September 2010
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“If you’re a single male hoping to have some casual sex with a large group...”
– PAX nerd orgy no longer accepting single male participants | Joystiq
Terrifying.
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“If no one releases a popular web browsing platform that lacks Flash support,...”
– Daring Fireball: Getting There From Here, Where by ‘There’ I Mean a Web Where Flash Is Not a De Facto Standard Technology
Dead on.
August 2010
16 posts
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“It’s hard not to see the lawsuit as a patent troll—especially given the...”
– Microsoft cofounder drops patent bomb on Apple, Google, Facebook
Patent troll? Yes. The patent system really needs to be reworked in light of the direction of technology. Let’s follow Australia’s lead and kill software patents altogether.
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Impulse Driven : The Witcher - on sale! →
If you are a PC gamer and even have the slightest interest in fantasy or RPGs you need to go pick up The Witcher on sale this weekend for $10.
I’m playing through it now and it’s awesome, I like it better then Dragon Age actually—and I’ve been accused of being a Bioware fanboy.
The Void and several other games are also on sale on Impulse.
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“Catalyst for classroom participation At Abilene Christian—where the iPad is...”
– How schools are putting the iPad to work | Business Center | Macworld
America’s education system is broken, embracing modern technology to provide a better learning environment is one of the things schools need to do to fix it.
Doesn’t need to be an iPad, by the way, but it is a...
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A Real Web Design Application | Jason Santa Maria →
Very solid take on the current state of web design applications (and why they all suck right now).
With Flux 3 just released I wonder how well it stacks up to Jason’s wish list. Need to spend some time with it and find out.
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“Judge Walker also makes these legal findings:
• Same-sex marriage meets the...”
– Squashed: The Proposition 8 Ruling (in simple language)
I couldn’t agree more.
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“As part of the fallout, this morning the writing team refused to do their work...”
– Team Fortress 2
<3
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“A wise man once told me that sometimes it’s better to seek forgiveness than ask...”
– Defcon :: View topic - Coming Clean
I really appreciate these guys candor and honesty, I wish more companies would be willing to be this up front with—not users—fans and friends. It’s about the relationship.
Defcon does some very interesting and gorgeous Tron influenced games that you should...
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“Of course media isn’t the only thing that a new Apple TV might offer. If it is...”
– Pondering Apple’s September 1 media event | iPod & Entertainment | Playlist | Macworld
This is a nice idea, gaming on an Apple TV, and I’m sure it would have some draw for casual gamers but that’s a hard space to enter with three firmly embedded consoles covering the full...
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“When we spoke to a cadre of Mac OS X developers earlier this year, they...”
– Apple looking at dual-mode touchscreen desktops and laptops
Interesting take, I do think we will see more convergence and things like address books can be standardized. I’m not sure I fully buy that the two operating systems will merge in the future, at least anytime soon.
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“While the paranoid conspiracy that Apple is out to disable all jailbroken...”
– How Apple’s patent could improve iPhone and iPad security | Phones | iOS Central | Macworld
Exactly.
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“With these developments in mind, and considering the massive gains of this...”
– Inside Snow Leopard Graphics Update’s surprising gains | Games | MacUser | Macworld
Like David, I’m optimistic about the future of Mac gaming. However, there are some very big challenges ahead that I believe will slow Mac adoption as a gaming system.
As Dave points out, the largest...
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“Google is talking about fighting piracy, but perhaps the first thing they should...”
– Why Android developers are losing money, and it’s not due to piracy | Royal Pingdom
“Thanks for your feedback and kind words. Whilst we’re always looking at social...”
– Realmac Software | [Feature Request] Additional Social Network Support (MySpace, kontain, LinkedIn, etc)
Bummer, adding a few key services to Socialite like Reddit, Tumblr, LinkedIn and Ember would go a really long way toward making Socialite the social tool I turn to.
July 2010
1 post
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“Quiet contemplation has led to its fair share of important thoughts. But it...”
– Unboxed - Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social - NYTimes.com
June 2010
1 post
May 2010
26 posts
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“When it comes to the more complex ideas and experiences unique to games, we as...”
– Video Games, I’ve Let You Down
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“Please, put my headcount and that cardkey “invitation” to good use. Find a...”
– “If you want to change the world with technology…” - The Official Microsoft Blog – News and Perspectives from Microsoft - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
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“I thought about how I stormed out the front door to my car and how the thought...”
