February 2009
29 posts
Playboy interviews Steve Jobs (from 1985) →
pile:
There are some hilariously dated remarks in here, but it’s incredible how much foresight Steve shows, especially when it comes to the crazy idea of the internet (the WWW was the breakthrough he predicted here):
JOBS: The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it into a nationwide communications network. We’re just in the beginning stages of...
January 2009
31 posts
draegs:
Why? Because when it comes to music,...
Digging yourself out of debt is infinitely more rewarding than getting the goodies that throw you into debt.
Taxes. Done.
neuski:
We went with TurboTax again this year. But instead of e-filing, I’m sending in the forms myself so I don’t have pay $30 for TurboTax to give me my refund before government does.
You can’t just do free eFile through TurboTax?
Closest?
neuski:
I have a torrent that has been 99.71% complete for days. I’m declaring it a record.
Ultimate torrent blue balls.
Upset
They got rid of the LISTEN shortcut to listen to audio posts in v5. =[
Rails tests are the biggest fucking waste of time...
GPOYW
Purposefully absent this week because I’m wearing the same sweatshirt I wore last Wednesday.
Props to CNN for keeping the live feed rolling...
Brass monkey
draegs:
sharingtime:
From an email my boss sent me this morning:
“Back in the day, if you wanted a high rate of fire, it was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on sailing frigates ships of the line. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The best storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top,...
Apple Upgrades CEO, New Version to Be Shinier,...
(via whatthefuckdoineedtoknow)
Apple’s new In-Ear Headphones fucking SUCK for winter usage. I’m getting shocked INSIDE my ear way too frequently and it hurts like hell.
I wonder how much Fat Joe had to pay Ashanti to sing that she wanted “Fat Joe on top of [her]” in What’s Luv. Seriously, ew.
Windows 7 Explorer vs. Dance Dance Revolution →
HDTV
draegs:
I was at Costco yesterday and saw that the 42” plasma TV I was looking at a year ago is on sale for $679.99 plus tax (down from about $1050). This planted the TV bug in my mind again and I have been surfing the innertubes, reading reviews, ever since.
Based on Amazon’s chart, the minimum size TV I should look at is 40 inches. If I were to rearrange my living at all I would need a...
Watchneuski:
The NFL’s Yellow Line Explained (via Gizmodo)
Jaydiohead →
If you don’t like this, something is broken inside you.
Lighting Solution →
I just found a solution to my “walking through pitch black garage every night” problem.
Apple to Announce Steve Jobs Must Return to His...
(via whatthefuckdoineedtoknow)
draegs:
Yes. Yes. Yes. God is...
