June 2009
190 posts
Jun 1st
Building a Hackintosh Apple Can't Sue You For →
I currently have a “hackintosh” system but this looks like a much more stable approach to setting one up. Will give it a go this weekend…
Jun 1st
May 2009
127 posts
May 31st
“Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night, The first ones named sweet...”
– Grateful Dead | Friend Of The Devil lyrics
May 30th
ListenOh, yes. Livin’ on a prayer.
May 30th
May 30th
“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing...”
–  Sylvia Plath (via overemotive) I love this. Once upon a time I used to write poetry and had a steadfast rule that nothing ever got thrown away as it was a Polaroid shot of that moment in words. I wish I had adhered to my rule….
May 30th
May 30th
Ricky Bobby: Wow I feel like I'm in the Highlander.
Jean Girard: What's the Highlander?
Ricky Bobby: It's a movie.
Jean Girard: Oh any good?
Ricky Bobby: Very good. It won the academy award.
Jean Girard: Oh for what?
Ricky Bobby: Best movie ever made. Look I came here to tell you tomorrow I'm coming for you.
Jean Girard: May god be with you Monsieur Bobby. Because although today I am friendly. Tomorrow will be war!
Ricky Bobby: Alright.
May 30th
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May 30th
“My friend has a baby. I’m writing down all the noises the baby makes so later I...”
– Steven Wright (via topherchris)
May 30th
Two posts later, my Tumblarity rating has dropped 6 points. WTF?
May 29th
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May 29th
What the hell?
Can ANYONE explain Tumblarity to me? Mine just got cut in half?
May 29th
“Libertarianism is a natural state; all else is intervention by the State.”
– Stephen Gordon (StephenGordon) on Twitter
May 29th
May 29th
Red Bull Simply Cola | Food Geekery →
Cola… everyone has their favorites.  There are Pepsi people, Coke people… even RC people.  So, before I review this new take on cola (I say “new,” but I really should say “old”) let’s figure out what cola is.
May 29th
Cupcake Adds Camcorder, Touchscreen Keyboard, and... →
I had a chance to try Android’s latest firmware update, codenamed Cupcake on my G1, and after only a day of usage, I’m pleased to say Cupcake’s a sweet update to the mobile OS that really…
May 29th
"Normal People" Need to Create Websites, Too:... →
Zimplit is the “open source web creation tool for dummies,” according to Mattias Lepp, the company’s executive leader. “Our team doesn’t know anything about the web and software. Oliver Pulges…
May 29th
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and...”
– Patrick Henry
May 29th
Hulu - Labs: Hulu Desktop →
This is too awesome.
May 28th
May 28th
Free Computer Game Is Astoundingly Neither... →
Electronic Arts is shaking the video game publishing model by releasing the fantasy-themed real-time strategy game BattleForge as a free download. Rare for a freebie, the game comes from…
May 28th
Chevy Volt coasts closer to reality, first bona... →
Shared by Aaron I am really looking forward to these new types of cars coming to market. General Motors has just cut the ribbon, metaphorically at least, on the production of the first…
May 28th
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May 28th
Google: Expect 18 Android Phones By Year’s End →
By year’s end, there will be at least 18 phones on the market worldwide based on the Android operating system, Google disclosed for the first time today.
May 28th
May 28th
“And finally, the gay marriage debate in California: Instead of focusing on this...”
– Glenn Beck Glenn… WTF are you talking about? Please don’t ever attempt a sports analogy again.
May 28th
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May 27th
Listen“California” - The Gaslights
May 27th
“Of the many responsibilities granted to a president by our Constitution, few are...”
– Pres. Obama Uh, how many centuries ago?
May 27th
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May 27th
Obama ducks promise to delay bill signings  →
It seemed among the easiest of his transparency pledges and is entirely under his control, but President Obama is finagling his promise to post bills on the White House Web site for comment for five…
May 27th
E3 2009 - Neowin's Predictions →
It’s that time of year again. With E3 2009 a little under a week away, the video game rumour mill has been in overdrive for past month or so. As usual, a plethora of stories ranging from a possible…
May 27th
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May 26th
Obama ducks promise to delay bill signings →
It seemed among the easiest of his transparency pledges and is entirely under his control, but President Obama is finagling his promise to post bills on the White House Web site for comment for five days before he signs them. Mr. Obama last week signed four bills, each just a day or two after Congress passed and sent it over to him. The White House said it posted links from its Web site to...
May 26th
May 26th
Libertarians blast Sotomayor pick →
May 26th
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Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
May 26th
On Golf Course, President Obama Pauses for Moment... →
BC News’ Jake Tapper and Karen Travers report: In his remarks at Arlington National Cemetery this morning, President Obama called on all Americans to observe Memorial Day, a day of  “silent remembrance and solemn prayer,”  by pausing for a moment of national unity at 3 pm this afternoon. For President Obama that moment came in the middle of a round of golf at Ft. Belvoir in Virginia....
May 26th
Why 60% of Twitter Users Quit: Spam →
topherchris: soupsoup: NYMag.com That’s Twitter: A tool to mass-blast the public with whatever message you choose, whether you’re promoting your book or yourself. This practice used to have a different name: spam. But “tweeting” sounds much more cuddly than, say, “shilling,” and Twitter’s a much cuter name than Wiki-spam. Is twitter just an opt-in mailing list? I guess it depends on what...
May 26th