January 2010
“Even those of us exhausted by yet another overlong mawkish gush — let alone one...”
– Why the Na’vi Are Making Me Blue (Essay) - Speakeasy - WSJ
RT @assaf: RT @ladyfox14: Haha. :) RT @gotwalt: Considering launching guilthub.com, a source control platform for indefensible code.
RT @edrabbit: >: Protesting the Westboro Baptist Church in San Francisco http://www.geeked.info/protesting-the-westboro-baptist-churc …
Damn, the day has actually come where I want to use a thread (efficiently) in Rails.
My first iPad tweet: Does it have GPS?
iPhone SDK updated: VoIP over 3G now permitted →
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, SDK
It’s been a long time coming, but the last hurdle is gone — Apple has lifted the restrictions against 3G VoiP calls from the iPhone …
The Google Voice chrome extension is excellent. The new mobile site isn’t bad either.
RT @wycats: OH: I wish my lawn was :emo: so it would cut itself
RT @wycats: And does anyone think the timing of the YouTube HTML5 beta was an accident?
RT @JPBarlow: RT @disinfo John Stewart: ‘Corporations Now Have More Rights Than Gay People.’ http://bit.ly/9ZFd3d
Censorship flamewar →
This post is inflammatory and unfair. It argues an extreme position that I don’t agree with, but nevertheless find amusing. When writing angry responses, please direct your hate at the straw-man, not…
NFC championship sucked, not because the Saints won but because it came down to not screwing instead of playing well. So many fumbles.
“Union nurses, teachers, janitors, phone operators, carpenters. And you’re...”
– my internet is where i want you to touch
Burning discs to send pictures to my folks. DVD+Mail is still the highest bandwidth connection available. #highlowtech
Superbowl hopes Vikings vs. Colts. (May already be out of date, watching the games on DVR)
"How ironic that smug Democrats in the... →
“How ironic that smug Democrats in the Administration refused to allow the single payer, medicare-for-all option to even be considered as a possibility for America. They declared it off the table,…
“Why don’t people speak properly? There are a lot of young kids, good actors, but...”
– Anthony Hopkins, UCLA acting coach / mumble h8er (via natashavc)
Parallel Kingdom is such a cool idea, but its so damned clunky.
Watching YouTube without Flash. I love the future.
RT @perezd: RT @codinghorror: Hear me when I say FLIGHT OF THE MOTHERFLIPPIN CONCHORDS IN ROCK BAND!! http://is.gd/6HzVR
celldee's bunny at master - GitHub →
Background Jobs with RabbitMQ and Minion →
Made the mistake of watching the morning news. I learned about the dangers of plastic surgery addiction. Also cellphones are an addiction.
France Joins Germany Warning Against Internet... →
This stuff about avoiding or abandoning IE6 is foolish. Everyone should abandon IE, period. These security problems will never end. How many strikes do they get before they’re out? Also, if it’s…
RT @assaf: RT @deadprogram: I have been wanting this for 2 years! Deadweight: http://github.com/aanand/deadweight (via @supaspoida)
Company Introduces Sarcasm Punctuation Mark,... →
What a great idea. I’m sure it’ll be a huge hit.
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RT @accm: Jesus rode a T-Rex.
Google to Cease Censoring Search Results in China →
Google senior vice president David Drummond: We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the…
Brian Flanagan is a web guy. →
“It is true. I have no talent. What I do have is a lot of practice.” — http://railstips.org/blog/archives/2010/01/12/i-have-no-talent/
Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell To Make Us Miserable http://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers from @oatmeal
Neolgisms in Tge service of comedy, yes. Neologisms in the service of marketing, no.
I am constantly hungry but I dread eating anything. This has gone from illness to ironic voodoo curse.
"I tell people that if it’s in the news, don’t... →
“I tell people that if it’s in the news, don’t worry about it. The very definition of ‘news’ is ‘something that hardly ever happens.’ It’s when something isn’t in the news, when it’s so common that…
Netflix Stabs Us In The Heart So Hollywood Can... →
I love Netflix. They’re one of my favorite companies. I think they run their business right both internally and externally. That’s why it was so painful yesterday when they stabbed me in…
Copyright Monopolies In The Middle Of Health Care... →
An anonymous reader sent over yet another example of copyright being abused for monopolist reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with “promoting the progress,” and actually represent a serious…
Warner Bros. Gets Netflix To Delay Movies; You... →
While not a huge surprise, it’s worth discussing just how bad an idea it was for Warner Bros. Studios to get Netflix to delay renting DVDs of its movies for 28 days in order to offer up more…
"A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel,... →
“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much other fiction. By contrast, the audience for an obscure novel is largely composed of people who read a lot. That means…
"The reason there are few attempts to blow up... →
“The reason there are few attempts to blow up airplanes is not because we have successfully restricted people from blowing up airplanes. It’s because not many people want to blow up airplanes.” -
I entered to win Unlimited Backup and a MacBook Pro! Follow @crashplan and retweet, http://crashplan.com/2010
Shawn Mayzes - Google Maps jQuery Plugin →