January 2011
December 2010
“The problem is that users cannot calculate option value in their minds when...”
– The parable of the the PDA: predicting the smartphone’s future | asymco
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Killing in L.A. drops to 1967 levels - latimes.com →
Cupertino effect →
bestofwikipedia:
The Cupertino effect is the tendency of a spellchecker to suggest inappropriate words to replace misspelled words and words not in its dictionary. (via sleevia)
“Ancient Greek philosophers did not like to admit the existence of a vacuum,...”
– Vacuum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It would be fun to take a time machine to Ancient Greece and tell them how it is.
Sinking ships for wreck diving sites - Wikipedia,... →
“Considering the stakes, Max said he was left with two head-scratchers: Why can’t...”
– Common Application Users Find Glitch In Common, Too - NYTimes.com (via newspaperthings)
Conway’s Law at work.
(While looking for this link, I came across a paper published by Microsoft Research about Conway’s Law. The irony runs as deep and wide as the company itself.)
“If the Internet was walking around in public, it would look and act a lot like...”
– Bruce Sterling, The Blast Shack (via idfdz)
The cr-48 is the best looking computer since the PowerBook G4.
8766
For websites that make money, annual revenue is the product of average dollars per hour and 8766.
Federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
A website that can continuously show $1.65 worth of ads every hour, or sell $1.65 of digital goods will make the same amount as a full time minimum wage job.
Of course, this is assuming you’re producing the site from end to end, either by writing a...
“It’s the rain that just won’t stop — day after day. It’s almost as continuous as...”
– All rivers in Los Angeles are metaphors. (via spiegelman)
It’s been raining in LA for what, a week? Try Seattle. It’s been raining here non-stop for decades.
still not sure what blu ray is
nihilnet:
how to play it
why i would want it
etc.
“no offense but its not really 3-d”
– YouTube - Fireworks Glasses Video - Rainbow Symphony Inc.
“Ah, but there’s an interesting point here on the social acceptability of...”
– Hacker News | Getting shot by a handgun
Just got internet.
My new email address is 897t6tycghviy897tydrguit8fydfc@comcast.net.
Are there people who complain about a lack of Christmas music?
