handling in javascript ... so this is quite 
good for me.

http://www.nitobi.com/products/grid/?gclid=CI3svNLp7IwCFSLeZgodc0kZnQ

or just google "javascript grid"

Seems very painful to setup a js grid

the rebol plugin would be much simpler!

If the REBOL plugin is used to show the REBOL desktop, and I start 
a REBOL script there (one of the demos for example). Will the script 
be kept inside the browser, or will it be like if I started the script 
from REBOL in a normal way?

the rebol desktop is a bug ...

I'll check the next time I see it!

anyone seen Blazing Saddles? "The REBOL desktop is a DONNNGGGG!" 
:-) Kinda gives the same reaction, I think.

That Mel Brooks film, sure! :-) Now you make me think of the song 
"Blazing Saddles" by the Yello duo.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/usingiphone/guidedtour_medium.html<--- 
20 minute guided tour of the iPhone.

bah now i want one.. i should have never watched it :(

it's probably close to one of the most beautiful UIs I've ever seen.

pity you cant develop non-web apps for it - native apps would be 
impressive

wow!. just saw the merge calls bit - extremely sexy

What type of dolt would build a 100% web application?!?

huh?

i think Reichart was talking about prospective iPhone developers 
;)

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/30773/118

It really looks nice but I don't get it why the add sutff like YouTube? 
That's really of no value... I want a smartphone helping me to organiza 
myself better, to collaborte etc. I don't need a "how-to-waste-your-time" 
gadget.

My guess is, they add the popular stuff to secure sales first. Later 
you may get more of the useful stuff.

Apple -> Google -> Youtube. It seems to me that Apple want to access 
these services, because it's Google. They'll perhaps even let the 
phone record movies and upload them directly to youtube.

Python 3000 plans - we are not alone who radically redesigns language 
:-) http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=208549

Maybe some devs from here could look how P3 plans to support "Unicode, 
Codecs and I/O", and compare it with what is planned for R3.

RFID blocking wallets http://www.difrwear.com/index.shtml

Microsoft brainstorming on how should future start-from-the-scratch 
 OS look like - http://research.microsoft.com/os/singularity/publications/OSR2007_RethinkingSoftwareStack.pdf

Asus Eee PC review - http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Hands_on_with_the_ASUS_Eee/
  .... would it be a good target for View? :-)

Very cute..................a lot like my P7010.  Will be a great 
machine for Qtask...

What brand is your P7010?

Fujitsu

interesting comparison of different font-rendering techniques - http://antigrain.com/research/font_rasterization/index.html

another notebook for children, from Intel - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070708-abrief-look-at-the-intel-classmate-pc-with-linux.html

Eee would be a good target for Syllable. :-) There are several tiny 
machines coming out that can use a tiny operating system

The Curl Programming Language is FUN. http://www.curl.com/

Slow, ask Robert ....

Slowness is not the biggest problem of Curl, but pricing is.
Pricing for commercial deployments starts at $12,000.

useful for governments then. they have that kind of money.

Anytnig make Curl "Great?"

For writing a RIA research article, I've spent 10 hours studing Curl, 
that didn't make me an expert, but so far:

1. I like the content-centric programming, it's kind of like MakeDoc 
+ RSP + RTF.

2. The macro facility seems powerful, which makes homemade DSL possible, 
I guess.
3. APIs seem complete.
4. The 2D and 3D rendering engine uses hardware-acceleration.
5. It's a Functional Language.
6. Unicode, Yes, even Curl supports Unicode.

Like I said, I am not an expert, so any of the items listed above 
could be wrong. Here is a DDJ article http://www.ddj.com/dept/architect/184413224

It is a longtime since I tried it.. But I recall it had fantastic 
support for units (weights, measures, distance) and intelligent conversion 
between them . But I can't find a link to any docs that show this 
anymore

doh!.. I should have looked at that article link first. ;-)

The Curl doc is not in HTML/PDF formats. It's a Curl Applet itself. 
After downloading and Installing the Curl IDE, you'll have the Curl 
document, which is an applet, like I said. You can find some interesting 
2D / 3D Curl applets in the curl.com web site. I am impressed by 
its 2D / 3D ability.

The curl people spammed us a few years ago

a lot of people on the rebol mailing list were spammed by them

http://apcmag.com/6759/interview_with_con_kolivas_part_1_computing_is_boring

Pyro - FF extension for off-line apps - http://pyrodesktop.org/Main_Page

re Pyro but is only for Linux at this time