– “If you want to change the world with technology…” - The Official Microsoft Blog – News and Perspectives from Microsoft - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
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“Also emailing Steve is like complaining to Stalin.”
– Twitter / julik: @chrisWhite they did expos …
Quite possibly the most awesome thing I’ve heard on Twitter this month.
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“So in order to be minimalist, I’ve took up reading Zen Habits and Lifehacker,...”
– Doing More With Less: Minimalist Software
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“Not knowing how to cook is like not knowing how to fuck.”
– Robert Rodriguez, Ten Minute Cooking School, special feature from Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
See what you learn from DVD special features.
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“A free and open source video encoder, Handbrake was originally designed to...”
– A Guide to Ripping and Converting Video on the Mac
Ding!
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“And while we’re on the subject, I agree with John Siracusa that the first...”
– An interview with Maggie McFee : The Setup
“Clitoral scroll wheel?” LMAO.
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“This, Braithwaite argued, is the sort of freedom of play you generally...”
– GDC 10: the Holocaust board game - Destructoid
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“I wish I was in Spain now. Sadly: http://yfrog.com/6bxg3wj hey, @gruber you are...”
– Twitter / Jesus Diaz: I wish I was in Spain now. …
Does anyone at Gizmodo have any class? I hope not, I’d hate to be a good guy associated a publication so intent on self-destruction.
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“An Authorized Developer will have demonstrated the ability to develop and...”
– An excerpt from Nintendo’s developer application form. “Good luck on that war with Apple and iPhone OS, Nintendo. via Craig Chockenberry“ - chartier
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“It is a truism that in platform plays he who wins the hearts and minds of...”
– Five reasons iPhone vs Android isn’t Mac vs Windows - O’Reilly Radar
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“Moving 100% to Snow Leopard not only makes the development easier and faster for...”
– Pixelmator | Weblog | Pixelmator 1.6 Nucleus to go Snow Leopard only
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“So you’ve installed Instapaper, because you heard that’s the app cool people use...”
– Reshaping the Night With Instapaper for iPad
The web without Instapaper would be a very cold web.
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“Oh fuck a pink dress, shit’s getting real.”
– The Escapist : Video Galleries : Zero Punctuation : Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
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“I hadn’t actually expected to find a live animal at the end of the chase,...”
– The Escapist : Slow Death In a Shady Glen by Rob Zacny
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“Apple/Steve are the best long-term strategists in business today. Their whole...”
– Craig Syverson, via email.
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“With the toothless, worn out whore – the games as art debate – dragged again...”
– So Long Orson Welles | Gamers With Jobs
Sean “Elysium” Sands brings up some good points here and it’s a valid perspective. Yet, I feel compelled to defend the concept of games as art regardless. I think the gaming industry still has a long way to mature before we see anything like...
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“DEAR NICK - I FOUND A COPY OF DUKE NUKEM FOREVER IN A BAR. HOW MUCH CAN I GET?”
– What Would Nick Denton Pay For These Things I Found In A Bar
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“I think the above paragraph expresses very well the sentiment of many developers...”
– Daring Fireball: Middleware and Section 3.3.1
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“We’ve wanted to do a Playboy game forever,” exclaimed Dylan Collins, CEO of...”
– No, no no and no… Playboy Manager! | Gamekicker.com - All the latest video game and gaming news
April 2010
33 posts
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Questionably Code of the Day.
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Creative. Sigh, fixed.
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“Here in The Magician’s Nephew, the theme of love and loss is treated with...”
– Michael Ward, Planet Narnia (Loc. 4177-86)
I aspire to someday write with the eloquence and deeply meaningful insight that Michael exhibits throughout this delightful book in his analysis of one of my greatest heroes.
I have been clipping many quotations from the book as I’ve been working my...
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“Given its poor sales numbers, we can safely say that most of Zune’s...”
– Too Zune to pass judgment: a review of the Zune Marketplace
This post is over a year old, but just as true as if it were written yesterday. I still think the Zune devices are better media players then anything else out there and the Zune marketplace is not only the best music application and...
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“When people disagreed with president Bush and rationally debated his choices,...”
– David Chartier’s blawg (When people disagreed with president Bush and…)
Seriously dead on.
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“I just want to send you a personal email to ensure that you read it.
The...”
– The Tale of Apple’s Next iPhone - Iphone 4 - Gizmodo via one of the commentators Chris ‘S-Express.’
Well put indeed.
Also worth noting, two and a half hours after Chris posted this he was banned by Jesus Diaz. I’m impressed they didn’t remove the comment though.