January 2010
16 posts
“I would say that redefining mobile computing is exactly what happened. It is...”
– Daring Fireball
Jan 28th
“…one day, in a few months, you will actually hold one and use it. And you...”
– Cruft: A message to the Internets regarding the iPad
Jan 28th
“The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting...”
– Steve Jobs (I think it’s going to be a toaster.)
Jan 25th
“iHype: the sort of buzz that only a potential Apple product can generate (via...”
– Andy Ihnatko’s Celestial Waste of Bandwidth
Jan 25th
“Good enough” plus “cheaper” or “for sale sooner” is how the world got stuck with...”
– MacJournals, writing for Macworld
Jan 22nd
Jan 21st
Apple's new tablet cures lupus →
Fake Steve, great as always: “But anyway, we fired the guy, and we’re probably going to sue him too. But it’s still pretty cool.”
Jan 21st
“In my experience, data crowds out faith.”
– From Seth Godin who, as usual, is saying something profound in a really simple way.
Jan 21st
@ebertchicago is waaay off-base about Rush
First of all, I don’t listen to Rush Limbuagh’s radio show. I think the man is an entertainer first and a commentator second and I don’t have time for that. Secondly, I think much of what he says is sensationalist and often too extreme for reasonable debate or discourse. That being said, I am tired of the one-man crusade Roger Ebert has been waging via Twitter over the last...
Jan 15th
The A-Team →
Link to the trailer for what simply has got to be an awesome movie. Black GMC van + mohawk + flying tank shooting down an airplane = awesome retro goodness. :)
Jan 13th
“Ultimately, if Apple does the RAT right — and I have great confidence — their...”
– Andy Ihnatko
Jan 10th
"Out Apple Apple"?
“…all eyes will be on Mr. Ballmer this week to see if Microsoft and H.P. can out-Apple Apple before Apple Apples.” (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/ahead-of-apple-microsoft-and-hp-to-reveal-slate-pc/ via @daringfireball)
Jan 6th
Whaaa? (a political piece)
Writing on The White House Blog, Dr. Jill Biden published a piece today on the “new an more streamlined” FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. I’m all for a new FAFSA; I am wrapping up a graduate degree now and the financial aid applications are tougher than any of the schoolwork. However, check out this nugget from the end of Dr. Biden’s piece: President...
Jan 6th
“So whatever. I’m back in the Jobs Pod, vertical again, and arguing with Tim Cook...”
– Classic FSJ
Jan 5th
Jan 4th
Career advice from Dad
8 yr-old daughter: I like cleaning bathrooms.
Me: Then you will always have a job.
Jan 3rd