"When it comes to being Good, defer to no one, not even your teacher." - Kongzi

Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama

Seeded on Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:23 PM EDT (thedailybeast.com)

Well, I'm not, but Christoper Buckley is.

election, 2008, politics, president, buckley, mccain, william, obama, christoper, palin

Things in Review: Using Cultured Code's Things

Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:50 PM EDT

Junior year of high school (2004-2005), I realized that committing my tasks to memory was not a viable strategy, but up until that year, that was more or less how I managed doing work.

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technology, apple, mac, os-x, app, productivity, gtd, things, cultured-code

April Earnings Are Up

Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:40 AM EDT

Earnings for April are in, and despite quite good page view results, my earnings are roughly a fourth of March's. How did you fair?

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technology, earnings, newsvine

The Strange Tale of MobileMe and Apple's PostPC

Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:34 PM EDT

Adam Lisagor of Lonely Sandwich:

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technology, phone, apple, mobile, pc, mac, att, windows, os-x, mobileme

iPhone 3G and MobileMe First Thoughts

Mon Jun 9, 2008 6:52 PM EDT

Nothing was particularly shocking about this keynote -- rumors made sure of that. We knew MobileMe and iPhone 3G were coming, and we knew most of the details, but that does not mean there isn't anything interesting to discuss. iPhone

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technology, apple, att, 3g, mobileme, iphone

A Cloudy .Mac

Mon Jun 2, 2008 2:58 AM EDT

A year ago, during his interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at All Things Digital, Walt Mossberg noted that Apple had let .Mac stagnate. Jobs acknowledged it, and promised that Apple would be "making up for lost time" in the near future.

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technology, jobs, apple, steve, mac, dot, iphone, wwdc

No Hands: Using Voice Recognition in OS X

Thu May 29, 2008 12:44 PM EDT

I first watched Apple's Knowledge Navigator concept video a year ago, and have watched it many times since. Every time I watch it, though, I still get that child-like wonder feeling in my stomach, the feeling that accompanies a rare thought: "This is the future."

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technology, future, apple, voice, recognition, leopard, os-x, navigator, knowledge

Confirmed: Wired Buying Ars Technica

Seeded on Fri May 16, 2008 6:24 PM EDT (Mashable!)

This is sure to be the number one story on tech blogger's minds this weekend as we all ponder the possible ramifications of a shrinking tech blogosphere.

technology, tech, magazine, news, weblog, wired, arstechnica, ars, technica

Probing the Hive Mind - An Interview With Dan Benjamin

Seeded on Fri May 16, 2008 4:19 PM EDT (theweeklyreview.ca)

A couple of months back, I was giving Dan Benjamin a hard time on Twitter, claiming that someone replaced his avatar with a caricature of Cabel Sasser (of Panic fame). Dan replied, with a link to the source his avatar, which was supplied by the gang responsible for Happy Webbies.

technology, john, development, web, ruby, buddhism, dan, rails, weblog, benjamin

Blackberry 9000 will get iTunes sync

Seeded on Wed May 14, 2008 3:46 PM EDT (CNET.com)

My Pocket PC had iTunes sync through Missing Sync, and I used it all of once because playing music in Windows Media Player was more pain than it was worth.

technology, apple, blackberry, itunes, rim, sync

EarthLink to remove Philadelphia Wi-Fi; 'Unsustainable Business'

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:57 PM EDT (Macworld)

EarthLink next month will shut down its Philadelphia Wi-Fi network, the flagship of its now-dashed municipal wireless initiative, and then remove it from the city's street lights.

technology, city, philadelphia, wireless, earthlink, metro, wifi, municipal, mesh

NYTimes trashes the Mercedes-built Smart Car, calls it a 'trendy twerpy ride'

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:53 PM EDT (The New York Times)

That's where the Smart gets really dumb.

technology, europe, small, car, gas, fuel, hybrid, mercedes, smart, mini-cooper

Google Announces Top 50 Android Developer Challenge Entries

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:28 PM EDT (android-developers.blogspot.com)

As you may have heard, the results from Android Developer Challenge Part 1, Round 1 were announced to all the participants late last week.

google, technology, phone, mobile, cell-phone, os, apps, android

Official: HBO programming arrives on iTunes, standard pricing be damned

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 2:07 AM EDT (Engadget)

It's official. HBO content just entered the digital halls of iTunes with variable pricing. Episodes of Rome and The Sopranos pop for $2.99 while The Wire and Sex and the City (yes the complete series) go for the iTunes "standard" pricing of $1.99.

technology, price, apple, itunes, nbc, hbo

Trey Parker, Life Lessons, and the Mac Community

Mon May 12, 2008 12:43 PM EDT

While watching the first season South Park DVDs Friday night, I found that — to my delight — Trey Parker and Matt Stone offered mock introductions to each episode.

