July 2010
2 posts
“If jailbreak is possible, something will always be done to make it valuable.”
– iOS 4 Jailbreak: Why It Still Matters
With the new features in iOS4, lots of people have asked me if I still plan to jailbreak my phone. My answer is a resounding yes, and Frederico Viticci at MacThemes explains most of the reasons why.
An iPhone 4 jailbreak isn’t out yet, but I can tell...
June 2010
3 posts
“The wise — as opposed to most of the highly educated — know, among many other...”
– When Good People Do Bad Things - Dennis Prager
“The end result is that a critical mass of influential people in world affairs...”
– Mort Zuckerman: World Sees Obama as Incompetent and Amateur - US News and World Report
This comes from one of the most powerful men in America, a man who tirelessly supported Mr. Obama throughout his campaign and now exhibits a currently popular sort of buyer’s remorse. The article lays out...
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Full Length RSS Feeds using WizardRSS!
RSS, which I have written about several times before, is my primary medium for gaining information - newsworthy, political, technological. One of the issues with using RSS to catch up on news and posts is that many sites these days do not have full site RSS feeds. Instead, they truncate their RSS entries to include only the first few sentences or a summary of each article.
Luckily, I have come...
May 2010
12 posts
Conficker: The worm that threatens us all →
(via Instapaper Editor’s Picks)
Just finished this fascinating articled on the Conficker worm that continues to infect PCs around the world. I had no idea the extent of the problem, but the potential of this worm is utterly devastating. The bad guys are winning, and they’re winning big.
Finder Tabs with Total Finder
For the last few months, I have been using a great little app called TotalFinder, which adds several useful features to Mac OSX’s traditional Finder app.
TotalFinder changes the look and function of Finder windows to include tabs. That way, you don’t have to have 4 different windows to keep track of if you’re switching between four different folders - Total Finder groups all of...
“The European Union is an association — at most an alliance — and not a...”
– Europe, Nationalism and Shared Fate - Stratfor
George Friedman examines the intentions and outcomes of the EU experiment. There are quite a few notable portions of Friedman’s article, but you can’t help but compare the nations of the EU to the states of the US. An even more interesting...
WatchHD Time Lapse of Eyjafjallajökull - on May 1st and 2nd, 2010 (via @SmashingMag)
Beautiful high definition video of the volcano erupting in Iceland. I agree with the narrator - wish there was more footage.
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Sync files and folders outside of your Dropbox
If you would like to sync a file or folder outside of your Dropbox folder on your Mac, you can do so very easily with SymbolicLinker. Once you follow the easy 4 step installation instructions included in the download, SymbolicLinker creates a new menu item for your Finder right click menu that allows you to create a symbolic link for a file or folder with one click (see screenshot).
Once you...
“An overseas holiday used to be thought of as a reward for a year’s hard work....”
– Brussels decrees holidays are a human right (via Greg Mankiw)
In case anyone needed more proof that Europe has completely lost its (socialist) mind, this article explains yet another “human right” for which taxpayers should pay.
Seeing as how President Obama is using Europe as a...
April 2010
12 posts
“Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on...”
– U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights - Fox News Exclusive
I believe this story needs no commentary, but just in case, I’d like to point out the beautiful things we as a global entity can do when we work together as a global government. Call me cynical, but this is just...
Earthquakes & Promiscuity
Wanted to share a quick story that seems to combine troubling fundamentalism, peculiar explanations, and a hilarious outcome.
It started with an article on CNN last week that reported on Iranian cleric named Hojatoleslam Kazim Sadeghi, who insists that women who dress provocatively and tempt people into promiscuity are to blame for earthquakes.
While the scientific community remained...
WatchPublic Employee of the Year - Saturday Night Live
Couldn’t resist posting this one, particularly given the fact that apparently one in three San Francisco city workers made more than $100K last year. Hat tip to The Weekly Standard for both the video and the link.
WatchSaturday Night Live: Tina Fey
Came across this Weekend Update today and was pleased to see that the writing has become much better. Particularly love the iPad and Walgreens bits.
“I think the best comparison for the old school facebook wall is laughing or...”
– - Jyot Bawa
A couple of years ago, I remarked to my good friend Jyot that I didn’t understand where in the realm of social interaction the Facebook wall fit. This morning Jyot got back to me with the above analogy, which works perfectly for random messages that people write on your wall (as...
