“Build and Analyze” is the name of a button in one of the older versions of Xcode (the program in which you code and test iOS and OS X applications). The name is just a play off of that; it’s not supposed to be a succinct description of the show’s purpose.
> With OpenPhoto, Mathai is transparently attempting to put the user back in control of where their photos are stored, so the service will allow users to freely select which cloud storage and database services meet their needs […] for example, OpenPhoto users can select Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloudfiles, Dropbox or any other service with a file storage API to store their photos.
I’m having a hard time seeing the practical utility of this. Professional or dedicated photographers have their stuff carefully backed up already. Ordinary users haven’t ever heard of S3 or Cloud Files. There might be a couple of geeks left who would be interested in the different hosting options, but surely these wouldn’t comprise enough of the user base to make that much complexity worth it.
I agree that Flickr has been unfortunately stagnant, but—at least from this article—this guy seems like he’s too focused on the implementation details and not enough on the high-level features that will actually draw people to the platform.
Like many, I've been meaning to learn [some kind of] LISP since I first heard of it. I use OS X, though, and it seems Apple has decided that Java is on its way out. Should I be worried about Java-related incompatibilities or hassles in the future if I start writing a lot of Clojure code?