January 2010
13 posts
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Some quick iPad Thoughts
This is innovative because it’s the first attempt at a tablet device (that I know of) that’s not just a desktop OS stuffed into screen. Note that innovative does not always equate to successful; it remains to be seen whether the iPad will be successful.
From the perspective of someone who knows computers well and is one of the family’s de facto tech support people, this device...
End Senate Filibusters →
A great many of the U.S.’s problems stem back to ill advised changes to their basic institutions.
“I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox...”
– Sarah Palin takes Fox News commentator job - Yahoo! News
Is the Internet changing the way you think? →
Over on the Search Engine Blog Jesse has brough up the question of whether or not the Internet is changing the way we think. He notes:
I prefer the open-ended nature of this query to the sensationalized slew of recent opinions asserting that “Google is making us Stoopid” (sic) without providing much more than conjecture and “books are best” bias.
He’s right that...
Trailer for 'The A-Team' remake!
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Strangely this has me interested. Probably the Liam Neeson effect.
Arrrg! Sick again.
5 Reasons Pigs Are More Awesome Than You →
The last reason is best of all.
“In a move designed to restore public confidence in air travel, Transport Canada...”
– Undressing the naked truth about the future of airline travel
Handwriting Is History →
I can’t find a lot to disagree with here. I no longer handwrite, I’m immersed in typing. When I use paper I print.
That said, part of me also think it would be fun to learn cursive again but I don’t think it is any longer a necessary life skill.
