McDonalds and Microsoft are Improving

2008-08-03T22:04:13Z

A new series of McDonalds commercials shows two hipsters discussing McDonalds' new espresso. When the word "McDonalds" is uttered, the hipsters recoil, and then one admits that they like McDonalds. Then the other admits it too, and they riff abo...

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Glee

2008-07-04T19:35:07Z

I remember the Mac shareware boom in the 90's. You'd get a CD-ROM tucked inside a Mac magazine stuffed full of shareware goodies and the quality was actually pretty good. I'd usually find a few gems per disc. I remember the version tracker boom s...

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The Obama Surprise

2008-07-01T15:21:15Z

Obama is a centrist. If this is a shock to you, you *really* haven't been paying attention. This is why i'm voting for him. If you want a liberal version of Bush, completely unwilling to compromise and keeping your lib cred intact, I hear Nader i...

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Brainstorming design

2008-06-16T15:05:38Z

My favorite thing art school was the peer review. I loved getting feedback on my art, and I loved talking to other artists about their approach. It made all of us better. I just got back from Apple's big developer conference, and realized how...

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The Trip, On An iPhone

2008-05-26T02:47:10Z

We've been dreading this for months, maybe years. One of my main parenting fears has always been traveling. I can deal with all sorts of tough parenting problems in the home, but throw my screaming baby on a plane full of strangers and I'm at a l...

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First Laptop in a Decade

2008-05-14T13:12:59Z

The last time I used a laptop was during the last internet bubble. It was a gorgeous Powerbook G3, it was black, and I took it with me everywhere. But then I got tired of the limitations of a laptop when compared to a desktop. Less expandable,...

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My Mario Kart Friend Code is 3136-7153-0994

2008-05-09T01:09:21Z

Let me know if you want to connect. Playing with friends is better than racing ButtPooSmash93.

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HOLY CRAP MS WALKS AWAY FROM YAHOO TAKEOVER

2008-05-04T04:49:06Z

I sort of expected this. I even placed a bet on it at hubdub.com, but it was a tiny bet because I sort of thought I'd be wrong. The deal was always bad for Microsoft, for Yahoo, for everyone, but I thought Microsoft was stupid enough to go thro...

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RIM Looking for Cocoa Engineers

2008-05-01T14:36:40Z

RIM, maker of the Blackberry, is apparently hiring Cocoa engineers. And this is another reason why I don't like RIM. Clearly they're not hiring these developers to write iPhone apps. With requested skills like "synchronization", they're obviou...

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Touchscreen versus multitouch

2008-04-28T16:09:31Z

The other day I was told that "other companies will release touchscreen devices", as if that's all the iPhone has going for it. In fact, the touchscreen is a liability which happens to be offset by other features. Competitors who only ape the tou...

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