September 2010
1 post
45645645 asked: Why do you "doubt that anyone important at O’Reilly is a Kindle user"?
It's an interesting observation, and I'd love to hear your response. Thx!
It's an interesting observation, and I'd love to hear your response. Thx!
August 2010
1 post
missu asked: About this post: http://www.marco.org/980434663. you seem to not mention that Palm always had a touch screen, you just needed stylus. You also didn't mention that Samsung had a tablet, Samsung Q1. Back then, they were marketed as Ultra portable PCs. None the less, still a decent post. oh, that really wasn't a question so ... umm ... how is your day?
May 2010
1 post
April 2010
1 post
Salon partners with McSweeney's →
meaghano:
(via joecoscarelli)
I DON’T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABT THIS. Help, Internet, give me an opinion.
Well, I think the—
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…benefits to McSweeney’s readers will be numerous. Let me start by saying:
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March 2010
2 posts
david:
Stoned lobby attendant is extra stoned today.
I always thought he seemed more like a prescription painkiller addict.
hugehuge:
New guitar. So excited. Thanks to...
February 2010
1 post
January 2010
10 posts
the case for switching to LED lightbulbs
superdoofus-stratodrive:
ok, here’s mr. facts:
> incandescent [icd]: $0.50/ea., 2000 hr life
> compact fluorescent [cf]: $3.00/ea., 10,000 hr life
> LED [led]: $10.00/ea., 100,000 hr life
>
considering a kWh cost of $0.15, 8.0 hours of usage/day, all lumen outputs equivalent to a 45W incandescent:
> icd (45W) = $19.80/yr
> cf (9W) = $3.96/yr
> led (3W) =...
East Coast livin
aimers:
Yesterday afternoon when I landed, I didn’t even need my coat. In fact, I took it off because it was a whopping 43˚ above zero—a temperature I haven’t felt since literally late Sept or early Oct.
I can tell you’ve been in Alaska for a while because you specified “above zero”.
“The UI has a good bit of new sexy to it.”
– Anonymous source describing Apple’s pending table, Silicon Alley Insider (via davidkaneda)
Can’t wait to see the Apple table! It’s going to kick the Microsoft Surface’s ass.
benjaminsteinpro:
Lovin’ HTML5. Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot.
Then I don’t need a jacket!
Virtualized MySQL Faster
rentzsch:
I have an Xserve that’s still on 10.4. It runs a web app with a typical MySQL database backend. Both on metal.
This morning the DB got so slow that the app server started returning “timed out” error pages.
Ungood.
So I dumped the database, created a new Debian VMware instance and loaded up the data. I ssh port-forwarded metal’s 3306 to the new VM and restarted the...
December 2009
6 posts
Public Service Announcement
caseyliss:
From what I can tell, Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitpic all strip GPS data from uploaded images. This is true of both Tumblr thumbnails as well as high-res photos.
It’s not the services: it’s the iPhone.
Email an iPhone photo to yourself, or transfer it via USB with Image Capture, and see what EXIF data remains.
Dear Umbrella people...
falconieri:
I am completely jealous of your dryness.
It’s an illusion. We’re not actually dry. Umbrellas don’t actually work.
disneyzane regarding stuff on steam-heat radiators:
Everyone rests stuff on their radiator like that, but I still feel that if I do it I will wake up to an inferno in my apartment.
It’s all on a wood shelf, and wood doesn’t conduct heat very well to the books. Additionally, wood doesn’t ignite unless it reaches at least 300°F (or closer to 400° if it’s in reasonable...
November 2009
4 posts
October 2009
10 posts
Tonight???
dawnowar:
Folks with kids are rushing off for trick or treating. I’m all WTF cause it’s not freakin’ Halloween.
Welcome to Columbus, where trick-or-treating is always held on a Tuesday or Thursday before October 31, and always in a timespan that mostly happens before it actually gets dark outside.
A Visit to the Apple Store
marc:
I’ll be interested see reviews of the new Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station. (The Apple Store Short Pump doesn’t have any yet.) Apple claims:
Improvements in antenna design give you up to 50 percent better Wi-Fi performance and up to 25 percent better range than with the previous-generation AirPort Extreme Base Station.
I’m not geeky enough to understand all the technology behind Wi-Fi....
This is a test
scotth:
Tumblr appears to be stripping my Markdown headings of their HTML tags in the Dashboard. Why? I don’t know.
It always has. The Dashboard only allows a subset of tags to maintain security and consistent appearance. Currently it’s:
a, b, em, br, br, p, strong, i, ul, ol, li,
blockquote, del, strike, code, pre, sub, sup
Tags are occasionally added to the list and styled...
rockuboff:
So I have a job interview on Monday. I’ve been in touch with the woman who contacted me to discuss details a few times in the past 24 hours. In the last email she sent me she addressed me as Stacy. In the empowering words of The Ting Tings, THAT’S NOT MY NAME.
GREAT. SEE YOU ON MONDAY XOX STACY
Maybe she works at Starbucks, Aimee.
topherchris:
Curse you, Apple Store, for believing that I’m smart enough to know that the Apple TV doesn’t come with an HDMI cable.
Don’t buy retail. You’ll pay out the ass. Instead, go here, scroll to the big “28AWG HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Male to Male Cables” section near the bottom, and pick your desired length or color. Here’s a basic 5-foot black one...
September 2009
13 posts
Pooped.
mallisser:
We haven’t even taken off & Lauren’s already asleep.
That’s the best way to fly: fall asleep during taxi, wake up when the wheels hit the ground.
Tumblr, I need some kind of scheme to get rid of...
dawnowar:
mcfein:
She’s obnoxious and loud and has a shrill hyena voice and thinks she’s incredibly intelligent and she’s been showing up wherever I am for weeks and now my friends don’t want to be around me for fear that she’ll turn up.
Help?
Tell her you don’t like her.
You’ve suddenly become involved in a long-term gay relationship. Also, you just discovered Jesus and have...
The Elephant in the Room is a Racist →
melgray:
I disagree.
While I will concede that there are definitely going to be people that oppose Obama solely based on his skin tone, saying that the majority of his opposition is fueled by racism is dangerous. Its akin to saying that his predecessor’s opposition were all UnPatriotic.
marco:
Politico’s lead article discusses, in cautious tones, Democratic leaders saying, in cautious...
yvonnegeorgina:
Whenever my mother and I run into a situation which requires the assistance of a man- furniture assembly, car repair, things involving tools- she sighs and says, “We need some testosterone,” and I nod in reply. We don’t like it, but we know it’s true.
Do men ever look at each other, stumped, and admit they “need some estrogen?” Probably not. In what sort of daily circumstance...
If no one is following you, who are you writing...
chrispazen:
(via brandonfletcher)
hope?
Yourself. And there’s a lot of value to that.