April 2010
“If you want to break down someone’s door, why don’t you start with AT&T, for...”
– Jon Stewart (via kateoplis) (via evangotlib)
“The only true gripe I have with the iPad is the amount of attention I’ve...”
– Welcome to the Future | John Rust
So true. The first couple of days were great, though. Lots of cute girls wanting to check out my iPad.
So There's That, Anyway
newsweek:
Turns out DHS may not cooperate with the Arizona law. Hosenball reports:
Amid the outrage about Arizona’s strict new immigration law, a pivotal question remains: how will the Obama administration respond? Only the feds can deport a person, which means that Arizona will need Department of Homeland Security cooperation to carry out local law. But don’t bet on the state getting it....
“For some perspective on how fucking crazy Republicans have come, ten years ago...”
– Jon Cole (via southpol)
“Apple are trying desperately to force the growth of a new ecosystem — one that...”
– The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash - Charlie’s Diary (via rafer)
Oil plagues sound 20 years after Valdez →
southpol:
Twenty years after the Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, oil persists in the region and, in some places, “is nearly as toxic as it was the first few weeks after the spill,” according to the council overseeing restoration efforts. “This Exxon Valdez oil is decreasing at a rate of 0-4 percent per year,” the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill...
“The economic picture in Spain is grim. Spanish Unemployment rose from 18.8% to...”
– Spain’s Unemployment Rate Hits 20%, Debt Rollover Risk Mounts
Apple To Shut Down Lala On May 31, iTunes.com... →
evangotlib:
bryanboova:
yvynyl:
Whoa boy.
Solid.
Can’t wait.
“The telephone was an aberration in human development. It was a 70 year or so...”
– Rick Webb about this (via toldorknown) (via marco) (via tmblg, toldorknown) (via kevin)
“Once you measure fat or calorie content as a proxy for the healthfulness of...”
– Goodhart’s Law: Once you measure something, it changes. (via jayparkinsonmd)
“I think we should catch ‘em, we should document ‘em, make sure we know where...”
– Pat Bertroche, a Republican congressional hopeful in Iowa’s 3rd district (via azspot) (via robot-heart-politics)
A week or so back, I posted a snippet on an effort by some conspiracy theorist Conservatives to prevent the government from micro-chipping people. I opposed the idea just like I oppose...
“[I posted the whole article as it’s all fascinating]
The USS Midway Museum is...”
– USS Midway seeks Saigon airlift refugees
Via @peterpham who was part of the evacuation group on the Midway! (via tedr)
I met one of the vietnamese men who stayed behind. It was in France about six years ago. His daughter escaped and ended up marrying a US naval aviator. She and her husband live...
Watchspiegelman:
oldjewstellingjokes:
Dennis Spiegelman, “My Son, The President”
Dennis Spiegelman has played poker with the same group of guys every Thursday night for the past thirty-six years. He refuses to disclose how much money he’s lost over that time.
My dad is on OJTJ today.
“3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood’s current crazy stampede...”
– Roger Ebert, making a pretty airtight case for why 3-D movies suck (via newsweek)
Watchandrearosen:
Largest Group of Liberals to Recite the 37 Accomplishments of the GOP (via URDB)
Baratunde Thurston led a group of 125 Liberals at Hamilton College in a recital of the 37 self-professed accomplishments of the GOP.
“So far 1,698 Kindle users have underlined this passage from Outliers by Malcolm...”
– Malcolm Gladwell, William P. Young, & Dan Brown Top “Most Highlighted Passages of All Time” List on Amazon Kindle - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat
Tim O’Reilly: Amazon knows every detail of Kindle users reading habits (pubs don’t)
James Gross: The pubs that survive will.
Me: The platforms that...
“I have got an iPad, what a joy! Van Gogh would have loved it, and he could have...”
– David Hockney, who we know already loves his iphone, so it’s no surprise that he loves his ipad. (via hydeordie) (via jenrobinson)
“Many people thought of us as a bunch of idiots with lava lamps.”
– Eric Schmidt (via entrepreneurwisdom)
Squashed: Drill Baby, Drill ... →
So, funny story about off-shore drilling. Actually, it’s more catastrophic than funny. But it does reveal a few things about how we behave in the face of a disaster.
We want the government to intervene in problems caused by private industry.
We want the federal government to do everything it…
“Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful...”
– Steve Jobs, throwing down. (via attentionindustry)
“New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile...”
– Steve Jobs April, 2010 (via dubliner)
THE IMPORTANCE OF FACE TIME
aaroncohen:
Jason Calacanis wrote a great lesson for startup employees that has me thinking about our organization at a time of geographic disruption.
One week ago, we had to vacate our office. For the past week, we’ve been homeless while we negotiate our new lease in the Flatiron District. As a result, my colleagues and I have been shuffling between my apartment, the Ace Hotel (kind of a...
“There are three key reasons why Hollywood is under less duress than Silicon...”
– When It Comes to Television Content, Affiliate Fees Make the World Go ‘Round « abovethecrowd.com
In general, a well written essay on television content. I get the sense that NY-based digerati might be more cognizant of content biz models than their SV-based brethren. (via jryu)
This is...
I’m at Tom and Jerry’s / 288 w/ @potatono @jaredklett @ericmortensen. http://4sq.com/jtAma
I’m at Tom and Jerry’s / 288 w/ @jaredklett. http://4sq.com/jtAma
Truck driver forced to show birth certificate... →
peterwknox:
notthatkindagay:(via momonwi)
An agent called his wife and she had to leave work to drive home and grab other documents like his birth certificate. Jackie explains, “I have his social security card as well and mine. He’s legit. It’s the first time it’s ever happened.” Both were born in the United States and say they are now both infuriated that keeping important documents...
“Lewis Robert Wasserman (22 March 1913 – 3 June 2002) was an American talent...”
– Lew Wasserman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inbox Zero.
“Realize that a startup puts you on an emotional rollercoaster unlike anything...”
– Marc Andreessen (via saadiq)
“The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority;...”
– H. Gordon Selfridge, American-British retail magnate via today’s Real Estate Investment SmartBrief (via mattlehrer)
I’m at Café Select. http://4sq.com/biNBby