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technology, community, apple, work, rand, love, south-park, mac, ayn, trey-parker

U.S. Apple Online Store out of iPhones

Seeded on Sat May 10, 2008 4:20 PM EDT (Ars Technica)

Following reported shortages of iPhones by UK reseller O2 earlier this week, both the Apple Store in the US and UK "appear" to have run out of iPhones. It is probably best to say the outage is parenthetical at this time, because both the French and German stores still have stock.

technology, apple, update, 3g, iphone, wwdc

Inquisitor bought by Yahoo!

Seeded on Fri May 9, 2008 3:19 PM EDT (newsfirex.com)

Safari search extension Inquisitor has been picked up by Yahoo. Watanabe says that while he will help Yahoo further develop Inquisitor, he has not been hired by them. This is an interesting acquisition. Wonder what they're thinking of doing with it.

google, yahoo, technology, search, apple, safari

Innovation needs a Fascination with Wonder

Seeded on Fri May 9, 2008 1:20 PM EDT (The New York Times)

"The first thing needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder," says Dawna Markova, author of "The Open Mind" and an executive change consultant for Professional Thinking Partners.

37signals, technology, apple, design, great, innovation

O2 Makes it Clear that 3G iPhone is Impending

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 10:29 AM EDT (Engadget)

The headline kind of says it all, but if you weren't already sure enough that the first gen iPhone's stint in the UK was coming to a close, O2's pushing to make things crystal clear.

technology, apple, o2, uk, 3g, iphone

Official: Free AT&T WiFi for iPhone Users

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 10:26 AM EDT (MacRumors)

AT&T's iPhone website (under 'Plans' tab) has been updated to reveal that each iPhone plan now includes access to their "more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks all for use in the U.S."

technology, starbucks, apple, att, wifi, iphone

.Mac push e-mail coming to iPhone 2.0?

Seeded on Wed May 7, 2008 10:15 PM EDT (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW))

A certain, unnamed individual sent us some pictures of the latest build of the iPhone firmware showing .Mac push e-mail.

google, technology, apple, email, mac, gmail, push, iphone

Sprint's $100 Million anti-iPhone Campaign: A Lesson in Stupidity

Wed May 7, 2008 3:52 PM EDT

Gizmodo is reporting that Sprint is launching a $100 million advertising campaign for the Sprint Instinct, their attempt at an iPhone competitor. Gizmodo has two of the spots, and I suggest you watch them.

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technology, market, sprint, advertising, apple, samsung, mobile, marketing, cell-phone, instinct

Doing things Differently: A Bakery without a Cash Register

Seeded on Wed May 7, 2008 1:22 PM EDT (bakersjournal.com)

When Bergen and his partners first started discussing the concept of the City Café Bakery, Bergen was more interested in how things would be done at the business, as opposed to exactly what would be made. For that reason, things are run a little differently at the bakery.

business, register, cash, different, trust, bake, bakery

Obama is wrong about the gas tax

Seeded on Mon May 5, 2008 10:15 PM EDT (Salon.com)

This is powerful criticism because it resonates with a long-standing talking point against Clinton -- that she is a political phony willing to do anything to get elected.

tax, election, race, 2008, gas, clinton, politics, president, obama

Hands on with Brightkite: real-world social networking

Seeded on Mon May 5, 2008 1:59 PM EDT (Ars Technica)

Twitter's ease of use and plethora of third-party visualization tools are great for crowdsourcing any number of things, but a new service may actually bring social networking into the real world.

technology, social, network, networking, twitter, brightkite

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I am a college student from southern California. As a result of doing debate in high school, I have a strong interest in argument, current events, and …

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