December 2011
15 posts
“Every time you use an infographic from creditloan dot com, you’re helping...”
– Ending the Infographic Plague - The Atlantic
Dec 31st
“Nowadays, a candidate must believe not just some but all of the following...”
– The right Republican - The Economist. LOL.
Dec 31st
Dec 23rd
Proposed headline for The Onion: Resetting SMC on...
[UPDATED Jan 1 2012: Nevermind. After two problem-free weeks, the issue is back, and this time resetting the SMC doesn’t fix it.] I know, it sounds like a joke, right? Whenever you have a problem with a Mac the first thing anyone suggests (including Apple) is resetting the SMC, and of course it never fixes anything. Well I’m here to reveal that an SMC reset finally fixed...
Dec 21st
Free!
Comcast: Great news! We can offer you cable TV and Internet for the same price you're paying now just for Internet.
Me: No thanks, I don't have a TV in my house.
Comcast: But… but… the service will be free!
Me: I. Don't. Own. A. Television.
Comcast: Oh. Um, well, maybe you'll get one for Christmas!
*click*
Dec 20th
1 note
“The chilling takeaway of this whole debacle was the irrefutable air of...”
– Dear Congress, It’s No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works. Read it and weep.
Dec 19th
Dec 16th
Internet Explorer to start automatically updating...
Much like Firefox and Chrome before it, the feature will ensure that consumers and business users alike will be up-to-date with the current version of IE, without the hassle of updating manually. Yes!!! Microsoft will also offer IE8 and IE9 Automatic Update Blocker toolkits which will allow enterprise admins to make the leap on their own schedule. No!!! The same people who kept most of the world...
Dec 16th
“That explains a lot.”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Daniel Craig on ‘Quantum of Solace’. Indeed it does.
Dec 15th
NTSB recommends full nationwide ban on cellphone... →
Yes yes yes yes yes!
Dec 13th
Seven Bar Jokes Involving Grammar and... →
(via nytimes)
Dec 13th
“No DRM, no regional restrictions, no crap. You can download this file, play it...”
– Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater. Awesome.
Dec 12th
“Numbers alone don’t explain iOS’s developer support. As Anil Dash pointed out...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: What Eric Schmidt Actually Said About Developing for Android First
Dec 9th
“Toto’s ‘Africa’” by Ernest Hemingway →
Dec 9th
“Discovering that the revered British actor Mr Nighy is a man of stylistic...”
– Mr Bill Nighy | MR PORTER
Dec 8th