December 2011
1 post
Merry Christmas!
October 2011
1 post
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve...”
– Text of Steve Jobs’ Commencement address (2005)
September 2011
3 posts
“This is not a wall that prohibits counties from making stupid land-use...”
– O’Malley, Md. counties begin battle over development plan - Maryland Politics - The Washington Post
“Clint Eastwood aka Dirty Harry:
These people who are making a big deal out of...”
– http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201110/leonardo-dicaprio-clint-eastwood-gq-october-2011-cover-story#ixzz1XyzES2oM
Walmart Is Coming to D.C. Is This Good or Bad? «... →
August 2011
1 post
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May 2011
1 post
“So Netanyahu “expects” to hear this from the President of the United...”
– Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Please Don’t Speak to My President That Way - Jeffrey Goldberg - International - The Atlantic
September 2010
1 post
“Eighty percent of everything ever built in America has been built in the last...”
–
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America’s Man-Made Landscape
James Howard Kunstler
August 2010
1 post
Four Deformations of the Apocalypse - NYTimes.com →
Good read unless you’re delusional or a politician.
February 2010
1 post
Gays in the military: Fisking Bill Kristol - The... →
Enjoyable piece.
Despite Accord With Apple, Music Labels Still Fret... →
January 2009
2 posts
Steve Jobs a music visionary? Judge for yourself -... →
An Apple Genius Saved my Visit to Macworld Expo -... →
November 2008
1 post
To The Mountaintop →
Obama’s mother dies day before election.
September 2008
1 post
Twitter / John Gruber: To Republicans who tell me... →
June 2008
3 posts
San Francisco may name sewage treatment plant... →
trioBike Gets Families Spinning →
The biofuels of the future will be tailor-made →
February 2008
1 post
“Hey, you try wagging these puppies around a while and see if you don’t...”
– Dolly Parton postpones tour, blames breasts - Reuters
January 2008
2 posts
Amazing Green Roof Art School in Singapore →
Europe's Appetite for Seafood Propels Illegal... →
December 2007
1 post
“President Bush got the world’s attention this fall when he warned that a...”
– A Blow to Bush’s Tehran Policy - washingtonpost.com
November 2007
5 posts
Duran Duran + GarageBand Remix Challenge →
“In the House, the vote on a short-term fix for the alternative minimum tax will...”
– Alternative Tax Showdown - New York Times
Testing Vinyl CDs: Groovy Up Top, Optical Down... →
“Hm, a 34-company committee overseeing an open-source suite of mobile software....”
– Steven Frank — merlin
October 2007
4 posts
What's the future of iTunes? - By Ivan Askwith -... →
Will Apple Open the iPhone? →
Levy: Why Apple Should Unlock the iPhone →
Al Oerter, 4-Time Olympic Discus Champion, Is Dead... →
September 2007
2 posts
The 50 Worst Cars of All Time →
No cars I’ve owned are on the list ….. surprising!
The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME →
Plenty to dispute on this list, but that is the nature of these things.
July 2007
11 posts
“Talk show host and newsman Tom Snyder has died in San Francisco from...”
– Reuters.com
The World’s Stupidest Fatwas →
NFL star indicted over dog fighting →
What a sick bastard.
The World’s Best Candy Bars? English, of Course -... →
Ain’t that the truth!
Few Iraq benchmarks have been met, McClatchy... →
Reality Check
“Japanese researchers are looking for ways to reduce stress levels in tuna caught...”
– MSNBC.com
“For open-aired relief, there is a cluster of stalls without a roof. Some urinals...”
– China public restroom has 1,000 stalls
I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Faster iPhone faster!... →
I thought it couldn’t be upgraded through a firmware upgrade
The World's Best Hamburger Is in Egypt - TIME →
June 2007
10 posts
Modern Camper: DESEO →
WordPress: Make your own theme with the Wordpress... →
Buffett blasts system that lets him pay less tax... →
What a country!
“Africa accounts for only 3% of global air traffic, but is responsible for 17% of...”
– BBC NEWS
AT&T and Apple Announce Simple, Affordable Service... →
Very reasonable