January 2010
20 posts
WatchBoys never really grow up.
Thank goodness we don’t live on the cul-de-sac itself.
A Second iPad Thought
How happy would it make your grandparents if you said “Not only do you not have to worry about a whole computer, but [thanks to your 3G enabled iPad] you don’t have to keep paying for your cable modem (or in the case of my grandparents, WebTV). Oh, and PS, when you come to visit or go on vacation, you are still online. And also, it will actually make having a digital camera...
Loosely organized initial thoughts on the iPad ... →
But few people can justify having a tablet. One of the only reasons for a regular person to buy it is if it could replace their need for a laptop, but that’s not going to be the case for the vast majority of laptop buyers. Most laptop owners use it as their only computer, and there are very few buyers for whom an iPad, as we know it today, could serve in that role. (Does it require...
WatchMercedes E55 AMG + long driveway + idiot boys = burning rubber = win
Watchmarco:
8 minutes on Obama’s first year, by Lawrence Lessig:
An analysis of what’s really accounts for the failures of this past year, and why regardless of your politics, you should be pushing for real change.
(via dalasverdugo, everyone)
I don’t generally like to be political here, and try not to be in public at all. If one were to watch this video and only look at the...
“European countries are increasingly pegging speeding fines to income as a way to...”
– Europe slapping rich with massive traffic fines - Yahoo! News (via marc:Freakonomics Blog)
“I do not think there is a solution to [internet piracy]. Companies can build in...”
– Jeremy Clarkson
“…religion has established itself as the tollbooth to heaven…”
– Dan Brown
I’ve read two books this week. First time I’ve read in a while. It feels good.
I think this is only the second time in my life—the last being when I was 9—I’m excited to get a library card.
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“Much of what we called ‘depression’ was really dissatisfaction, a...”
– Mitch Albom