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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
In Accordance with the Apple Prophecies
In a comment on my ridiculous prediction post, Andrew asks if I think the revised Apple TV qualifies as my predicted Pippin 2. Ha ha! It’s tempting to answer yes, given that the original Pippin was conceived as a combination set-top box and video game console. The Apple TV doesn’t play games, but it sure […]
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Last-second Macworld Expo Prediction.
Pippin 2. You heard it here first.
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Charlie the Cockatoo
TLO and I went to the Macmillan Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park on a lark. There, we met Charlie: Thanks Charlie, we love you too.
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Mobile Data just got cheaper. I think.
Bell is sorta promoting their Unlimited Mobile data plan. It’s not clear if this is purely a “walled garden” play, but the short version is that early reports say it isn’t: you can just surf the web on your mobile phone’s browser, $7/month, unlimited data. Considering that current data plans range up to something roughly […]
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
Charlie Wilson’s War
It’s good. It’s very good. It’s less subtle than it thinks it is, and is possibly the least surprising script that could possibly come from the hand of Aaron Sorkin. I mean, he found a story about a Democratic politician who did a little cocaine and did the right thing in Afghanistan? If the story […]
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
90,000 tons of Art
A ridiculous discussion in rec.bicycles.racing (eventually, they all are) led to someone mentioning, in the context of personal art collections, this poster: Which led me to declare that US aircraft carrier groups, collectively, were the greatest art installation ever conceived. Yes, that sounds like my usual blithering nonsense, but it’s actually extremely profound nonsense! Allow […]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
My Christmas letter to you
So, I had to read back to find out what I did this year. Here’s what I did: January: I rode in the snowFebruary: everything brokeMarch: I bought a bicycle built for twoApril: I helped build a tiny bikeMay: I built a black bikeJune: I shaved my headJuly: TLO and I went to the Kwik-E-MartAugust: […]
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Politics and Predjudice in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
We are, of course, speaking of the definitive Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated version. Please don’t tell TLO I did this.So I was watching this classic Christmas special on TV the other day, and what struck me was how much of a jerk Santa is in this story. “Great bouncing icebergs!” That’s what Santa says the first […]
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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Some people think I like coffee and I’m a big nerd.
Wrong! This is what happens when you really like coffee and are a really big nerd:
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Saturday, December 15th, 2007
I’m just giving away business ideas!
Ridiculous idea I thought up while sitting in the back of the car today: homeopathic products for six-moon audiophiles. What’s a six-moon audiophile? Exhibit A: a favorable review of a CD/DVD Degausser*. For further reading (good if you want to push yourself over the brink of derangement) try their archives. The most fun is generally […]