January 2010
38 posts
Timelapse video of clouds in the south Olympic... →
via Cliff Mass’ Weather Blog, a beautiful video of clouds passing over the Olympic mountains above either a lake or the Puget Sound. This is why I love living here.
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The iPad Post
I’ll probably get one. Probably sooner than I think. I’ll like it. I’ll skip gen 2, but buy gen 3. Maybe my dad will get one to finally replace his 12” PowerBook.
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"On the iPad" →
Alex Payne bemoans what the closed nature of the iPhone coming to a “real computer” (-lite?) means to the future of the open mindset of the desktop paradigm. “This is why I say that the iPad is a cynical thing: Apple can’t – or won’t – conceive of a future for personal computing that is both elegant and open, usable and free.”
The other way to look at this is as a parallel...
Everything I love about Twitter
I could read this list over and over again all day.
fireland:
aedison / Actually, it’s pronounced “pedant.” erikprice / You people aren’t going to believe what the Indians used to call corn.
jasonpermenter / I know Thanksgiving’s a few days away, but I just don’t know if I can wait to hand out smallpox blankets to the neighborhood kids!
JephKelley / At a wine tasting. Haha more like wine...
“We are the Internet. Suck it.”
– @sniffyjenkins, San Francisco Tweet-Up Director of Public Relations. (via atsween)
Pet Sounds, diagrammed. →
Via Ian’s blog.
The religion of Batman, Bruce Wayne →
More than is at all reasonable to compile, much less know. This is seriously book length.
“See if you can’t leave me about an inch from where the zipper [belch] ends...”
– President Lyndon Baines Johnson, in the greatest custom pants order of all time.
(thanks Dave)
(via putthison)
He also wants the tailor to leave an extra 3-4 inches in the wait, because he varied 10-15 pounds a month.
“That the Northwest part of classical India should thus be transferred at an...”
– The Eyes of the Pineapple : Revising History
Excerpt in a blog post on the origins and history of Khmer-Viet emnity, this part specifically about how Cambodia got its name.
And I like the little shot at France from the French author.
Apple and Red Cross accepting Haiti donations via... →
mrgan:
Apple and the Red Cross worked together to create a frictionless way to donate to the Haiti relief effort through iTunes. Click the link (or hit the iTunes Store on your own) and pick your amount - that’s it.
Everyone donates more when it can be done in fewer steps, using an existing, trusted payment system. Any company sitting on such a system has a responsibility to make things like...
Dengue Fever is great, until you hear the...
Why I Hate Printers →
Worst part of my work. They make Windows look reliable and user-friendly.
1990 Winter CES Photos - a set on Flickr →
Photoset from the Consumer Electronics Expo of 1990. GameBoy was gonna be big.
“What becomes clear rather quickly is that the game has a voice, a clear one,...”
– Penny Arcade - A New Kind Of Truth
“After our first five hours with the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII,...”
– Final Fantasy XIII Hands On - Page 2 | PS3 | Eurogamer Sounds like I’m not going to like Final Fantasy XIII. $60 saved.
Apple Products of The Future
mrgan:
Mac Pro Air
Nike + Xserve
DigitalColor Meter Studio
Spaces for Real
Apple Remote Home Screen
AirPort Extreme touch
Mini-DVI to Video Adapter (PRODUCT) RED…?
Magic Keyboard
iTunes 16
Magic TextEdit
iDVD For Some Reason
iPhone Classic
Mac OS X Classic
Mac Classic
WatchThe Third & The Seventh on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
All CGI. Makes Avatar look like fingerpaint. Ho. Ly. Fuck.
Google's Nexus Name Irks Estate of Author Philip... →
It really is a little brazen. Android? Nexus? Might as well name the next one Decker, or just go all out and call it Blade Runner and piss Ridley Scott off too.
“But all eyes will be on Mr. Ballmer this week to see if Microsoft and H.P. can...”
– Microsoft and H.P. to Reveal Slate PC Ahead of Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Posted 8:30pm yesterday. I’m not sure if the writer was just drinking early, or if they saw the opportunity and seized it.
GetHuman.com iPhone App →
The web page is indispensable for cutting through customer service phone menus already, that there’s a free app as well is pretty dang cool.
MENASHA, WI—Expressing his growing frustration, IT... →
And the Onion strikes waaay close to home.
I Can’t Believe Walt Mossberg Is Going Along With... →
I used an Android device for the first time today. It’s got lots of neat features, but it doesn’t feel very natural. It was only briefly, helping my dad set up his new Motorola Droid, but it just doesn’t feel like there’s anything in there that “flows.” It’s miles ahead of the other (non-Apple) competition, and the Nexus looks like a nice phone, but...
Mongolia: a democratic breakthrough? →
I’ve always said Mongolia will rise again.
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