World: r3wp

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

Io language at Pixar - http://www.iolanguage.com/blog/blog.cgi

hmm, reading that, one must wonder, why there are no REBOL fans in 
such companies ....

I hope R3 might change some attitude, yet I am still afraid, that 
the main reason (not understandable to me) for some folks is open-source. 
It is like cult.

Hehe, I wonder how usable is the phone going to be :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR4ezMgRlWo&mode=related&search=

http://www.openmoko.org/

An OpenSource phone. Funny! And why not? It must come. This must 
be something for Reichart and others who ask for opensource. :-)

we should watch Rentrak in Portland, OR and deviantArt.com  as they 
have people open to languages - and it is my impression there is 
much more Ruby and Python happening in Los Angeles ... of course 
 Io lang will be fine because they have a good core community who 
chat daily (IRC) and becasue Steve ignores my suggestions ;-)

Motorola delivers first cell phone based upon Linux, with open development 
platform? - http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8917567693.html