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Belief

“Belief is the death of intelligence. ” -Robert Anton Wilson

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Don't Be Stupid, Google!

When Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) moves, it makes ripples. Usually, its technical announcements are geared toward a more open Internet that encourages more and better browsing, which in turn feeds Big G's coffers in an indirect way. But today, Google is moving backwards.

The leading search provider and all-around technologist announced that upcoming versions of its Chrome browser won't support the H.264 video format. Instead, the open-source Theora and Google's own WebM formats will be the high-definition video codecs of choice for Chrome users -- at least when it comes to supporting the HTML5 "video" tag.

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