January 2010
6 posts
Nothing to see here… Libya strikes arm deal with Russia: http://bit.ly/d8k914 via
Goodbye, Mr. Salinger
I don’t quite know how to say goodbye to J.D. Salinger. It’s tough, because I know that praising him would only anger him, and the very coverage of his death, with the lengthy obits, would infuriate him. So there is this issue you see. How do you say goodbye to a friend who hated being greeted in the first place? It’s puzzling, but it’s that enigmatic quality that seems to...
FCC Authorization on iPad
Right below the links to the Quicktime stream of the Apple iPad Keynote, I noticed some fine print. At first, I figured it was the typical Apple boiler-plate, but it said something kind of interesting
“This device has not yet been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased,...
Spoiler Free Tablet?
The folks over at macrumors.com have created a “Spoiler-Free” keynote feed. This feed, aimed at fanatics, will send an email to you as soon as Apple posts their quicktime keynote stream. It’s an interesting idea no doubt, and I’ve signed up for it, but I’m still debating whether or not to watch Leo Laporte’s live coverage of the event on Twit Live. I know for certain that twit’s coverage will...
Good Humor
Not too long ago, my friend and I were sitting around on the couch shooting jokes back and forth at each other. Playing in the background was a recording we made called the John & John Show starring two fictitious radio personalities, John Harvey and John Holdon. In the course of this nearly 30 minute audio recording, we went from discussing the death penalty( Medieval torture devices...
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Your Kid Sucks
Your Kid Sucks
Sometimes you reach this point in your life where you have so much work, and so much to get done, that you sometimes feel like just giving up. It used to be the case that this sort of feeling only affected college students and entrepreneur types, but more and more it seems as if high school students are being bitten by this bug. It sort of amazes me how strenuous and focused...