December 2009
39 posts
The Tablet →
The situation is uncannily similar to the run-up preceding the debut of the original iPhone in January 2007, including many of the same engineers and software teams at Apple — such as those who built the iPhone Mail, Calendar, and Safari apps — disappearing into a black hole.
As usual, Gruber hits the nail on the head about what “The Tablet” will be and won’t. It seems like most...
Oh, I saw Up in the Air last night. It was sort of a guilty pleasure. Different...
– 108 Minutes With Maggie Gyllenhaal — New York Magazine
Ma’am, thank you for validating my dislike of you.
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That’s why Batman dumped her.
Roku adding porn to their lineup →
Is there any doubt now that the Roku box is about to really catch fire? Porn has frequently been what drives technology adoption, from the VHS vs. Beta days, up to HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray. For better or for worse, there’s no doubt this will sell boxes.
And instead of “Hey neat, I might go see that new film from James Cameron” we...
– Avatar is actually pretty good | MetaFilter
I saw Avatar last night and I enjoyed every second.
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And of course it’s socialism. These ignorant motherfuckers. What do they think...
– David Simon, greatest American hero http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n12/htdocs/david-simon-280.php (via awwdip)
What English Sounds Like to Foreigners
An Italian singer wrote this song with gibberish to sound like English. If you’ve ever wondered what other people think Americans sound like, this is it.
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If It's On Twitter, It Must Be True
I’m really getting sick of everyone who jumps on the “CNN still has nothing about the death of Brittany Murphy. Why is it that I get all my news from Twitter now. CNN FAIL! LOL!” bandwagon every time a news story breaks.
Yes, Twitter “broke” the story that Brittany Murphy died. It also “broke” the story that Jeff Goldblum died. And Zach Braff. And Rick...
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Lala Joins Apple →
Lala finally acknowledged their acquisition by Apple on their blog. Count on this being their last blog post.
The Google Phone Is “Like An iPhone On Beautifying... →
If people get pissed when new, cooler iPhones come out yearly wait until new, cooler Google phones once a month.
Michael Jackson Confirmed As The Composer For... →
“It’s been a long running myth in the videogame industry that MJ worked on the Sonic 3soundtrack, and numerous articles with theories, analysis, and investigations have been done over the years. Now we have official confirmation that he actually did participate in the project.”