Monday February 08, 2010 at 22:23

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How to love the iPad

kevinrose:

Kindle DX 9.7” - $489.00
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1024x768 color display upgrade - $1.00
Internet browsing upgrade - $1.00
iPod w/16GB upgrade - $1.00
Run iPhone apps upgrade - $1.00
1Gz A4 processor upgrade - $1.00
H.264 720P HD video upgrade - $1.00
Bluetooth upgrade - $1.00
10hr battery upgrade - $1.00
Multi-touch display upgrade - $1.00
Digital compass/accelerometer - $1.00 
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Your cost: iPad $499.00

It will replace my Kindle, and 3rd party development will extend the device to do things we can’t even dream up right now. I, for one, welcome our new iPad overlord - but then again I’m a card carrying fanboy.

Looking at the iPad from the above angle makes a little more sense. I think this product category is here to stay, but I’m still hoping for a tablet PC from Apple (perhaps it’s hoping against hope). The thing about the iPad is that it effectively needs to be synchronized with a PC.

Sunday February 07, 2010 at 22:03

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The Livescribe Pulse – "A sweet pen you should probably get"

A great write-up on the digital pen known as Livescribe. One of its key features: audio recording that plays back from wherever you select in your notes. It conceivably replaces the note-taking functionality of a tablet PC. Read the post for more.

Friday February 05, 2010 at 23:16

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Peter Bradley Adams-Ohio

Relaxing sound.

Thursday February 04, 2010 at 22:07

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esquareda: Origin68 T-Shirts - Human Being White Anybody need a packaging label? :-)

esquareda:

Origin68 T-Shirts - Human Being White

Anybody need a packaging label? :-)

Thursday February 04, 2010 at 22:03

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Two Obamas in One!

sds:

President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress, Sept. 9, 2009:

“The plan I’m announcing tonight would meet three basic goals. It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance for those who don’t. And it will slow the growth of health care costs for our families, our businesses, and our government… . Now, add it all up, and the plan I’m proposing will cost around $900 billion over 10 years… . Most of these costs will be paid for with money already being spent—but spent badly—in the existing health-care system. The plan will not add to our deficit. The middle class will realize greater security, not higher taxes. And if we are able to slow the growth of health care costs by just one-tenth of 1% each year—one-tenth of 1 %—it will actually reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the long term.”

President Obama at the GOP House Issues Conference, Jan. 29, 2010:

“I mean, the easiest thing for me to do on the health-care debate would have been to tell people that ‘what you’re going to get is guaranteed health insurance, lower your costs, all the insurance reforms, we’re going to lower the cost of Medicare and Medicaid, and it won’t cost anybody anything.; That’s great politics. It’s just not true. So there’s got to be some test of realism in any of these proposals, mine included. I’ve got to hold myself accountable.”

(hat tip James Taranto)

I sorta have a sense this is happening, but it’s nevertheless interesting to see it side by side.

Wednesday February 03, 2010 at 21:44

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Seasons…though Fall was sorta weak. :-)

by yours truly

Wednesday February 03, 2010 at 21:31

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Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford a few years back. There’s some good advice in there. (15m)

(via qliu)

Tuesday February 02, 2010 at 22:24

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Calvin and Hobbes. Great use of Spanish. :-) (Click image for bigger version) (via sds) Also, the first interview its creater has granted in 20 years.

Calvin and Hobbes. Great use of Spanish. :-) (Click image for bigger version) (via sds)

Also, the first interview its creater has granted in 20 years.

Monday February 01, 2010 at 19:04

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The Ketchup Song by Las Ketchup (a.k.a. Asereje). Catchy…or should I say, “ketchy”. :-)

(via mimisaurus, shannananananana, larryking)

(lyrics)

Saturday January 30, 2010 at 12:01

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“I want everything we do, that I do personally or that our office does, to be beautiful. I don’t give a darn whether the client understands that that’s worth anything, […] or whether it is worth anything. It’s worth it to me.”

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Saul Bass on Making Money vs Quality Work

There is a certain satisfaction that comes from doing good work, even if it is not recognized. And even if it doesn’t lead to higher profit.

(via haydenhunter, Draplin Design Co.)

Friday January 29, 2010 at 21:24

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Awesome photo of an owl in flight! (via jimray, Collision Detection)

Awesome photo of an owl in flight!

(via jimray, Collision Detection)

Thursday January 28, 2010 at 12:02

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Fandango Bucks Movie Gift Certificates

Seems like a good way to give tickets to your favorite movie watchers. :-)

Wednesday January 27, 2010 at 21:16

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Apple announces the iPad.

Couple thoughts: it’s basically an oversized iPhone, not a re-tooled computer. I guess from a revenue standpoint, Apple wants to create a new product category, rather than supplant existing ones. I was sorta hoping for a laptop replacement, but this isn’t quite it, though it does have some of the markers (docking to a physical keyboard, video out capabilities). I believe when the iPhone launched, Apple touted it was essentially running a minimized version of OSX. Now it seems they want to gloss over the fact that it’s OSX, and create a new operating system that programmers have to code to. Hmmm.

So, it’s definitely a step to the future. It’ll be interesting to see if there’s enough demand for this middle ground between smartphones and laptops to support a new product category (or take it mainstream) where others haven’t been able to (Palm, et. al). This is its difference from the iPod and iPhone (existing product categories). But at this point, it translates to a user increasing their gadget count to all three, claiming a greater share of the spending budget.

Wednesday January 27, 2010 at 12:06

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Not the traditional arrangement of “Lion Sleeps Tonight”, but a great arrangement that’s lots of fun!

Straight No Chaser - Lion Sleeps Tonight (via mikado95)

Tuesday January 26, 2010 at 20:57

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“Reticence to participate in government only makes it weaker. Government is not something “they” do, it’s something “we” do.”

— thought that occurred to me today

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