July 2010
8 posts
I always knew I'd live forever. And now it's been... →
Missing Missy →
If I ever lose a cat, I’m paying this guy to make the poster.
“So what’s the secret to making marriage last?
Two people who choose to stay...”
– The secret to a lasting marriage
nook for Android, finally →
Barnes and Noble had a special opportunity to be the very first bookstore backed ebook reader available on the Android platform. Instead they are dead last, beat by both Amazon and Borders.
The special opportunity came in that their handheld reader, The Nook, runs the Android platform. So, presumably, very little modification would be required to port it to mobile phones as opposed to the...
New policy aims elimnate no VBAC stances. →
“Most women who’ve had a C-section, and many who’ve had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next baby, say new guidelines — a step toward reversing the “once a cesarean, always a cesarean” policies taking root in many hospitals.”
Google Music Launching Alongside Android 3.0 →
There’s still no guarantee any of the current crop of handsets will see these updates but, regardless, this is good news. Competition is good and, even when locked to the Android platform, there are not many solid offerings in this arena. Music in the cloud is one of the most interesting immediate uses of it for most consumers.
TV business kisses HDMI goodbye →
Good bye, HDMI. Long live whatever new thing the device manufacturers think we should use (though, admittedly, this does seem better).
June 2010
6 posts
Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been open sourced →
And all the EVO users who hate sense but still want to use their cameras, their HDMI out, and their 4G connection rejoice.
Anyone want to start a pool on how long it takes to see an EVO Rom for this?
DROID X available on Verizon on July 15th →
Single 8MP Camera, HDMI Out, 4.3” screen, 1GHz Processor, Android OSP (Non HTC Sense), Android 2.2 (Froyo).
Should be a very nice phone for new and existing Verizon customers.
DCTA plans no night or weekend service →
Seems a bit absurd that a rail service paid for by Denton residents and customers would be designed not to benefit that very demographic.
“I’m not just a font. I am a force of motherfucking nature and I will not...”
– I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.
Face Recognition -- It's going to be the future... →
“We’re at the point where you could snap a person’s face with Google Goggles and find out their entire life story: their employment, their friends, what they looked like before they dyed their hair.”
Technology destroyed the village. And it’s now technology that will bring it back together… though not quite the same.
May 2010
19 posts
U.S. official: Flow of oil from spill has stopped →
Hoo-effin-ray! Another 48 hours before we know for sure… but I like the sound of this.
Ten Reasons to Watch Less Television →
“The average American watched an average of 5.1 hours of television per day in 2009. That’s time you could have spent exercising, eating a meal together, entertaining, enjoying nature, meditating, enjoying a hobby, reading a book, or fulfilling a dream.”
5.1 hours a day is unbelivable. So I poked around looking for other sources to confirm this. I found many. Here’s one from the...
Lost Finale Explained, supposedly by one of the... →
Lots of good bits in here that cover Dharma, the MIB, Smokey, and the Flash Sideways.
“The reason Ben’s not in the church, and the reason no one is in the church but for Season 1 people is because they wrote the ending to the show after writing the pilot. And never changed it. The writers always said (and many didn’t believe them) that they knew their ending from the very first episode. I...
Kissing a kid's owies may aid long-term health →
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
– Henry David Thoreau
“Being happy isn’t getting what you want, it’s wanting what you have.”
– Carrie Fisher (via seagull)
Study: Many Sunscreens May Be Accelerating Cancer →
Even more fuel for the “why do we wear sunscreen?” arguments.
In my opinion, unless it’s clearly failing at it’s job, the best answer is always the one that has kept our species on this planet for 40,000 to 500,000 years, depending on how you look at it.
A well written list of features available in... →
Android 2.2 Froyo officially announced -- Engadget →
“Android 2.2 also features a new cloud-to-device messaging API that Google called “much more than a push notification service designed to make up for a lack of basic features like multitasking.”
This is just what I was dreaming up when I started to consider how to enable “multi-tasking” without allowing multiple poorly written apps running simultaneously to bring a...
Do iPhone Users Face a Draconian Future? →
… or… how I learned to love the Android. … or the little Android that could.
In the new Internet age, the cloud is king. Google embraces the cloud with openness *AND* compatibility, two things Apple has always lacked.
In red America, families form adults; in blue... →
Interesting article on the statistics surrounding political voting practices and “family values” (via ryanabrams)
“I can’t wait for Jesus to come back so that I can take him around and show...”
– My Brother in Law, Mike Thomas.
“so I ate ear plugs alive with my throat
hoping they’d get lodged deep enough...”
– Hurling Crowbirds at Mockingbars (Hope is Not a Course of Action) | BUDDY WAKEFIELD
Are we experiencing Global Warming according to... →
Building a Better Label →
From the first moment that consumers realized that not all food at the grocery store was created equally, food producers have used fancy packaging, slogans, and logos to help grab the attention of would-be buyers.
The FDA is now seeking to improve this labeling in an effort to produce a more educated consumer. While this is certainly welcome, in the end, it almost makes as much sense to have no...
April 2010
35 posts
The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash →
A nice, well written, insightful essay into the future of the world of desktop and mobile computing and where current market players are in that race.
Monster's Inc Sequel: We have a 2319! →
Looks like Monster’s Inc is getting a Sequel in 2012. Let’s hope for the kids’ sake that it doesn’t turn out anything like this.
A Guide To The Gritty Side Of The French Language →
Android (CM5) is running on the iPhone 3G →
Ha! This is beautiful! Now iPhone owners can enjoy Android too! :)
“7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something...”
– Ten Rules for Being Human
Minimalist Yoga: Learn the Basics and Do Yoga... →
maximizers vs satisficers →
“There are two types of decision makers. Satisficers (yes, satisficers) make a decision once their criteria are met. When they find the hotel or the pasta sauce that has the qualities they want, they’re satisfied.
Maximizers want to make the best possible decision. Even if they see a bicycle or a backpack that meets their requirements, they can’t make a decision until...
“Oddly, the day the wifi and cable TV were shut off felt like a liberation. No...”
– Shareable: Dude, Where’s Our Car?
“The world is full of people who are making a good living but living poor lives.”
– Source Unknown (via substance over stuff)
10 Ways To Instantly Become More Attractive →
“Minimalism comes from a rock-solid, unshakable, 100% belief that you are enough!”
– A Guide to Self-Reliance Minimalism
God and St. Francis discus Lawns →
Chocolate Toddler Formula →
Just what our the kids of tomorrow need. Not only are we going to skip breast milk altogether, we’re going to start setting the idea now that anything we eat should taste unnaturally sweet or salty.
Great job Mead-Johnson.
Samsung CL65 Digital Camera →
Maybe it’s gimmicky, but I want this camera. WiFi + Bluetooth + GPS + Touchscreen. HI FUTURE!!! I SEE YOU THERE!!
FDA Plans Salt Limits →
I am not, in any way, a fan of government regulation. So, I’m not saying I support this. But I am saying that I don’t think nearly enough Americans realize what’s in the food we eat. And it doesn’t help any that a food we have previously eaten can be changed without truly alerting the consumer to those changes.
Prepackaged food and restaurants often use salt, MSG, PHSO,...
