December 2009
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Jingle Bell 5k results →
Check it out, 2nd place in my age group. I have no business running a 5k that fast, I don’t know what I was thinking. Damn near killed me.
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After Branding →
azspot:
If this is a little too abstract, let me dress it up in a numbered list, just like a self-help book title: Ten Steps To Online Success In The Post-Branded Future.
Get yourself some Web space. It’d be nice if the URL included your name; easy if you’ve got a low-frequency name, tough for Bill Smith and Sue Brown (but consider bill-smith-from-tulsa.net and similar dodges).
While having...
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The 370 banned passwords on Twitter
As reported in this TechCrunch article, here are the 370 passwords banned by Twitter (and perhaps other sites.)
If you find your password on this list, you should change it immediately everywhere it is used.
1. 111111 2. 11111111 3. 112233 4. 121212 5. 123123 6. 123456 7. 1234567 8. 12345678 9. 131313 10. 232323 11. 654321 12. 666666 13. 696969 14. 777777 15. 7777777 16. 8675309 ...
Getting used to my new “flat” aluminum Apple keyboard. Very nice, but taking a little getting used to.
Anybody have problems running Adobe CS 3 on Snow Leopard? I’m ready to upgrade if I can!
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“What is certain is that AT&T has no idea how to operate in the modern day. A...”
– Charlie Sorrel, on AT&T’s decision to stop selling the iPhone online in NYC, where the web data usage has negatively impacted the network’s reliability.
From this Wired article
Word so far is that Urban Meyer had a heart attack during the season and it was kept quiet. After SEC game it got worse and now has to quit.
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“If you have an iPhone … you’re carrying around a mini version of an early...”
– A Senior or former Apple Employee, as reported by Nick Bilton of The New York Times
Found in this AppleInsider article by Sam Oliver
Context: There was a theme among the report that the iPhone technology and hardware is only a step in the long-term innovation of the forthcoming tablet.
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First, organize 1,000 →
azspot:
I think the ability to find and organize 1,000 people is a breakthrough opportunity. One thousand people coordinating their actions is enough to change your world (and make a living.)
1,000 people each spending $1,000 on a special interest cruise equals a million dollars.
1,000 people willing to spend $250 to attend a day-long seminar gives you the leverage to invite just about anyone...
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“Some day all semiconductors will break down and therefore all computers as well....”
– Anton Zeilinger (via azspot)
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“Well, the whole point of the public option originally was that if you’re going...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
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Do I have this right? The new healthcare bill doesn’t decrease costs until 10 years from now?
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WatchThe Gibson Dusk Tiger robotic guitar.
Read the full review by Wired here.
Headed downtown for 3rd Thursday art/bar hop. Meet me at City Arts Factory!
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“I am truly disappointed we are commencing our historic debate on one of the most...”
– Senator Olympia Snowe, November 2009
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“And Obama can say that you’re getting a lot, but also saying that it “covers...”
– Hullabaloo (via azspot)
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Beastie Boys vs. Beastie Boys remix: 3’s...
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Why Go to Copenhagen? →
azspot:
Here are some easy ways to use existing technologies to stop global warming, save energy expenditure, and enjoy life more.
1. Hold a virtual global warming conference in Second Life instead of flying everyone to Copenhagen.
2. Eliminate newspapers and magazines altogether and encourage publishers to give everyone a free e-reader if they subscribe for a year.
3. Combine online dating...
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Free Shipping Day →
thepoptimist:
December 17th is Free Shipping Day- almost 600 retailers are participating. These online merchants are not only offering free shipping for purchases on December 17th, but are guaranteeing delivery by Christmas Eve. Not too shabby.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
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“Whatever mistakes we have made, the plain fact is this: the United States of...”
– Barack Obama
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Raising the Federal Debt Ceiling →
Does it bother anyone else that this is being done because of re-election timing, not what is best for the country?
I don’t know about you, but when I’m low on cash, I start cutting back and really watch my spending. Why can’t government follow the same rules? When does it end?
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David Pogue (NYT) RIPS UP the B&N "Nook" →
Wow, David Pogue destroys the Barnes & Noble e-reader in an incredibly helpful tech review. I had no idea they were so problematic. Gotta say, sounds like a piece of shit.
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My 10-step Tiger theory
I can’t believe I’m even bothering, but here’s how it might have gone down…
Tiger drinks during the day, maybe or maybe not
Goes home, gets in a fight with his wife
After the fight, goes to his room, takes his Ambien and Vicodin
Wife goes through his phone, finds risque messages, storms in, wakes him up
Another fight ensues, and a very out-of-it Tiger gets in his car...
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AT&T plans clamp-down on heavy users →
Soon AT&T will start capping bandwidth usage for its heaviest users, mostly iPhone owners. They say that 40% of bandwidth is “hogged” by only 3% of users. Full article here.
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“The president’s announcement is further proof that TARP has morphed from...”
– Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas
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Over 1,000 apps removed due to scam →
Apple removed the 1,011 app store apps from developer Moliker, Inc. after they realized they were rating all their own products with 5 stars to boost sales and rankings.
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"Global" taxes now? Are you kidding? →
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Tebow eye patch verse for SEC
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage - I have conquered the world.