May 2010
How to be funny at Microsoft →
jimray:
“No, this page isn’t a joke.” I’m sure they’ll nail it by 3.0.
This is just painful to read. It’s like reading a technical manual for understanding human humor, as written by the head of the Vulcan HR department.
As Scott Windsor said, “that’s what happens when you have too much HR.” Whomever is responsible for this section would explode if they ever walked...
April 2010
How Did the Dinosaurs Die?
fakescience:
I’m pretty sure this is how the Creationist museums of the world paint it…
Gizmodo and the Prototype iPhone →
I’ll re-iterate what I said on Twitter tonight: John Gruber is a fantastic writer and shows far more journalistic integrity than anyone out there.
Also, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Gizmodo become the next ThinkSecret after this.
Let Me Pay. Let Me Tip. →
Frank Chimero nails it. Everyone loves something for free, but if you really love, use and depend on something, being able to pay something for it is a good thing. Timely, as we prepare to roll out a move from the “freemium” pricing model to a simple pay model more fitting with what we’re offering.
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Proud to be Awesome
Yesterday, I bought a t-shirt at Target. I went into the store on an emergency deodorant run (we’d just moved into our new place and I’d left my toiletries behind), and I happened across a pile of tees on sale. There sat a shirt I’d seen a few weeks before, bright red with faux-weathered lettering proclaiming a simple concept: Proud to be Awesome.
Like most geeks, I revel in...
Church to give away cars, TVs at Easter services →
salmon-of-doubt:
If you can’t lure them in with the promise of life everlasting, do it with material possessions.