January 2009
“For centuries, historians have debated whether history is propelled by Great Men...”
– Privatizing Success, Socializing Failure: FAIL - O’Reilly Radar (You know, I think I’ve found the solution to most of our current issues: Since all of the assholes responsible for our problems are in Davos, why not just close the fucking doors and keep them locked up, while the sane...
“When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world in 2007, he mentioned that...”
– iPhone passes 1 percent goal for 2008, looking good for 2009 - Ars Technica
“He got me to see the universe through science and through the eyes of a cat.”
– In Character with Pamela Barrett
“Now, given that Fannie Mae’s assets are worth $882.5 billion, this could...”
– The Escapist : News : Dumb Luck Saves America’s Fannie (Mae)
“Jobs correctly predicted that attempts by the major labels to find a...”
– Steve Jobs a music visionary? Judge for yourself | Digital Media - CNET News
“It seems that the DRM on the PC version of Gears of War came with a built-in...”
– Slashdot | DRM Shuts Down PC Version of Gears of War
“Tom’s Hardware reports on newly discovered screenshots that reveal...”
– Slashdot | Windows 7 To Come In Multiple Versions
“There are ten times more bacterial cells in our body than our own cells. Most of...”
– Slashdot | Every Man Is an Island (of Bacteria)
“Considering growing a 2nd head or a 3rd arm just so Anna Torv will investigate...”
– Twitter / Scott Kurtz
“When you think about it, it’s ridiculous: almost all of those billions of...”
– GPGMail finally works under Mac OS X 10.5 - Ars Technica
“So why develop a Muslim-centric game now? Afkar Media’s Radwan Kasmiya...”
– New strategy game to “encourage pride in young Muslims” - Ars Technica
“Of course, just because Apple’s current multitouch patents aren’t as...”
– Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis - Engadget (Yeah. Also, does anyone *still* think that patents don’t suck?)
“At heart, I’m a designer, and designers care passionately about making sure the...”
– Derek Powazek - What’s Your Suggestion?
“So if you’re working with a programmer, you have to treat him or her like a God....”
– Derek Powazek - Programmers are Tiny Gods
“I don’t like Flash because it is responsible for the overwhelming majority of my...”
– stevenf - The Politics of Flash
“A new study in PNAS examines the impact of climate change over the long term,...”
– Study: too late to turn back the clock on climate change - Ars Technica
“I was surprised to learn that signing in to Games For Windows Live signed out my...”
– Penny Arcade! - Further Songs Of Sorcelation, Part Five
“Very broad language — taken at face value, Apple effectively owns the IP rights...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Apple Gets Patent for Multi-Touch
“According to the US Patent office records, last week on January 20th, 2009,...”
– MultiTouch: Apple Successfully Patents Multi-touch (this is insane, obviously)
“Yes, the highest court in the land really did say that algorithms can’t be...”
– Ctrl-Z: a return to the Supreme Court’s software patent ban? - Ars Technica (Europe, please take note)
Amanda Palmer on Muxtape →
“Yes. You know, one thing I wanted to talk to you about before we go through the...”
– Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Errol Morris Blog - NYTimes.com
“Here is how I imagine this crap came about”
– Adobe UI Gripes - Photoshop: What the hell is this shit? Here is…
“I can’t remember the last time a piece of software made me this happy.”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: ClickToFlash
“Intego has discovered a new variant of the iServices Trojan horse that the...”
– Intego Security Alert - New Variant of Mac Trojan Horse iServices Found in Pirated Adobe Photoshop CS4
“It appears that she got the abortion she needed and still displayed the...”
– “The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion” - When the Anti-Choice Choose
“With Macs in the White House, Mac OS X becomes a much more interesting platform...”
– Why Obama gives geeks hope - O’Reilly Digital Media Blog
“The next step is to open the fuel access panel, just next to the gold, and drain...”
– The Escapist : News : The Italian Job Cliffhanger Solved
“Flight Simulator may be no more after reports that Microsoft has laid off a good...”
– The Escapist : News : The Death of Microsoft Flight Simulator
“PolitiFact has compiled about 500 promises that Barack Obama made during the...”
– PolitiFact | The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama’s Campaign Promises
“The Flying Alarm Clock is targeted to the difficult-to-wake audience. At the...”
– Unclutterer » Archive » Unitasker Wednesday: The flying alarm clock
“Here is my musical review of Hotel Dusk on the DS, I’ve called it...”
– Game People > Audio Gamer > Review > DS > Hotel Dusk
“In a stunning announcement, Microsoft will offer no forward guidance for the...”
– Microsoft Watch - Corporate - Quick Take: Microsoft Earnings, Layoffs
“Tell me which damned file is in use by which application! Either that, or give...”
– Six things Apple needs to do right now | Editors’ Notes | Macworld
“One member of the White House new-media team came to work on Tuesday, right...”
– New staff find White House in tech Dark Ages - Washington Post- msnbc.com
“WindowShade debuted as a standard OS feature in System 7.5. (Before that, it was...”
– Three things OS X could learn from the Classic Mac OS | Editors’ Notes | Macworld
“Methinks whoever is behind this ought to be on the Microsoft layoff list.”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Microsoft Defends Return to DRM
“Apple reports an awesome first fiscal quarter, but some are still wondering: is...”
– The Macalope Weekly: Can Apple survive another great quarter? | MacUser | Macworld
“As I watched my wife work her way through Wind Waker’s introductory scenes...”
– The Escapist : Don’t Keep It Real
“The “fundamental attribution error” is a psychological phenomenon in...”
– The Happiness Project: Remember to cut people slack: a reminder about the fundamental attribution error.
“As long as someone’s human rights aren’t being violated or no one’s life is in...”
– Unclutterer » Archive » Let go of anger and cut people slack
“In other words, even though it’s frequently my job to write about these...”
– Activision’s Bobby Kotick brings cash, but not heart
“With a quarter marred by layoffs, bankruptcies, and bailouts, Apple managed to...”
– Apple’s sales abroad helped offset effect of weak US economy