January 2010
“It is extremely unappealing to Microsoft’s management to acknowledge that the...”
– My Friend Who Hates Tech « Five Years Too Late
Jan 31st
“The iPad is a 10” computer with a 16GB flash drive and multitouch technology....”
– This is why it’s worth learning about advertising, by Rory Marinich
Jan 28th
“If you haven’t been paying attention, over the past couple of years, the web...”
– The Irony of the iPad: A GREAT Day for Open Technologies «  Katz Got Your Tongue?
Jan 28th
iPad = maxi-pod
Jan 28th
iPad = iPod with a Boston accent. “This taablet’s retaaaded.”
Jan 28th
“The ADE-651 detector has never been shown to work in a scientific test. There...”
– BBC News - Newsnight - Export ban for useless ‘bomb detector’
Jan 23rd
UTC vs Ruby, ActiveRecord, Sinatra, Heroku and... →
Now that I’m starting to use DelayedJob to perform jobs in the future in my Heroku Sinatra app, its important that they happen at the scheduled time. But unless you pay attention, you’ll find that…
Jan 23rd
“Scott Brown Wins Mass. Race, Giving GOP 41-59 Majority in the Senate”
– Scott Brown Wins Mass. Race, Giving GOP 41-59 Majority in the Senate - New York News - Runnin’ Scared
Jan 20th
“If you go back to the 1950s and you look at some of those writings, a lot of...”
– CampusProgress.org | The Looting Lie
Jan 19th
“If you want to keep your checked valuables from being stolen while you fly, just...”
–  Secure your checked bags — fly with a gun - Boing Boing
Jan 14th
“A Franciscan missionary called Junipero Serra set up a series of “missions”: in...”
–  Monbiot.com » The Holocaust We Will Not See
Jan 14th
“Drummond said that the hackers never got into Gmail accounts via the Google...”
– China: Google attack part of widespread spying effort - Digital Lifestyle - Macworld UK
Jan 13th
“We launched Google.cn in January 2006 in the belief that the benefits of...”
– Official Google Blog: A new approach to China
Jan 13th
Why is it so fun to watch dogs play?
Jan 12th
Just got a #fitbit and managed to fail to track my sleep last night.
Jan 10th
Yet another SFO tweet
Jan 8th
“We now have a political system in which a majority of the House, a majority of...”
– The Washington Monthly
Jan 7th
“What we witnessed was truly a perverse form of competition,” said Ronald...”
– The Card Game - How Visa, Using Fees Behind Its Debit Card, Dominates a Market - Series - NYTimes.com
Jan 6th
Hot Sauce Lineup @ Magnolia http://yfrog.com/3lauqj
Jan 5th
Omelets are pretty http://yfrog.com/3596952450j
Jan 5th
The best FARK headlines of 2009: http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4903022&tt=s (via @seanbonner)
Jan 5th
Finally saw Avatar, aka Dances With Elves (3D). It was good!
Jan 5th
Wonder why the humans didn’t just nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. #avatar
Jan 5th
“SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont’s largest city has a new snowfall record. The...”
– Vermont city gets record snowfall, 32.5 inches - BostonHerald.com
Jan 4th
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Jan 4th
“However, the Intel CPU dispatcher does not only check which instruction set is...”
– Agner`s CPU blog - Intel’s “cripple AMD” function Ah, the joys of monopoly…
Jan 3rd
I wonder how the “cameras in everything” trend will collide with the “no recordings without express permission” trend. http://bit.ly/6L7DAH
Jan 3rd
“Stacy, however, says he’s not giving in to the prosecution. “I quote my wife:...”
– San Diego CityBeat - Obama entrapped me
Jan 3rd
“Delete all photos on your phone that were emailed to you or downloaded from the...”
– Apple - Support - Discussions - iPhoto Does Not Detect iPhone
Jan 2nd
RT @suss: This is the kind of reporting I’d like to see more of. Once again, Rachel Maddow is on top of her game. http://bit.ly/58zSKh
Jan 2nd