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Let me guess, you're using webrtc to deliver a screencast of a headless VM to my browser plus JS to capture I/O events and deliver them over a websocket to the server essentially replicating the functionality of a "zero client" using modern web technologies, no?
In case anyone's interested in how this could be done, have a look at rfc4103 & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_text.
Would you happen to know any such sites for NGOs?
Re:Get Patrick's laptop on Friday June 15, 2012 @02:13PM (#4117829)
Eh, tell me about it. That machine, bought brand new, would set you back ~1.6k USD here in Egypt -- the equivalent of a whole year's income for some...

Seriously, someone should start an Ebay for charitable giving.

Re:Readability service to become free on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @09:59AM (#3243296)
would be nice if they provided readability as a library or a documented API for third-parties.
Do you think there's still a market for feed readers? I've built one (not public yet) with two somewhat distinct features: 1. you get a river of news with the ability to perform complex search queries against your feeds; and 2. it provides relevance sorting of articles based on your reading history. I've found that search, when accompanied by tagging, provides a reasonable alternative to the folder-based feed management approach while relevance sorting helps cut down the time I have to spend wading through the never-ending stream of articles. Should I consider opening it for the public? I don't want to spend money on hosting and bandwidth unless there's a reasonable chance to recover some of the associated costs.
Re:Try Blogger's New Interface on Saturday July 09, 2011 @02:30AM (#2745172)
Any hope they might actually revive Google Reader as part of this redesign frenzy?