February 2009
Wrongsmith: Songsmith Remixes →
The hurting and epic fail that is Songsmith.
January 2009
Google Is Broken →
Google seems to be marking everything as malware, including google.com
Disillusioned Voting →
Lee Sigelman at The Monkey Cage shares his study of whether voters voted for a presidential candidate or against the other candidate in elections since 1964. Sigelman’s study found that a…
Former Cole Commander: Damn the Human Rights —... →
The former commander of the U.S.S. Cole is none too happy with Barack Obama’s efforts to return the United States to the rule of law and the international community:
The former…
Fireball - The John Gruber Story →
A Dan Moren joint.
Apple's Insomnia Film Festival canceled, students... →
Students registered for Apple’s Insomnia Film Festival have reportedly been told that the event was unable to be rescheduled.
Fraser Speirs on the Flickr Support in iPhoto ’09 →
Fraser Speirs: As you may know, Apple added Flickr uploading to iPhoto ‘09. As you may guess, I was a little perturbed at this since I pay my mortgage by selling, er, a Flickr upload plugin for…
Don't Blame Canada! America, Fuck Yeah! →
Maybe outsourcing is the answer. Canadian importers detected the salmonella tainted peanut products, and, prior to eight Americans dying from it, informed the US FDA. “The FDA failing to follow up…
Don’t Serve the Christians on a Sunday →
Not that you need another reason to dislike religion… this one comes from a pastor, Thomas Steagald.
His daughter is a server at Chili’s.
She was working last Sunday when some church-goers came…
50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time →
Guitar World ranks the 50 greatest solos in rock and roll history. Do you agree or disagree, and how about number one?
Wow →
This is extremely depressing:
A Consumerist reader and property manager in Virginia posted a notice for a part-time evening receptionist, and in response to the 12-hour a week job, she got…
House Republicans on the Defensive →
Marc Ambinder reports House Republicans “are reacting strongly to reports that the White House plans a political onslaught to pressure Republicans into supporting the stimulus package and to…
Red Dwarf To Return, Find Earth →
Lawrence Person writes “Everyone’s favorite live-action science fiction comedy series will finally return to TV, with Lister, Rimmer, Kryten and the Cat all making it to Earth. The new two-part…
It’s Stupid How We Always Seem to do It Again →
Dave Weigel runs down some reasons for thinking that GOP refusal to cooperate with President Obama’s recovery plan won’t recapitulate the 1993-94 cycle. Certainly, there are a lot of differences…
The high cost of Lisa's tiger-repellant rock →
Leaving office, President Bush claimed “that he took ‘a deliberate and comprehensive approach’ to preventing terrorism that combined military action overseas with strong defensive measures at…
The Green Report: Stop Crying Detroit And Build... →
GMC Yukon Denali vs. Toyota Prius Hybrid
Waaah Waaah Waaah Detroit. Automobile makers are crying the blues at President Obama’s interest in imposing stricter emission standards on…
Amuse Bouche: Two Wrongs Make a Right →
Advertising 101: When you have a lousy product to sell, don’t sweat it. Just overshadow the shortcomings of the thingamabob with an even lousier advertising campaign.
That’s what Microsoft did to…
Voters Favor Democrats in Congress →
The latest Diageo/Hotline poll finds that 49% of voters approve of Democrats in Congress while 38% disapprove. However, congressional Republicans do not fare quite as well with just 26% of voters…
8 reasons for building an iPhone Web application -... →
These days, having an iPhone Web application or an optimized Web site is not just a nice to have for your business â itâs a must have.
Obama order could present problems for Rove →
A little-noticed twist in an order issued by President Barack Obama the day after his inauguration may present problems for former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and other Bush…
Digital TV transition delay bill fails to pass in... →
In an absolutely shocking move, the United States House of Representatives has failed to pass the digital TV transition delay bill that was all but certain to fly through just days ago. The bill…
Hell Freezes Over- The Nikon DSLR SDK Can Be... →
Nikon SDK
Some time ago, I read that there actually was a public SDK for Nikon’s newer cameras. When I tried to find it, I got about as far as Leonard Nimoy did during that episode of …
Unborn baby uses Twitter - CNET News →
Yes, every time baby Tyler kicked inside Ellen Menscher’s womb, a belt worn by his mother would wirelessly trigger a tweet to be sent. Youngest Twitter user ever?
iPhone Unit Testing →
SKATEISTAN →
Skateistan is Afghanistanâs first dedicated co-educational skateboarding school. The school will engage with the growing numbers of urbanised youth in Kabul through skateboarding and provide new…
Google Objective-C Style Guide →
Question to Ponder →
Will the press let conservatives get away with simultaneously claiming that we can’t afford large new temporary deficit spending but can afford large new permanent tax cuts? Actually, there’s…
Apple forgets to mention iDVD on the iLife ‘09 Box →
While at the Apple Store today, purchasing iLife ‘09, I made an interesting discovery. Apple seems to have “forgotten” about iDVD on the iLife ‘09 Box.
