April 2010
“Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful...”
– Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash Want to learn a lot about not just this Adobe vs. Apple spat, but the future of Apple engineering? Notice Jobs frames this as an “era” - not a “market.” That’s one tightly packed three-letter word.
WatchIntroducing Omeledilla! Is it an omelette that looks like a quesadilla, or a quesadilla that’s made out of eggs?
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Almost Finished
Alex: I'm finished.
Dad: All 100?
Alex: Yes.
Dad: That thing that you wrote 100 times - what, exactly, did it say?
Alex: "I will not hit or bite ever again."
Dad: And you're going to keep that promise, now, right?
Alex: Yes. But sometimes it's just my first instinct.
Dad: Mine too, kiddo. I understand that. That's true for many, many people. But it's our responsibility, as humans, not to act on that instinct - and to learn to curb it. Not being ruled by our instincts: That's what separates us from wild animals.
Alex: But my teacher told me it was opposable thumbs...
Dad: True enough-
Alex: ...and TV, and nice restaurants like McDonalds and Chuck E Cheese's...
Dad: Hold on. "Nice"?
Alex: ...and bombs and birthday parties and schools like where I go.
“Boobquake’s Twitter account quickly snared more tweets than a bird sanctuary,...”
– Boobquake snares tweets! (I’m confused.)
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Where to stay in Pittsburgh, the weekend of May... →
If you’re coming to the Pittsburgh event on May 29th, you should know that the hotel option most preferred so far by your fellow attendees is turning out to be the Doubletree at City Center. It’s right around the corner from the hotel I’d initially included on the invitation, and it sounds like it might be nicer, better, shinier, faster, cleaner, softer, better smelling,...
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Who should join the "Twootenanny 2010: The... →
People who are coming. Or want to come. Or can’t come, but want to follow the exploits of people who are going to come.
Also, people who want to coordinate breakfasts, lunches, dinners, photo walks, gallery visits, museum trips, Pirates games, nature walks, bike rides, kayaking trips, bar crawls, room-sharing, rehab-admissions, ambulance rideshare, or other perfectly harmless weekend...
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“Reading all the sex manuals in the world is not going to do anything unless...”
– Reason #14,400 that I wish Merlin had an even bigger bullhorn.
Calling all Hander Outers!
hereyougo:
Spring is here and so is the rain.
If you want to help us give away free umbrellas to people caught in the rain, the time is now!
Come join us for a cup of coffee (our treat) and become an official Here You Go Hander Outer, next Saturday morning at Espresso a Mano in Lawrenceville.
We’ll be there from 8 AM until 12 noon. Come whenever you can. We’ll get you caffeinated, signed up,...
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Reprinted with permission
Late yesterday morning, I received an unexpected email from Suzanne Schwalb, editor at Pauper Press and the person cited as the author of the recently released Tweet Nothings, the appearance of which so many of us have reacted with dismay and worse during the last two days. I’d written a mildly eviscerating Amazon review earlier that morning, but that wasn’t what she was writing about....
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"I own it"
Nothing this small should cost money. I’m sure the author agrees - after all, the tweets that comprise its content are pretty small, too, and she couldn’t deign to ask permission (or pay) to use them. And in its weirdly charming way, that’s what’s so great about this book. The author clearly, tacitly condones stealing the book itself. The fact of the book’s...
Did you know?
vmarinelli:
Just as it is possible to hold in high esteem, and be grateful toward, a family member, previous teacher, or counselor from whom you learned a great deal, without simultaneously imagining that person’s talents include, say, the ability to walk on water, that it is also possible to hold in high esteem, and be grateful toward, particular persons in history (about whom one has learned,...
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