“The task was loading a trailer with packages at a distribution facility. At UPS...”
– High ‘n Tight – Constructing The Wall at UPS
An interesting look (and video) into how UPS organizes shipped boxes in its trucks.
As a side note, this blog represents another great way that companies and organizations are connecting with users - I’m really enjoying learning about the insider...
“If I am done with an iBook, I should be able to designate a recipient and send...”
– It’s Time for A Digital Used Book Store on the iPad - Louis Gray
While I like the first part, and Apple’s DRM inside iBooks can make this a possibility, this seems like one of those ideas that sounds much better if you don’t think about it too long.
Let’s say you can...
“This is quite insane. It’s like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his...”
– Nuclear Posturing, Obama Style - Charles Krauthammer
While it would be completely understandable if nothing that came out of the White House surprised me anymore, Obama’s new “arms are for hugging” nuclear position caught me completely off guard. Luckily, he has explained to...
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March 2010
22 posts
“User Error and related phrases such as PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard...”
– User error - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not sure how I missed these two terms in all of my geekiness, but PEBKAC and ID-10T error are hilarious. Throw in the bumper sticker I saw today that says “Talk nerdy to me,” and its a ray of dorky sunshine on an otherwise gloomy day.
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“Know and teach America’s core values. We got to this point solely because...”
– It’s a Civil War: What We Do Now
Last Sunday the Democrat-controlled congress took yet another step onto the throats of the American people, trampling individual freedom and ignoring the will of the public that clearly opposed such measures. As we move one step closer to the (Social)...
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“In the 1990s Bill Geerhart was an unemployed, not-so aspiring screenwriter in...”
– Little Billy’s Letters to famous and infamous people - via Boing Boing
This is one of the weirdest, hilarious, and creative projects I’ve seen. I particularly love Robert Shapiro’s reply to Billy’s plea for justice. Definitely added to my to-read list on GoodReads.
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“An iPad without native Instapaper Pro is not a device I want to own.”
– Preview: Instapaper on iPad - Instapaper Blog
Marco Arment outlines why he’s shooting for an iPad native version of Instapaper on day one. The Instapaper for iPad screenshots are fairly straightforward, but then again, that’s exactly what I love about Instapaper.
“Mr. Hanks’ comments reflected a mindset typical of that emanating from...”
– EDITORIAL: WWII: The most racist generation
For a man whose demeanor, appearance, and career history reflects much beyond that of a talented actor, Tom Hanks’ recent statements have served to merely reaffirm the revisionist nature of the Hollywood A-list. Here’s to hoping that his...
“But the truth is that people don’t buy consumer electronics for the...”
– The iPad paradox: Less is more
Lately I’ve found myself justifying this “less and less” type of approach more and more. Maybe it’s just the fact that I love that both my Kindle and my iPhone just work. And for everything else, I jailbreak.
My switch to the Mac has already...
“History holds no examples of unpopular Washington policy quickly growing in...”
– Why Health Reform Is Bad Politics
John Stassel outlines and debunks the Democrat’s claims to justifying the passage of their health care monstrosity.
Chilean Aftershock Visualization
via msnbc, unfortunately.
“Congress and White House will spend roughly $2.8 Million in tax payer dollars to...”
– Government Drudge Use
The Founding Bloggers did some-back-of-the-proverbial-envelope calculations on how much time and money the various branches of our faithful government spend browsing the consistently insightful Drudge Report.
“With 1930s life expectancy, a great number of people were expected to pay Social...”
– How Women Saved Social Security NYTimes.com
Yet another example of how Social Security is the government equivalent of highway robbery, with people paying into a system that is counting on them dying before getting what they paid for.
Also, using this logic, we’re going to start employing...
“Dubai is less concerned about letting terrorists into their country with real...”
– Alan Dershowtiz
Of particular interest is the media’s focus on the forged passports instead of one less terrorist in the world.
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“The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the...”
– American Thinker
There’s gotta be some kinda joke about how this is one prize he at least pun-etically deserves, but I’m not quite sure how to word it.
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“President Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the...”
– Obama signs Patriot Act extensions
Despite the best efforts of the likes of the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle to ignore the story, the Washington Times reports that President Obama extended the main portions of liberal-abhorred Patriot Act first passed by George W. Bush after 9/11....