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Entries Tagged as 'General Detritus'

Rock On

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · General Detritus

I’m an optimist with my moon in cynic.
Everywhere you look these days, the pessimists seem to be taking over the discussion. I don’t dislike pessimists, I just dislike pessimism.
Politically, I believe that Barack Obama has allowed the Democrats and Republicans in government to finally show their true colors. They’re all more interested in personal gratification [...]

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Leave a Tender Moment Alone

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · General Detritus

If you get that right, everything else should be fine.
Let’s just leave it at that for tonight.

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This is Scary

March 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General Detritus

I have a friend who just switched from an iPhone to a Droid. He likes it.
Dang.

Rumors are circulating about iPhone 4.0. The new features I’m hearing about are a little worrisome:
Multitouch-รก-trois ultra will accept commands from as many as six independent fingers.
Leather cases will also have to include lace trim.
It will run a native version [...]

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iPad Killer

March 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · Gadgetry, General Detritus, Lawsuits, Master Jobst Fimil

iPad Killer: 1,740,000 results on Google.
Meh.

Master Jobst Fimil’s biography is big news. I’ll buy a copy when it’s available. Other than that, I don’t think it’s going to change the world much.

Apple sues HTC over patent infringement. 20 patents are named. This is huge.
Among the patented technologies are:
The ability to see through walls
Faster than a [...]

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Important Stuff

March 1st, 2010 · 5 Comments · General Detritus

The March ‘04 Rolling Stone is out.
I know. Fuck Rolling Stone. I usually agree with that assessment.
This one is a collector’s edition, though. There’s an interview with Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. The two of them. Together.
It’s written well enough that most of the meaning of the interview is between the lines.
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Another Slow News Day

February 27th, 2010 · No Comments · General Detritus

Not a heck of a lot going on. Forbes says that Warren Buffet is no Steve Jobs. Thank the maker we have Forbes to keep us abreast of this breaking news. Of course, as you’d expect the article discusses Buffet in terms of Jobs.
Besides being very wealthy male bipeds, Steve Jobs and Warren Buffet are [...]

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