January 2010
19 posts
Cruft: A message to the Internets regarding the... →
I am a technology professional. For almost 20 years I’ve tested, used, broke, fixed, and played with all kinds of technology from broadcasting to air conditioning to software. I am not easily swayed in these things. But even with all my skepticism, I think the iPad is something different. A new way of computing that will become commonplace.
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Underwhelmed by iPad vs rumored features?
Remember this feeling. It will help you when you get too excited or riled up by crazy rumors and gossip. As a long, long time Apple fan and user, I’ve learned to filter out the BS and enter into keynotes and media events with very few expectations.
However, if you are still underwhelmed, and think the iPad is disappointing, remember two more points:
Pictures speaking louder than words;...
“But Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey […, i]n an e-mail, […] criticized...”
– via Associated Press. Um, wow. Someone’s really stretching for something to be disappointed about in the iPad. Apparently having all the same sharing options as an iPhone has (minus SMS), with the obvious ability to add more with apps, is lacking? I’m thinking someone was wishing they...
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Moniker
Apple is currently in the process of unveiling their new tablet device.
So far my only disappointment is the name. iPad? Seriously, guys? You’re confusing New England. They’ve had iPaahds fah yeaaaahs!
Thrift Shopping
Bean: Uh oh. I am at Anthropologie.
GB: Be strong. Remember unemployment!
Bean: Oh believe me, I know.
GB: Because, of course, if you had a job, you could totally spring for a $200 dress.
Lest we forget
In the fast-paced, attention-deficit arena of public thought, I know people are already forgetting about Haiti, and redirecting their focus to football, american idol, celebs, etc—whatever they filled their days and spare moments with prior to the disaster. That’s natural, and I know it’s hard to focus on relief efforts without getting kind of depressed. But after seeing the huge...
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“I’m HELLA about street food! It’s TIIIIIIIIGHT! I mean, FOOD! On the...”
– Joseph Sunga (via eatblog)
WatchFantastic new music video from Uzi + Ari.
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The Battlefield of HTML5 →
Faruk has an interesting proposal that may actually bring some sanity to the constant flux that is the HTML5 (or whatever specific name is being used this second) spec.
GROCERY DELIVERY.
jasonpermenter:
Some say ‘the light bulb’, others say ‘airplanes’. Some might mention ‘Gutenberg’s printing press’ or suggest ‘indoor plumbing’. I happen to believe the greatest human invention is when grocery stores deliver straight to your door. (Sorry, ‘penicillin’!)
But: here I sit, staring at a store’s website with a million choices just a few clicks and a scheduled delivery away, and for...