July 2010
14 posts
Exemption Will Allow ‘Jailbreaking’ of iPhones -... →
simple put. I would not have used iphones from day 1 without jailbreaking allowing me to do what apple wouldn’t.
with my iPhone 2g that meant having apps when Apple would only allow web apps.
With my 3GS it means not paying tethering fees just to use the same internet i already pay for on my phone. It means being able to sync my phone via wifi instead of always connecting it to a usb...
Timely and All-Time Best & Worst Lists - TIME →
There is something very entertaining about browsing list after list of top ten lists. Which begs the question. What the top ten top ten lists list?
This Toy At The Recent Japanese Gift Show Looks... →
The future, I.e now, needs more robots
Apple to hold iPhone 4 press conference this... →
Here’s hoping they grab the bulls by the horns on this.
Make: Online : Collin's Lab: DIY iPad Stylus →
I recently spent $10 on a stylus to tar notes w/ on my iPad. This would have been cheaper and =y effective
Opt Out of iAds →
I really dislike the idea of anyone, Apple included tailoring ads based on my data. Click this link from your iPhone/iPod/iPad to opt out
The birthplace of the web found →
They should build a huge fucking statue with flash pop ups and midi tracks
Ever wanted to play with your balls without even touching them? There’s an app for that.
via mashable
Infographic of the Day: Drawing in 3-D, With Ping-Pong Balls and an iPhone | Co.
June 2010
16 posts
Court Rules in Favor of YouTube, Against Viacom,... →
Great news for fans of fair use. I do wonder how much googles deep pockets allowed it to fight viacom. I can’t image this turning out the same when YouTube was independent.
The Sandpit
cameronmoll:
The above tilt-shift video, The Sandpit, is neither video nor tilt-shift.
In an interview with Aero film, Sam O’Hare, the film’s producer, explains that the video was produced using 35,000 stills shot with a Nikon D3 and a D80. The tilt-shift effect was created in post:
I did some initial tests a while back using a rented 24mm tilt-shift lens, which is the standard way to...
Official Buckingham Palace Photo: Patrick Stewart... →
Perfect
Live Blog of Apple WWDC announcement -- Engadget →
A Simple Request of the 2010 Graduating Class
summerlisting:
INVENT THE FLYING HOVERBOARD. Yes. That’s right. You heard me. Invent it. Right now. Don’t look so gung ho about taking on life NOW, do you? Not when someone has given you actual work to do.
There isn’t a man on Earth who doesn’t wish he could hop on a hoverboard and McFly 1,000 feet in the air to a floating 23rd century taco stand. Hundreds of graduating classes have come and...
AT&T warns customer that emailing the CEO will... →
Seems to me like the only logical course of action is to flood the CEOs email with questions. Anyone know his email?
May 2010
31 posts
The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains →
The problem is that skimming is becoming our dominant mode of thought. Once a means to an end, a way to identify information for further study, it’s becoming an end in itself.
(via Instapaper)
one forty plus: Just A Thought. →
I believe that the BP oil spill could have even bigger ramifications on our country than we already realize.
If this disaster exits the public consciousess without there being a 1:1 ratio of fault to accountability, then we as a nation will have demonstrated to our government (and the…
Notepad is the simplest, and most powerful way to take notes on your iPad. Just...
– This is easily the most retarded description for a note taking app. Really? I can just launch it and start typing?!?! Right away. OMFG, you mean i don’t have to do anything else? Unlike all those other note apps that require me to..um…launch the app and start typing?
Morons.
FastNotes...
Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending...
– the WSJ
Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you...
– (via vulcanandroid)
ReclaimPrivacy.org | Facebook Privacy Scanner →
fucking awesome. quick simple way to scan your facebook to see how private your info is and fix it if it isn’t to your liking.
Blogger vs Steve Jobs Email Exchange /via Gawker →
An interesting email exchange between a blogger an Steve Jobs about the nature of “freedom” on the iPad. Insightful as fuck.
How to Quit Facebook Without Actually Quitting... →
Great Article on how to go through and maximize your FB’s account privacy
Mac Gaming is Dead, Long Live Mac Gaming « The Mac... →
The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook →
this illustrates perfectly why I’ll probably delete my profile as soon as i finish giving the people i give a fuck my contact info directly.