In case anyone had any doubt that AT&T would find a way to fuck up the Apple Experience™…
For starters, although I signed up for what iTunes told me was a $60 plan (450 minutes, unlimited Internet), the bill says I have a $40 voice plan and a $20 Internet plan, and lists them on separate […]
I’m terrible at running a meeting.
I’m too ADD to keep myself on-topic, let alone a handful of adult children, each with their own agenda. Of course, I also hate agendas — a list of bullet-points religiously followed does dickall to bring legitimate issues or ideas to the forefront.
There has to be a balance — a […]
Interesting sentiment from Koyono…
At Koyono quality is implicit. From materials of construction to specifications and processes on how we design and manufacture, we are obsessed with providing you the highest quality products, on time, the first time.
I’ve spent a bit of time lately thinking about messaging — mostly how incredibly worthless it all is. It’s […]
Chicken burrito — blackbeans, rice, tomatoes and corn, cheese and lettuce. I pound one of these almost every day for lunch. Foolishly, I poked around for the nutrition facts today…
Ouch.
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Web Worker Daily asks about good ways to use your laptop in the summer sun…
The answer, apparently — the Techno Privacy Scarf. But it’s not just for outdoor use, folks — if there’s a better way to surf porn in your cube, I’d love to hear it!
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Yet another reason to make the switch to Ubuntu now…
The application, filed in 2006, describes a multi-faceted, robust ad-delivering system that lives on a “user computer, whether it’s part of the OS, an application or integrated within applications.”
“Applications, tools, or utilities may use an application program interface to report context data tags such as key […]
I just wrote about state-backed lobbying in Ohio, but of course Ohio ain’t alone — and hell, it’s a lot closer to home even. Here in Maryland, P.J. Hogan is jumping ship from the State Senate to a cushy chief lobbyist gig for the University System of Maryland — lobbying by the state for the […]
There’s an interesting tangled “incestuous” loop playing out in Ohio: apparently local municipalities are shelling out big bucks to state lobbyists for local kickbacks…
These lobbyists should be walking around with a sign around their necks that says: “Your tax dollars at work trying to raise your taxes.”
[via: H&R]
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“I feel like we are in an age group where the obligation to purchase wedding presents should place us in a lower tax bracket.” — Angie
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I was flipping through some of my old drafts and came across a little something I wrote about this article by Erin O’Connor. I don’t know much about education, but it’s something I find myself mulling over more and more. While I tend to agree with the thrust of this piece, I lean more toward […]
According to Gartner, France’s famed 35 hour workweek (finally being loosened up by Sarkozy) may yet look like a miserable slog to us all in a few short years. Hell, it’s almost possible today, though the choice may be between bike or bus rather than of Benz or Beamer…
It’s all about choice, though. As self-sustenance […]
Wired’s Bruce Sterling seems to agree with me (though he said it before me, so I guess it’s the other way around)…
In response to Doc’s Live Web vs. Static Web:
It’s a new conceptual world where all media is dead. Get your head around that one, folks!
Damn strait!
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LinuxWorld has a breakdown of the difference between hackers and think-tankers and why software patents look so different depending on who you know…
To the ‘think tank’ types, lawyers are basically free and software innovation is hard to get. Most of the think tanks are in Washington, DC, where you can’t swing a cat without […]
Doc Searls (hater of surveys), in response to an SAP survey:
Web 2.0 is what we’ll call the next crash.
Amen, Doc!
The more useful distinction is between the Live Web and the Static Web. The Live Web today is branching off of the Static Web. Much of what we call ’social’ happens there, though I dislike the […]
I can’t believe they actually did it…
I love it when companies finally get it — commercials are content! If your ads are worth watching, you’ll get a lot of eyeballs. The days of the captive audience are over. Get with it.
Here’s an ad — crazy as it may be — that cost just $500 to […]
My girlfriend just sent this along…
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Agreed.
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Yesterday I read this piece over at the Hit & Run blog, a slightly different take than I’d found before about the new Virginia traffic penalties, and I had to fight the urge to write something up — something scathing — something mean-spirited and hateful about this piece of shit David Albo.
Well it’s been a […]
So the weekend of the iPhone has come and gone. The reviews are in and, as expected, mixed — but mostly positive…
Honestly, I was half-expecting a flop — I couldn’t see them doing much volume (500,000 units when all was said and done), and not just because of the extortionist price ($2K minimum over two […]