Pretty much. And a pox on 'em both too in IMO. I'm sticking with a "stupid" phone myself (i.e., telephone and text messages only; no camera, no Internet, etc.). As for the smart phone taking over from the notebook computer as the principle Internet access device? I don't think so. Not for me anyhow. [The iPhone Is a Nightmare For Carriers]
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sunday, July 17, 2011
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A country boy girl can survive. Even in 1980's Michigan. (Ann Arbor Chronicle)
"Now [Bonnie Jo] Campbell has published Once Upon a River, a big novel that--even as its title indicates--picks up some big American ideas. The character who lives on this river is a sixteen-year-old girl, and its watershed is a slightly fictionalized version of the Kalamazoo River's, but it's a river that has been found before in American writing, one we move down both to discover and to move beyond ourselves.
Her protagonist is Margo Crane, a beautiful and solitary child, more at home in a rowboat than in front of a TV (I don't think Campbell ever even mentions television or the movies in this book!). To say that Margo is a member of 'the rural poor' doesn't come near to the place where she lives. To say that she 'lives off the grid' would indicate that she knows what the grid is--she doesn't. To say that she suffers neglect and abuse is to find easy labels for the complexities of her life. Although we know the time period is around 1980, there is no mention of movie stars, of popular music, of the rise of Reagan, of hostages in Iran. One character says to Margo, 'You seem like a girl who was raised by wolves or something.' "
Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs? (CNet News)
Apple never did that that well when it was run by people other than Jobs. I fear for Apple when he goes. And given his health issues that could be any time.
Arrogant bastards. Customer asks for itemized bill, Verizon tells her to get a subpoena (Slashdot)
The final sunset of the British Empire: U.K. Army tells its soldiers not to shoot bomb-layers
It might upset their families don't ya know? (Small Wars Journal)
The bottom line on the New Atheist movement: "They are not hardheaded skeptics bringing the light of reason to the ignorant masses. They’re merely another identity movement for propping up the upper-middle-class booboisie’s self-esteem." (Taki's Magazine)
The Forever War's best new weapon of choice: The aerial drone (Economist)
Because jet fighters and bombers cost a lot to design and build and their pilot's cost a lot to train and because aircraft carriers are just too damn vulnerable to anti-ship missiles these days.
Pirates attacking ships more but succeeding less (Danger Room)
This is the kind of business Xe (nee' Black Water) should have gone into.
Her protagonist is Margo Crane, a beautiful and solitary child, more at home in a rowboat than in front of a TV (I don't think Campbell ever even mentions television or the movies in this book!). To say that Margo is a member of 'the rural poor' doesn't come near to the place where she lives. To say that she 'lives off the grid' would indicate that she knows what the grid is--she doesn't. To say that she suffers neglect and abuse is to find easy labels for the complexities of her life. Although we know the time period is around 1980, there is no mention of movie stars, of popular music, of the rise of Reagan, of hostages in Iran. One character says to Margo, 'You seem like a girl who was raised by wolves or something.' "
Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs? (CNet News)
Apple never did that that well when it was run by people other than Jobs. I fear for Apple when he goes. And given his health issues that could be any time.
Arrogant bastards. Customer asks for itemized bill, Verizon tells her to get a subpoena (Slashdot)
The final sunset of the British Empire: U.K. Army tells its soldiers not to shoot bomb-layers
It might upset their families don't ya know? (Small Wars Journal)
The bottom line on the New Atheist movement: "They are not hardheaded skeptics bringing the light of reason to the ignorant masses. They’re merely another identity movement for propping up the upper-middle-class booboisie’s self-esteem." (Taki's Magazine)
The Forever War's best new weapon of choice: The aerial drone (Economist)
Because jet fighters and bombers cost a lot to design and build and their pilot's cost a lot to train and because aircraft carriers are just too damn vulnerable to anti-ship missiles these days.
Pirates attacking ships more but succeeding less (Danger Room)
This is the kind of business Xe (nee' Black Water) should have gone into.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
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| Last sold in 2007 for a mere $500k too |
Asking price: $1.9 million.
Mother Jones writer arranges for her own beating and rape (Mac McClelland, GoodMedia.com)
Not because she's kinky but for therapeutic purposes.
The pernicious "perp walk" (Gene Healy, reason.com/)
"The 'perp walk'—in which suspects are ritually displayed to the media, trussed up like a hunter’s kill—has become common practice among prosecutors. But it’s a practice any country devoted to the rule of law should reject."
How Apple controls the component market (CNN Money)
Big money and strict contractual agreements. The usual stuff of monopoly capitalism. But an interesting read nonetheless.
Monday, June 13, 2011
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Apple store employee wants to form a union (Poornima Gupta, Huffington Post)
It will be interesting to see how the Apple executive types handle this development. Heh.
Death-With-Dignity movement deserved better than Jack Kevorkian (Betty Rollin, LA Times)
Sure Dr. Death was a show-off and an exhibitionist. But he put his money where his ass was too. By all accounts he was sincere about his beliefs and work. He endured multiple arrests and trials and finally an eight year stint in prison too. So give him some credit.
It will be interesting to see how the Apple executive types handle this development. Heh.
Death-With-Dignity movement deserved better than Jack Kevorkian (Betty Rollin, LA Times)
Sure Dr. Death was a show-off and an exhibitionist. But he put his money where his ass was too. By all accounts he was sincere about his beliefs and work. He endured multiple arrests and trials and finally an eight year stint in prison too. So give him some credit.
