Oct 09 2008
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My 11 days in Europe in 5 minutes.
Oct 08 2008
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“ Battery life is more of a challenge for the iPhone than for its competitors, because Apple’s multitouch darling entices you to actually do the things that burn through your charge like a Roman candle. It’s so easy to surf the Web, play graphics-intensive games, and geolocate your buddies that the iPhone is less likely to hang out in your pocket in standby mode, waiting for a silly phone call.
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rhodyram in response to Google’s stock woes:
is anyone really worried for Google? I mean really?
Google’s not as infallible as tech geeks like to think. They don’t have significantly diverse revenue — it’s mostly online ads. If the online ad market crashes and prices plummet (this has happened before), Google loses a lot of their income.
Some of their side projects have been relatively successful (Gmail, Maps, Docs, Reader), but they still depend on a healthy web-ad market. The majority of their side projects haven’t been worth the trouble or haven’t brought significant revenue (Pages, Checkout, Code, Chat, App Engine, OAuth, OpenSocial, and a million others that we’ve forgotten about — I bet we’ll be adding Android to this list next year). Their famous “20% time” really hasn’t produced much of any profitable significance.
Many of their talented people have left to form startups. And Google still hasn’t figured out how to effectively manage such large quantities of very smart but often less-useful people — many of the people who pass their ridiculous hiring process.
They seem to have no strategic direction. Their product releases are all over the place.
They’re not going out of business tomorrow, but they’re certainly not impervious to problems in the market or internally.
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Google's Moment of Truth: Stock Hits $350
Perhaps most importantly, the perception that Google can do no wrong will change rapidly. As it does, the pent-up anger about Google complete domination of the global advertising market over the past few years will find a more receptive audience, and the company’s critics will be emboldened.
An insightful look at the effects that Google’s falling stock value will have on the company’s culture, its shareholder relations, and employee compensation.
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The Brunch is a series of consumer products that celebrate the mundane. Bread Slicer facilitates even, uniform, precision - cuts. Toaster brings knowledge, skill and anticipation to the toasting of a slice of bread, set angle and force to exactly hit your plate. Cutlery perfectly aligned on Placemat is rendered invisible, the Holy Grail of table placement. Teapot records the height one is able to pour tea from. Milk and Sugar allow for meticulous taste.
You have to check out the other photos here! I would buy this toaster—no question!
I would buy all of these things.
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FactCheck.org on last night's debate
Very interesting.
Oct 07 2008
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“ I wish there was something specific I could say to those who are undecided that would sway them towards Senator McCain.
— a Fox News commenter via KatieSchenk.com: Comments from FoxNews (a fun read)
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McCain's platform
…from tonight’s debate:
- Enact a “spending freeze” on the government. But it must buy every bad mortgage. And keep all current tax cuts. And cut taxes further. So we’re going to stop spending money by spending more money and making less money.
- Invest heavily in alternative energy sources, which include “hybrid” and “battery”, apparently without spending any money since we’ll be in a spending freeze.
- The military must be deployed everywhere, indefinitely, apparently for free also, and quietly with big sticks.
- Definitively and promptly find Osama bin Laden with a secret plan known only to McCain.
- Fix Social Security and Medicare by telling Congress to fix Social Security and Medicare.
Ok.
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Don't vote for the Republicans who treat you like you're too stupid to figure out they're trying to slip lies and incompetence past you.
Me? I’m gonna vote for the guy who is telling me what he intends to do if we elect him.
Dawnowar finally takes a political stance on her tumblelog with this well-worded post.
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Wait, we’re supposed to endure a “spending freeze”, but also go around buying up every bad mortgage we can find and let the government eat the loss of housing values? We’re supposed to invest in energy independence without spending any money? And keep Bush’s tax cuts around?