links for 2008-10-10

The key sentence here: "It is understood the drive was not encrypted".

"Four weeks on, nothing much has changed. Yesterday 1.54 per cent of visitors were using Google Chrome". Nice to see these kind of figures being published - there is no commercial advantage to be had by not releasing this kind of information from major media sites. FYI the currybetdotnet breakdown from the last month shows an obvious techie/media luvvie skew towards Firefox and Macs - IE 53.5%, FF 36%, Safari 5.5%, Chrome 2%, Opera 1.9%

"So, for example, people might see the original story as balanced, but the tone of the comments made them wonder if the journalist had deliberately chosen pro-life or pro-choice comments".

The most interesting aspect of this for me is how much thought they've put into "search" on this. Will the old URLs redirect? Will IHT stories be pushed out of the listings by NYT coverage of the same issue?

"If I’m perfectly honest (and REALLY not wanting to do the media thing and fan the flames of fear..), it all feels a bit pre-burst right now". Which makes me feel slightly better about having been stuck in The Guardian's office missing it ;-)

Graphical illustration of the effect mastering can have on a recording.