January 2010
28 posts
“We still need to govern. To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the...”
– President Obama
A Handy Post-Apple Event Guide for the Geek
jeffrock:
The internet can be a cruel place. Before you rifle off your thoughts on the newest i-thing, do yourself a favor. First, take a deep breath. Feel better? Good. Now read this list before you hit “post”.
Remember, you probably aren’t the intended market. Do you understand the difference between bash and tcsh? Trust me on this one. Put down the laptop.
Never post about the device on...
Alan Kay: With the Tablet, Apple Will Rule the... →
“I did say recently that “This will be the most important thing I’ve ever done.”...”
– Fake Steve
Obama Moves to Centralize Control Over Party... →
About time.
“Counting the new Republican Senator Scott Brown from Massachusetts, the 41...”
– James Fallows
“House liberals are on the verge of giving the Republicans exactly what they...”
– Hendrik Hertzberg
House Democrats should pass the Senate version of the health care bill, declare success, and spend the next 10 months hammering Republicans for not supporting a bill that bars insurance companies from declining coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, or setting yearly or...
Apple’s Secret Cloud Strategy And Why Lala Is... →
In particular:
An upcoming major revision of iTunes will copy each user’s catalog to the net making it available from any browser or net connected ipod/touch/tablet. The Lala upload technology will be bundled into a future iTunes upgrade which will automatically be installed for the 100+ million itunes users with a simple “An upgrade is available…” notification dialog box. After installation...
WatchBarney Frank: “God didn’t create the Filibuster”
President Obama plans combative turn →
It would have been nice if this story was dated 2009 instead of 2010. It’s a little late now, isn’t it?
China at Odds With Future in Internet Fight →
Not good to be at odds with The Future.
“Google’s declaration that it would stop cooperating with Chinese Internet...”
– Google’s Threat Ricocheted Around World, but Skipped Over China
“That day was a turning point for me. It was the last time I thought that whether...”
– John Nunemaker - I Have No Talent
Microsoft frets Google's Nexus One will suffer... →
“Another former Apple designer said a team at the company had “spent the past...”
– A Deluge of Devices for Reading and Surfing
I think there’s a very good chance Apple is going to take the first step toward redefining what a computer is when they introduce their tablet device.
“Android doesn’t make sense as a whole. It’s fragmented, poorly executed, the...”
– Google Android Personal Thoughts « Boy Genius Report
“The only thing I cannot believe, when it comes to the case of Tiger Woods, is...”
– Michael Wilbon
Best of VIM Tips →
One can never get enough of these.
Warners, Netflix agree to new-release delay →
“Ideas are in the air. There are lots of people thinking about—and probably...”
– Evan Williams - Ten Rules for Web Startups
Google's biggest announcement was not a phone, but... →
The article theorizes that the most meaningful impact of Google’s Nexus One could be the beginning of the disruption of handset-exlusitivity deals for wireless carriers. This is something Google’s been interested in for a while.
If true, it’d be a nice step towards tearing down the anti-innovation and anti-consumer status quo that currently exists in the U.S. wireless industry.