Todd Simmons

Great video conversation with Ron Wyden at Web 2.0 Summit: http://t.co/mg7uAgMI I wish all lawmakers were this well-informed on tech issues.

It’s based on a fictional series of lost 1940s-70s fantasy paperbacks & features a score reminiscent of Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, & Eno.

Austin indie game studio White Whale just announced their first title. Cool idea to focus on retro-fantasy genre: http://t.co/JasTKDRj

If so, this is both good & bad. Good because SMS is a racket for the carriers. Bad because iMessage, GroupMe, etc lack interoperability.

Does the launch of iMessage in iOS 5 mark the beginning of the end of SMS? http://t.co/JZk9Gxq2

Illustrates the dangers of a vaguely worded law: http://t.co/LvUs4M1N

The Computer Fraud & Abuse Act was passed in 1986 to target hacking, but now it’s used to prosecute a wide range of computer-related acts.

Everyone agrees that games can be art, but can they be radical, confrontational art that pushes for social change? http://t.co/m8KP0ywT

Especially fascinating is all the user stats they reveal. Judging from the comments though, many people still aren’t convinced.

Nice detailed explanation from MS UI designers of why the Metro Start screen in Win8 is good for desktop users too: http://t.co/rACMYw0H