October 2010
“A holy water-dispensing vending machine was described by Hero of Alexandria in...”
– The first vending machine
“But HTML is the only true cross platform solution for everything”
– Microsoft: Our strategy with Silverlight has shifted | ZDNet
“Brüno: I am going to be the biggest Austrian celebrity since Hitler.”
– Brüno (2009) - Memorable quotes
“Adobe is doing a tremendous disservice to the publishing industry by encouraging...”
– Subtraction.com: My iPad Magazine Stand (via Instapaper)
“Edward Much’s ‘Scream’ to illustrate the point that the piece of art has changed...”
– PeteSearch: The dark side of entrepreneurship, continued (via Instapaper)
“I asked him if he was looking forward to conducting the full-on pat-downs....”
– Airport security: the Dick-Measuring Device or molestation?
“And how many children have been harmed by randomly poisoned trick-or-treat...”
– The Meaning of Halloween-Candy Psychopath Stories - Samira Kawash - Food - The Atlantic
Watch24,000 Fans Partake In Crowdsourced Music Video - hypebot
“Microsoft profit jumped 51 percent”
– Microsoft profit jumps 51 percent with record Q1 revenue
Windows 7 is good but you don’t need Office. Not since Office 97 have you needed Office. I’m not kidding and your children and colleagues will thank you for not using a “word processor”, presentation maker etc.
“To complain habitually”
– Word of the Day | Dictionary.com
“Nordstrom Rules: Rule #1: Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no...”
– Nordstrom’s Employee Handbook — short and sweet - (37signals)
“webOS 2.0 is probably neck and neck with iOS4 when it comes to polish and ease...”
– webOS 2.0 review — Engadget
I just wish they’d get the hardware right. Do not like my Palm Pre 1.0, love webOS though.
“MeFeedia, for instance, now says that 54 percent of Web video is now compatible...”
– Apple’s Push For HTML5 Video Wins on the Web | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD
WatchIntroducing Couch Mode… get comfy! on Vimeo Staff Blog
Like LeanBack on YouTube. Not as easy to use but looks better.
“And that’s why this tool makes me sad. Because it’s a symbol of an arms race – a...”
– scraplab — Please Keep Your Belongings with You at All Times
“Mongo serves an average of 500k requests/hour for us (that does include nights...”
– 12 Months with MongoDB | Wordnik ~ all the words
“orizzle ipsizzle dolizzle sit amizzle, consectetuer adipiscing yo mamma. Nullam...”
– Gangsta lorem ipsum