February 2010
13 posts
New World Computing →
Yes on all fronts, in particular the three major (but achievable) things which need to happen for this model to displace the Old World:
A way to share data between applications. Not “files”—data.
A way to share data between devices.
A way to (controllably) run applications in the background.
The other thing they must do, where I realize Apple currently falls (very) short, is...
January 2010
19 posts
There will never be another voice like his.” Which is exactly the lousy...
– The Onion: Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger
Another day, another dangerously awesome Aviation
(Glass thanks to @minrk.)
The thing that bothers me most about the iPad is this: if I had an iPad rather...
– Alex Payne, on my deepest fears which have grown since the iPhone SDK launch in 2008.
Listen to me, Barry!
[superpoop] My hands are HUUGE.
Stop hitting yourself!
[married to the sea]
Not bad for a Monday night
Aviation, Last Word, Manhattan, and a brilliant Whiskey Cocktail remix with aged rum: 2 oz Appleton Estate 12yr aged rum¼ oz gum syrup1 dash each of Regan’s Orange and Peychaud’s bittersStirred with ice, served over one rock+ lemon twist All extremely satisfying.
“The words derived from Latin are the enemy—they will strangle and...
– [via]
Free Speech, Corporate Speech, and Corporate money
squashed:
I can’t relaly bring myself to care about today’s Supreme Court ruling. Sure, it weakens campaign finance laws, but the campaign finance laws were broken to begin with. They were more like a string of fenceposts rather than an actual fence. They won’t stop much—but might make you slow down enough to check you didn’t accidently run into a pole. And maybe, once in a while, somebody...
Democrats in the Senate, with White House backing, could be changing customs to...
– Theda Skocpol, writing for NYTimes.com
Stemming the tide
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Song of the Moment: Al Green - Love and Happiness
Love And Happiness by Al Green (11939 KB) Listen on posterous
Just in time for the SIGGRAPH crunch #FML
(although I have to admit, these people all look pretty excited about it.)
I can't believe we ate the whole thing