Monday, June 6, 2011
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A review of Francis Fukuyama's new book (Steve Sailor, American Conservative)
Diversity weakens not strengthens. You can't separate race and ethnicity from political organization no matter how you try.
The sheep leading the wolves; Nietzsche on the modern state (Michael Kleen, Alternative Right)
"Nietzsche saw socialism as the driving force behind the “perfect State” (der vollkommene Staat), or the State taken to its ultimate modern expression. With its striving for a comfortable life for the greatest possible number, Nietzsche imagined this State would choke the life out of the geniuses who had previously found themselves at the top of the social ladder."
Next year's Steve Jobs bio already a bestseller (Lance Whitney, Cnet)
"The upcoming authorized biography of Apple CEO Steve Jobs won't be out until next March, but it's already a bestseller on Amazon thanks to a flurry of preorders."
Diversity weakens not strengthens. You can't separate race and ethnicity from political organization no matter how you try.
The sheep leading the wolves; Nietzsche on the modern state (Michael Kleen, Alternative Right)
"Nietzsche saw socialism as the driving force behind the “perfect State” (der vollkommene Staat), or the State taken to its ultimate modern expression. With its striving for a comfortable life for the greatest possible number, Nietzsche imagined this State would choke the life out of the geniuses who had previously found themselves at the top of the social ladder."
Next year's Steve Jobs bio already a bestseller (Lance Whitney, Cnet)
"The upcoming authorized biography of Apple CEO Steve Jobs won't be out until next March, but it's already a bestseller on Amazon thanks to a flurry of preorders."
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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BP oil spill proof that libertarianism is untenable - Wall Street Journal (Thomas Franks)
Peak Wood: An ancient obsession - MillerMcCune (John Perlin) (via Slashdot.org/)
The condition of today's English working class the future of America's? - New Geography (Joel Kotkin)
Acupuncture works by inducing body's own painkiller response - Ars Technica (Yun Xie)
Is Steve Jobs becoming Big Brother? - NY Times (Robert Wright)
Colton Harris-Moore beware - Seattle P-I
The locals have engaged the services of a professional bounty hunter. Hmm...we'll see.
Peak Wood: An ancient obsession - MillerMcCune (John Perlin) (via Slashdot.org/)
The condition of today's English working class the future of America's? - New Geography (Joel Kotkin)
Acupuncture works by inducing body's own painkiller response - Ars Technica (Yun Xie)
Is Steve Jobs becoming Big Brother? - NY Times (Robert Wright)
Colton Harris-Moore beware - Seattle P-I
The locals have engaged the services of a professional bounty hunter. Hmm...we'll see.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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Apple market capitalization higher than Microsoft for the first time since '89 - Reuters
Portland area man shoots at iPhone thieves - OregonLive
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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Counter-picketing the Westboro Baptist Church - LA Weekly
A funny photo collection of counter demonstrators dissing the religious kook cult known for hateful anti-gay demonstrations at military funerals.
Bio-Manufactured Bricks Can Be Made at Room Temperature From Bacteria, Sand and Urine - Popular ScienceTerm limits? F@$# that! -Skoop's Blog (Tim Skubick)
Michigan politicians that just won't go away.
Mobile remote data wiping technology thwarts law enforcement, hackers, phishers, thieves and snoops -ZDnet (via Slashdot)
So of course there's now talk to make it illegal.
Apple isn't a company anymore; it's morphed into a techno-fetish cult group. Hell, they're not even a tech company anymore. Today they are actually a consumer appliance design company. The coolness is the hook; the tech is just an afterthought.
A review of a new Jack London biography - Wall Street Journal (Alexander Theroux)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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Google now a major foreign policy actor - Bloggingheads.tv blog
Trouble in Raw Vegan Paradise? - Free The Animal blog
"At any rate, that post is pretty damning when you consider that it's the gurus themselves returning to animal products, combined with their admissions that a raw vegan approach requires great care and complex supplementation."
Will The iPad Change The Way We Consume Porn? - Fleshbot NSFW
Ex-USAF officer says failure to use airships to detect IEDs is criminally incompetent - Popular Science blog
Apple Doesn’t Own A Single iPad Related Domain Name - TechCrunch blog
Rumors suggest that the Obama administration won't fund NASA's lunar plans. - Delta-V blog
Orwell's Homage To Catalonia made into a serialized podcast - Another World Is Possible
The Mass Psychology of Misery by John Zerzan - The Anarchist Library
Finding a cheap, effective, and easy to use Food Dehydrator can be a challenge.
Trouble in Raw Vegan Paradise? - Free The Animal blog
"At any rate, that post is pretty damning when you consider that it's the gurus themselves returning to animal products, combined with their admissions that a raw vegan approach requires great care and complex supplementation."
Will The iPad Change The Way We Consume Porn? - Fleshbot NSFW
Ex-USAF officer says failure to use airships to detect IEDs is criminally incompetent - Popular Science blog
Apple Doesn’t Own A Single iPad Related Domain Name - TechCrunch blog
Rumors suggest that the Obama administration won't fund NASA's lunar plans. - Delta-V blog
Orwell's Homage To Catalonia made into a serialized podcast - Another World Is Possible
The Mass Psychology of Misery by John Zerzan - The Anarchist Library
Finding a cheap, effective, and easy to use Food Dehydrator can be a challenge.
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