October 2008
37 posts
Missile strikes reportedly kill 28 in Pakistan -... →
That’s 3 unilateral military operations in 7 years. Go Team America!!
The 5 Reasons Luke Skywalker Is a Complete Idiot →
AppleInsider | Apple earnings, profits, and cash... →
Because, in the long run, you can’t separate hardware from software…
UK Atheist Advertising Campaign Begins →
A novel advertising campaign underway in the United Kingdom reads “There’s probably no God. Now, stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Residents will see it on the sides of buses, and perhaps, based on…
WatchGeorge Bush Always Gets His Man, WITH ONE VERY LARGE EXCEPTION!
"I can't imagine a President being named Obama" →
I’m fascinated how stupid some people are. It must be very tiresome to have the world revolve around you and your religious beliefs.
Stealth Cat is Today's BIG Thing - SEP 15, 2008 →
Red Light, Green Light, this cat is going for the kill
Apple F4Q08 (Qtr End 9/27/08) Earnings Call... →
Jobs on iPhone’s roadmap for ‘09: “I think we have to be the best and I think we have to not leave a price umbrella underneath us…” Could mean one of two things: iPhone nano, or cheaper iPhones….
Macworld | From the Lab | MacBook Pro benchmarks →
considering these benchmarks pit a 2.4GHz Feb 2008 MBP vs. the new 2.53GHz unibody MBP, I’m totally sold on the 2.8GHz MBP.
Rands In Repose: FriendDA →
I suppose the downside to this is your friends stop talking to you after you preface every sentence with it. Great idea though.
Apple - Environment - Apple 2008 Environmental... →
I can’t wait to see Dell, Sony and HP’s response to this. Oh, and what a way to use 67 watts ;)
Minutes 2.0 Dashboard Widget →
if I haven’t linked this before, I should have. Absolutely priceless productivity tool. (FREE)
po-ru.com: BBC iPlayer ruby script →
beautiful ruby script to download BBC shows through iPlayer. Just install, and then pass it the url of the show you want to grab!
blueprint for change [pdf] →
Obama and Biden’s Plan for America
Fight The Smears - Learn the Truth About Barack... →
great to see a politician â any politician â directly handling one ones, rather than just ignoring them
Steal This Comic [XKCD] →
I spent more time trying to get an audible.com audio book playing than it took to listen to the book. I have lost every other piece of DRM-locked music I have paid for.
7 Music Trends Whose Return Must Be Stopped |... →
“a DJ act named 411 Ur B34tz R B310ng 2 Us?” ROFL
Seth's Blog: Rock stars →
“A rock star is someone who needs to create and is willing to tolerate the haters along with the fans,” and we need more of those.
How to fix Drop Box permissions issues in 10.5 →
I recommend the permanent fix detailed here to address this issue.
Beyond Flash, an addendum →
“With a number of notable exceptions, most of the work I see coming from the Flash community is largely devoid of ideas. There is great obsession with slickness, surface, speed, technology, and…
The 2008 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix [Pics] →
The sixteenth round of the 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing (MotoGP) season was recently held on a track on the southern coast of Australia.
WatchOverview of JavaScript frameworks by John Resig (Mr. jQuery)
Unskilled and Unaware of It →
If you’re stupid and you know it, clap your hands!
MAD VERTICES : Papervision 3D Video Training →
Great tutorial on getting starting with PaperVision 3D
iPhone Central | Review: TV Forecast 1.0.1 for... →
A quick overview of a great iPhone app, useful for tracking when the next episode of your favorite show will be aired. Beautifully made. Highly recommended!
5 Presidential Elections Even Dumber Than This One... →
It’s not that politics aren’t in the shitter. It’s that they were already there. With one month left, the current candidates might have to kick it into overdrive if they hope to out-crazy some of…
AppShopper: Find New iPhone Apps and Price Drops →
New site to find new iPhone apps and track price drops and sales.
The Choice: The New Yorker →
Well written piece endorsing Obama in the upcoming election. If McCain gets in, I’m switching to Windows (XP, not Vista).
Gibson Robot Guitar →
MUST SEE: Who could ask for more? Robots + Guitars = AWESOMENESS.
Gorgeous: Int'l Space Sta. Astronauts w/Earth... →
Beautiful, near-inspired scene….Hi-res, easily enlarged.
72.009 dpi bug: change the default screenshot... →
Leopard has a strange bug that saves default PNG screenshots at 72.009 dpi instead of 72 dpi. A good fix is to change your screen shot format to TIFF.