January 2010
73 posts
Doubt cast on Toyota's decision to blame sudden... →
I wonder if Toyota could end up going the way of Audi in the 1980s. They have a very big problem on their hands here and it seems to be spinning out of control.
“I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares...”
– Apple’s New Thing (iPod) - Mac Forums
Typical response to the 2001 announcement of the original iPod. Click through for more.
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What a great find. Click through. Read the thread. It’s awesome.
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That is a great find. Very entertaining. However, I don’t see...
Alan, Nicest Man On Earth
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I just want to take a minute out of my day today to say that Mr. Alan Sereboff is the nicest guy on the planet. I met him in person because he came to my work to pick me up and give me a ride to a shop he recommended when our car was broken. He had never met me before in his life and was still willing to take time out of his day to help me out of a...
“Apple now owns and controls their own mobile CPUs. There aren’t many companies...”
– Daring Fireball: The iPad Big Picture (via mikehudack)
The implications of this on a business level are really astounding, and I’m honestly surprised more people aren’t talking about it.
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Well, only the geeks would write about it, and the geeks are apparently disappointed by its...
Video: Steve Jobs Apple iPad Keynote →
I just finished watching it and I want an iPad even more (as if that were possible). I am happy to say that I think Steve looked and sounded good and I hope he is healthy.
Gizmodo agrees that Flash is a security risk →
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The main arguments against Flash running on the iPad are that it’s a resource hog and a security risk. Both true! Hopefully the web is moving away from relying on Flash for videos and ugly menus, with HTML5 acting as a more-than-adequate replacement. But we’re not there yet. While I can appreciate the fact that Apple is trying to keep the iPad more stable by not...
Some thoughts on the iPad… →
This is a great response to the bloggers that think the iPad is not good enough.
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This is a device not for geeks, but for consumers. It’s for people who use devices, not hack them. It’s for people who consume content, which is actually most people, as opposed to geeks who want it to be something it wasn’t designed to be. So lots of geeks are disappointed and blogging about it,...
Stephen Fry: iPad About →
He is a great British comedian and he writes about being back stage at the Apple iPad announcement yesterday. He goes on to say no amount of watching videos will prepare you for the experience of holding this device in your hand and using it. I can’t wait to get mine.
I can’t wait to get the Apple iPad. I need to design some accessories for it ASAP.
Schumacher snaps at media →
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Michael Schumacher was less than patient with members of the press at the Mercedes launch on Monday
And really, what choice did he have? I think he handled the situation beautifully. His only other option was to either ignore a question which was obviously baiting - in which case he would have looked like an a-hole - or to really go off on the guy. He did neither. The answer...
Clinton: Administration considering accepting more... →
This is a terrible idea, importing people that have no skills and can’t even speak english. How is this going to help them or us? It would be much more cost effective and less traumatic to help them in Haiti. I think our elected officials need to work on improving the lives of the American people and remember whose interests they swore to protect.
Lotus Fail
Is the car battery dead?
Open the boot with the key and charge the battery.
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My lovely 2005 Lotus Elise won’t unlock with either key fob. The LED lights light up, but no response from Elise. Hardtop and parking brake are on. Help! :(
I am sad that I had to edit myself but that last Fake Steve Jobs post about Bill Gates really did cross a long long long way over the line so I deleted my post about it…
I am wondering if the internet will collapse under the weight of all of the Apple Tablet blog posts on Wednesday. I don’t see how the product can meet the expectations at this point but I really hope it does.
FSJ: An anxious world awaits →
Fake Steve Jobs said the cable companies and the networks are dead and I hope he is right. I don’t want to pay $100+ per month to the cable companies. I just want to buy the shows I want from iTunes and pay for what I eat. The King is dead, long live the King…
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I’m not a Ferrari fan by nature, but this thing just tickles me in that James May way. I have most of these episodes, would really like to see them in HD. Dare you not to grin at 1:43
This may be a bit off-topic. I’m a huge De Cadenet fan. I’ve been lucky enough to have the occasion to sit down with the man. He’s a massive Lotus fan and collector. I...
“Before the Internet, most professional occupations required a large body of...”
– David Dalrymple Researcher, MIT Mind Machine Project
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This can’t be good for any of us…
I just found a Dutch computer seller called Freezing Hardware. That must be a really great name in Amsterdam but it is suboptimal in LA. Personally I like computers that work…
2011 Mini Countryman →
The designers at Mini AKA BMW have lost the plot. I was willing to look the other way on the Clubman but this is a monstrosity…
FSJ: The tablet is freaking us all out →
Apparently the Apple tablet can cure lupus or at least that is what Fake Steve Jobs thinks.
Boost’s $2.5 million bet: Super Bowl ad to parody... →
I don’t know how this can end well. The Super Bowl Shuffle is a classic and they should just leave it alone. I hope it is not too cringeworthy…
I just drove ipnto Beverly Hills in te pouring rain and it was the fastest and best drive ever to BH.
I am out shopping for a birthday prezzy for the wife. Any suggestions?
Daniel Lyons: Taking Down China’s ‘Great Firewall’ →
Dan Lyons AKA FSJ is a very insightful tech writer and I never miss anything he writes.
Money Quote: To many in Silicon Valley, the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who “get it,” and those who don’t. The people who get it are the ones who understand that the Internet is the biggest thing that has ever happened in the history of the human race, a wave so huge and...
The King of the Streets Moves Indoors →
This is an article from the WSJ about the Kogi trucks. Those tacos are so good!
I just found out that I might have to Go to Hong Kong tomorrow. I will know in the morning.
Conan O'Brien, Letterman and Ferguson Eviscerate... →
This is entertaining. I have met Jay Leno loads of times, he is a great guy and must be the worlds biggest petrol head.
I just felt a small earthquake in Huntington Beach a few minutes ago. The house was almost imperceptibly swaying.
Google learning that users want real support for... →
I guess Google thinks a few days turnaround via email only for support is reasonable for a $500+ smartphone. Boy do they have a lot to learn…this should be interesting.
Every business looks easy from the outside…
Is very very very happy to be home with the family after 5 days at CES in Las Vegas.
