October 2008
where is my dream iPhone app, that lets me type in landscape mode in all apps? How is this not standard?
Page2RSS →
claytoncubitt:
“It is a service that helps you monitor web sites that do not publish feeds. It will check any web page for updates and deliver them to your favorite RSS aggregator.”
coooooool. and fairly essential in the face of the techno-control freak.
September 2008
and now...
comments. enjoy.
here's hoping.
that coffee and an apple will keep me from being hungry until I head home tonight.
five signs of fail: ads. →
The ad content and form is defined by the messaging of competitors, thereby validating their claims / insults.
The focus is a direct reaction to opposing messages, and the campaign would not exist…
the real (short) meaning of mobile's rise. →
Most web applications are about fitting themselves into people’s computer using routine. Whether this is embodied by RSS feeds fitting blog reading around the workflow of other tasks, or about…
facebook for the win.
the 2.0 update to the facebook iphone app is fairly incredible. full featured, easy to use, and designed with an understanding of the interface.
win.
that said, i finally experienced the dropped calls that everyone else is complaining about. i’m debating whether the issue is to be blamed on the phone, or on the location (in the middle of a mall.)
my stance on the failed bailout.
when something is very, very important, you don’t deal with negotiation like a five year old. you don’t ask for everything, with no strings attached, and no oversight.
important things should be dealt with like an adult - negotiating what you want with what everyone else is going to be willing to give.
seriously, you ask for seven hundred billion dollars with absolutely no checks...
“it’s better to go with raunchy than scatological. poop is gross, sex is...”
– me, proving we have the best conversations at work.
ranking my screens. →
Many communications and business blogs have talked at length about the importance of the ‘Third Screen’, the informational / communications / internet device that lives in your pocket. Inherent in…
Today's resolutions.
• Be more elastic in terms of availability- opportunity doesn’t care about the length of my commute.
• Work harder at seeing the friends who are important, but out of the usual rotation.
• Talk about things I’ve done or am doing, not that I want to do in the future.
• Eliminate activities that only offer distraction- some people would include social media in that, but people who...
toronto subway map. →
friends and well-wishers:
are we going to Nuit Blanche?
this seems cool - tweetdeck →
i am probably going to start using this when i push my company on to twitter. that may require a corporate twitter account. which is a new step for me, i guess.
for serious...
am I the only person still impressed by visual voicemail? Despite everything else, it has me saying best phone ever far too often.
Request
Can anyone suggest a good CAD program for my father?
Official Google Blog: Our position on California's... →
topherchris:
While there are many objections to this proposition — further government encroachment on personal lives, ambiguously written text — it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8. While we respect the strongly-held beliefs that people have on both sides of this argument, we see this...
tumblrist BETA →
rad. And from topherchris, who I hope goes through with the webthing a week project he mentioned.
Things I am still learning.
• How to feel like an adult, rather than act like one.
• How to be truly, passionately excited without either swearing or becoming silly.
• How to walk away from things I care about, but am too disconnected or burnt out to fight for.
Yes.
alexbalk:
Everything John McCain did on stage last night was consistent with trying to score tactical points in those 90 minutes. He belittled Obama with the repeated “he doesn’t understand”s; he was explicitly insulting to him in saying at the end “I honestly don’t believe that Senator Obama has the knowledge or experience” for the job (a line Joe Biden dare not use so bluntly on Sarah Palin);...
The Story of Muxtape →
muxtape:
What happened, and where we’re going. Muxtape is relaunching as a service exclusively for bands.
not to be a dick, but how can so many rich, educated people, be this fucking stupid? all they did was stream music, and point people directly to a way to buy it legally. this isn’t infringement, it’s fucking advertising and your inability to recognize that is enough to...
Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the...
catbird:
Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the “Homeland”? - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
For more than 100 years — since the end of the Civil War — deployment of the U.S. military inside the U.S. has been prohibited under The Posse Comitatus Act. The Bush Administration has now pretty much done away with that.
According to this disturbing Army Times article, starting October 1st, a...
Jack Thompson Disbarred. →
I’m thinking this should be a holiday. Mark it down, everyone, Sept 25th.
WatchTHANK YOU for saying this clearly.
Social media should reflect the social reality. The social reality is, friendship is a very small part of your world of connections.
If Facebook was smart, there would be many preset levels of information sharing, rather than the overly complex combinations available under Limited Profile.
palin and sexism.
Has anyone considered that discourse relating to Palin is sexist because the major talking points available are inexperience, her childbearing / rearing skills, and incompetence? These aren’t coming to the fore because journalists hate women. They are coming to the fore because they are LITERALLY the only things there are to mention in relation to the woman, other than moose-killing...
my life offline. →
After a weekend without steady Internet access, I spent the majority of the day offline, excepting my iphone, due to some networking issues. This is not an ideal situation for me at any time, but…
The 12 Lies of Sarah Palin →
spiegelman:
maybe she needs a 12 step program
“Dear Barack Obama,
“GET ANGRIER! Call them liars, because that’s what they...”
– A letter to Barack Obama, from Aaron Sorkin, as Jed Bartlet - via NYTimes (via yello)
dear facebook, beacon is evil. →
I know I’ve just recently berated anyone who whines about Facebook’s new setup, but I’ve been seeing rumours here and there that the Beacon system might be coming back. I hate Beacon, and I think my…
whiteviolet:
day 1 of coffee wenching:
- made coffee
- learned how to tell actual baristas what coffee to make
- blended some blended sensations
- laughed at painful online training modules
- double tapped the touch screen cash register more times than i can count… and it doesn’t even have a simple void button
let’s see how tomorrow goes… even earlier. woo money?
For serious, you are...
fairly certain...
that i post more images of dudes in nice clothes than your average straight guy. but, the clothes are really, really nice.
like, really nice.
Failures of Humanity.
Right now, I’m looking at a homeless man, probably in his mid to late 30s, who has downs syndrome.
I gave him ten dollars, because that is the cash I had on me.
I’m not going to pontificate or preach. But this is without question a failure of both society and humanity.
Profoundly depressing.
google valve rumours. →
I don’t normally obsess over rumour, but I have to say…
If Google buys Valve, it will make me happy only because it means a giant pile of money going into the development and expansion of…
fatal flaw of tagging. →
Tagging seems like a great idea - allowing individuals to create an adaptable sorting system for their information. The main problem, and the thing that totally destroys the usability, is the…
social media still needs the broadcast model. →
It all comes from somewhere. People want buzz in social media, and generally they think the obvious solution is to ‘go Viral’, as though this is something predictable or simple to replicate. Social…
White Privilege
brianwood:
This is Your Nation on White Privilege By Tim Wise 9/13/08 For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a...
