After reading a recent post by Dr. Drang about embedding tweets, from now on I will use his methods here. Moving from posting photos of tweets to embedded text into the site will make life easier for everyone. Using his tweet that sparked this update as an example: Another thing that’s so 2006: Using screenshots …
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Letters of Note: Regarding your dam complaint
This was funny when I first saw it a few years ago and is still funny today. Here is an excerpt from Letters of Note: Regarding your dam complaint: “As to your dam request the beavers first must fill out a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity, my first …
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Apple’s fix for corrupt binaries – Marco.org
Apple’s fix for corrupt binaries – Marco.org: “By republishing ‘updates’ to these apps, Apple is helping users avoid deleting them and losing their data.” I strongly agree with Marco. This was a terrific move by the Mother Ship to make life easier for customers. Clearly attributed to Marco Arment
100 Riffs (A Brief History of Rock N' Roll)
If you haven’t seen Alex from the Chicago Music Exchange play all of your favorite song parts, you’re missing out. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiC__IjCa2s?rel=0&w=560&h=315] I’ve seen this mentioned several times in the past few days. 100 memorable guitar riffs in 12m14s. Crank it up and rip the knob off!
Celebrating Independence
The temperatures have dropped from a recent high of 108°F to a cool 94°F today, July 3, as I stand with an ice-cold Corona by our Big Green Egg slowly cooking 20 pounds of pork. I’m going to go ahead and say, “Happy 4th” everyone. Don’t lose any eyes, fingers or other parts.
Multiple Apps Cause "Writer's Tension"
Writer’s block is not as much of a problem for me as the writer’s tension caused by the proliferation of great writing apps for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. My basic instinct—my flaw—is to fiddle with things. My fiddly nature makes it difficult to establish a single simple workflow. <nerd>Note: I write almost everything in …
Hot Wheels LIVE
Found these Hot Wheels in real life on The Verge: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6PQ49B5Gpw?rel=0&w=560&h=315] Brings back memories of my stunt racing days as a small child. Loved my Hot Wheels. Matchbox cars were overrated.
Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 review by Matt Taibbi. – Slate Magazine
It warms my soul to know the good Doctor remains as much on edge today as during his coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign. Matt Taibbi reviewed the classic for Slate.com on the book’s 40th anniversary. Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 review by Matt Taibbi. – Slate Magazine: “The …
Losing Weight the Geek Way
MacSparky – Blog – Geek Weight Loss: “Earlier this year I was looking at some family pictures with my glasses off and asked myself, ‘Who is that fat guy on the end?’ Turns out, it was me. I’m not sure when it happened, but I got fat.” I’m in the same (gravy) boat. I used Lose …
What's Driving College Costs Higher? : NPR
NPR quoted Kevin Carey, the director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation, in its account of “What’s Driving College Costs Higher?”: “There is now no doubt that certain kinds of students can learn a lot online. But people don’t just go to college to learn; they go to college to get …
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