Archive for February, 2008
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
From the Associated Press:Microsoft Corp. is giving students free access to its most sophisticated tools for writing software and making media-rich Web sites, a move that intensifies its competition with Adobe Systems Inc. and could challenge open source software's popularity.
The Redmond-based software maker said late Monday it will let students ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Ars technica has a petulant headline: iTunes UK welcomes BBC shows while rest of world waits. Only a media-hungry spoiled brat could entertain a headline like that when you see the content available on the US store. Are we to assume the writer, Jacqui Cheng, has already purchased everything off ...
Posted in Annoyances, Made me laugh, iPhone | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Far away in some coffee shop there are three guys sitting, taking gulps of their frappes and writing an insanely great idea on the back of a napkin. They're going to blow apart the world of social network and provide the basis for the next great revolution.
Internet/Web 1.0 seemed mostly ...
Posted in 100, Bedouin, CoWorking, Commentary, Social, Startup | 2 Comments »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
on my tod tonight.
brisk walk.
bought a magazine. 'Word'
went to the cinema to see 'Jumper' - not bad
went for an espresso and a cookie
went to the cinema to see 'cloverfield'
its about to start
i'll let you know
(My reviews of these films will be over on lategaming)
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
John Gruber writes: Given that Apple still charges a $125 premium for black MacBooks, it’s hard to take seriously any argument that people aren’t willing to pay for style. The Air’s technical deficiencies are irrelevant to a large swath of users, and its aesthetic appeal is undeniable.
As is the way ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
I sigh a lot. It's not because I'm sad or annoyed, but because I don't breathe properly. If I'm concentrating on something, I forget to breathe. No bad thing.
Robert Scoble highlights Linda Stone's work.
She noticed that most people stop breathing when doing email. She explained to me today that that ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
No man is an island, entire of itself
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main
if a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were,
as well as if a manor of thy friends or of ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
I'm looking for a hosting provider in the same timezone as me. I'm tired of racking up large telephone bills at odd hours of the night.
Anyone know a hosting provider who's willing to take on a couple of new companies as well as a slew of my other clients?
Email me ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Okay, tonight I sent out a document to a few friends. 1.6 MB sent out to my email server. Whoosh. Some of my friends have very limited mailboxes from their ISP. Some only 30 MB, some as high as 50 MB. Very few are unlimited. I used to be worried ...
Posted in Cool, Rickshaw, infurious | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Neil Gaiman writes about healthcare:
I was born and spent the first 2/3rds of my life in the UK, in a world in which health care was simply a human right. You got it, like an education, by virtue of being alive. And then I came to America and simply it ...
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