May 2010
69 posts
Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timeline |... →
Reading this makes me want to leave Facebook. We really need an alternative.
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Alli & the Mile High Club
Poor Alli & Jenny (and me a little). Alli barfed about an hour away from Houston.
April 2010
68 posts
Picwing for Mother's Day →
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 →
They’re really targeting iPhoneOS app developers this year. I hope they update their approval process as well. I can’t tell if the lack of killer iPad apps is due to the slow down of the approval process or developers wanting to spend more time with the device to flush out their fancy newfangled app/interface.
“Cake Tour
June 18, 2010
The Marquee Theater
Tempe, AZ”
– cakemusic.com | TOUR
Daring Fireball Linked List: Flash Player H.264... →
It’s about time!
Apple buys Siri.
via @Scobleizer
Why I have faved 18,456 Tweets (why Twitter is... →
Daring Fireball: NYT Story on Computers Seized... →
Exactly.
Enemy Lurks in Briefings on Afghan War -... →
This made for a good laugh. If you use PowerPoint, you should read this.
OnCars.com - FAIL →
Checking out MMC, who bought BGR, I ran across OnCars.com. I enjoy driving, reading about upcoming cars, reading car reviews, and watching car shows (Top Gear). That said, anytime I go to a website and the first thing I see is a Flash ad that not only automatically starts, but can’t be stopped without blocking javascript and/or Flash, then you’ve lost me as a reader (unless your site...
Taking BGR to the next level — MMC acquires BGR « ... →
Congrats to The Boy Genius Report and Jonathan Geller for succeeding at doing what you love. That said, who the heck is MMC? Google, here I come.
James Randi's fiery takedown of psychic fraud |... →
The always entertaining, “Amazing” Randi.
Everyone timeline | Kim Guerrette | Readernaut →
Just signed up for this service. First impression is that it’s a winner. They’ve made it fun to use. I want to keep adding books. Time to look if my data is exportable. I’m getting tired of walled-gardens (ex., Facebook).
TIME: Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization... →
An interesting article. I’d love to see the U.S. try something similar. The War on Drugs is incredible expensive and seemingly ineffective.
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Happy 20th anniversary, Hubble! | Bad Astronomy |... →
A belated Happy Birthday to the Hubble.
“Do we have the courage to let go of our beliefs, to grab on to what is true?”
– Manga and skepticism | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
TIME: Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization... →
An interesting article. I’d love to see the U.S. try something similar. The War on Drugs is incredible expensive and seemingly ineffective.
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Apple TV Will Remain A Hobby Until Someone Shows... →
Count me in for wanting a faster interface, an off switch, and better ventilation. The thing is hot!
Daemon by Daniel Suarez →
Finished Daemon, which was awesome, and now I’m on to it’s sequel, Freedom TM. Highly recommended.
NYTimes: In Army’s Trauma Care Units, Feeling... →
“Warrior Transition Units were intended to be sheltering way stations where injured soldiers could recuperate. But the units are far from being restful sanctuaries.” Less than half way through this article, I’m feeling the need to share.
Reading on iPad before bed can affect sleep habits... →
Maybe this is why I stay up late reading. But, since I read until I can barely keep my eyes open, I haven’t had problems falling asleep.
Protect Your Privacy Opt Out of Facebook’s New... →
The iPad DJ →
(via @gruber Daring Fireball)
Hulu pushes forward with $9.95 subscription... →
Making it easier to dump your cable company.
John Nack on Adobe: Video: Selecting hair with... →
Wow! If I were shooting professionally, this alone would be a reason to upgrade.
WhiteHouse.gov Releases Open Source Code | The... →
It’s nice to have people who appreciate technology working for the White House.
A new topic for debate
Computerized mental workouts don’t boost mental skills, study claims. http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100420/full/4641111a.html?s=news_rss FTA: Owen concedes that his findings don’t necessarily mean that training in young children or elderly patients is pointless. But “the evidence is not strong”, he says. “And someone needs to go and test it.”
Cultivated Play: Farmville | MediaCommons →
Farmville is evil.
An Open Letter to Apple Regarding The Company’s... →
Word!
Tumblr: 'We're pretty opposed to advertising' |... →
Yokimbo.com is a Tumblog. The fact that it’s free has kept me from switching to SquareSpace.
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Experts: Autism bowel disease once linked to shots... →
Wakefield should be in prison! How many peoples’ lives and well being did he sacrifice to line his pockets? (via @ewheeler1976)
Please fix this Google!
Some of my contacts names don’t display or auto-fill when composing an email to them.
Please fix this Apple!
Every time I sync my iPhone, iTunes changes the position I left off at in my audiobooks.
A fast guide to system rescue using open tools →
Just what I’ve been looking for to send friends and relatives.
Chromium Blog: A New Approach to Printing →
Very cool! This would solve the iPad printing problem too.
Duncan's Journal (Reflecting on Mission Blue the... →
Amazing!
Iceland's disruptive volcano - The Big Picture -... →
Stunning photos, as usual.
Google Beats Wall Street Expectations, But What... →
Drag and drop attachments onto messages - Official... →
Finally! I use this feature on SmugMug’s site a lot.
Why You’ll Buy The iPad Even Though You Don’t Want... →
Well said.
Cartoonist Wins Pulitzer, Gets Rejected From App... →
New Premium features: Note History and 50MB notes... →
Evernote for iPhone and iPad Update: Major fixes... →
Unpatched Java Exploit Spotted In-the-Wild ― Krebs... →
I won something!
I won the South Park Season 13 Blu-ray giveaway at HighDefDiscNews!! I never win anything. Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Biotech Crops Are Good For Earth, Report Finds →
About farmers,”Because they’re the ones using this technology. They have the most to potentially gain and perhaps some risks involved.” Sorry, I’ll have to disagree and say that people starving to death win this one.
Google Docs Gets More Realtime; Adds Google... →
Looks like Visio lite? I can’t wait to try it.
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Sharing the truth one thread at a time →
Interesting point of view. But, the last line really made me laugh, because it’s true.
The Guardian: Bishop "blames Jews" for abuse row →
Can the Pope be impeached? The politics kill me. (via @XeniJardin)