The Ultimate Dogfooding Story →
In software circles, dogfooding refers to the practice of using your own products. It was apparently popularized by Microsoft:
The idea originated in television commercials for Alpo brand…
Why Isn’t Carol Bartz, Yahoo’s New CEO, on Flickr? →
I just got done listening to Yahoo’s quarterly analyst conference call. Carol Bartz, Yahoo’s new CEO, gave a rundown on what we should expect in the quarter ahead and took her first round…
Absolute Recovers Multiple Laptops After School is... →
Teachers at a California high school arrived at work one morning to find that thieves had made off with a number of the school’s laptops. Although all of the laptops had been locked to a classroom…
Top RNC Chair candidate is Republican because of... →
I endorse Katon Dawson for RNC chair. The GOP needs a leader who truly represents their values. I’ve always been involved in politics. And I guess it goes all the way back to my school career…
9 iPhone Memory Management Links and Resources →
Obama’s Secret Record Collection →
mmmm, vintage 180 gram vinyl. Wonder what sort of amplifier the White House has? They should release some photos of the listening room…
When Barack Obama moved into the White House on…
GovTwit Directory « New Thinking →
Looking for government agencies using Twitter or other social media?
Macintosh 25th Anniversary Reunion: Where Did Time... →
On January 24, 1984 Apple introduced Macintosh. Many of us who worked in the Macintosh division are now asking, “Where did the time go?” The Division had a reunion at the home of Alain Rossman…
Terrorism in the Obama Age →
The Washington Post ran an interesting article yesterday about Al Qaeda’s attempts to incite jihad in a post-Bush world. The group is having some trouble:
[T]he terrorist group has unleashed…
Get Used to This Phrase: “Center-left Nation” →
Via Steve Benen, Gallup found that more Americans are identifying as Democrats these days than at any point since Gallup began asking this question. Including people who say they lean Republican…
Diversity →
As producers onboard the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus we have had the opportunity to work with some amazing artist. Whether we’re getting it started with the Black Eyed Peas, un-writing with…
Microsoft To Exit the Zune Business? →
thefickler writes “According to Microsoft’s quarterly filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Zune platform experienced a revenue drop of 54 percent, or $100 million. This compares to…
Does the White House Have Wi-Fi? →
Is the White House more of a museum than a working office? Does it even have WiFi? MSNBC has reported that on their first day on the job, Obama’s White House staffers suffered from downgrades on…
After Monty Python Goes YouTube, Big Jump In DVD... →
An anonymous reader writes “Apparently it with the release of all of Monty Python’s material on YouTube, their sales have blown through the roof on Amazon.com. It is too bad there isn’t any proper…
Linus Switches From KDE to Gnome →
An anonymous reader writes “In a recent Computerworld interview, Linus revealed that he’s switched to Gnome — this despite launching a heavily critical broadside against Gnome just a few years ago….
The awfulness of Billy Joel, explained. - By Ron... →
I have hated Billy Joel forever but could never quite put my finger on WHY. Ron Rosenbaum pretty much nails it. Thank you Mr. Rosenbaum for, at the very least, sharing my Billy Joel contempt & laying…
Google Feedburner has Rough Start... →
FeedBurner has recently been trying to move its feeds over to Google. This prompted other bloggers and me to finally get around to moving our feeds onto Google. What myself and others did not know…
No Snickering - That Road Sign Means Something... →
Unfortunate place names in the UK
★ The Truth →
The Tempest sits on a quiet side street in San Francisco, just a few blocks from the Moscone Center. Eric, the bartender and proprietor, resembles a cross between Wilford Brimley and Popeye. The…
The GOP Attack Machine Kicks Into Gear →
It’s as easy to see as 1-2-3: Rush Limbaugh tells his radio audience that he wants Obama to fail. Within four hours of Barack Obama’s inauguration, FOX was pimping the Republican talking…
Ending the “War on Terror” →
One thing that a number of people have noticed during the transition and the first few days of the Obama administration is that Obama and his appointees don’t, generally speaking, use the phrase…
Obama's Mac-savvy team lands in Microsoft hell at... →
Thursday’s Washington Post has a fascinating story about the technological challenges faced by the Obama administration as it moved into the White House following the inauguration. Mac-loving Obama…
