Episode 25: 25: Invisible Software

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about why webOS is slow, what's wrong with Apple's digital distribution mechanisms, why Google+ is a really big deal (for Google, anyway), and the hidden world of server-side software. John also shares some statistics about his upcoming Lion review. Links for this episode: Google to Retire Blogger & Picasa Brands in Google+ Push - Mashable Paul Graham - Wikipedia Beating the Averages - Paul Graham on the advantages of Lisp Sponsored by MailChimp and Sound Studio 4.

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