Really, it’s all about the last frame.
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My lawn is made of gold
Feb 21, ’10
12:40 PM
My new favorite chart
Feb 17, ’10
1:31 AM
Not with a whimper, but with a bang
Feb 10, ’10
2:34 PM
Here it is folks, my Armageddon of choice.
Robot Pirate vs. Zombie Ninja. On a dinosaur. Awesome.
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More iPad musings
Feb 7, ’10
10:51 AM
So I read this article by Rob Foster, On iPads, Grandmas and Game-changing, and it really resonated. I’ve heard the same sort of things from the people in my life, and the folks who’ve asked me about the iPad I’ve given a similar answer: “This would be perfect for [relative/friend].”
My favorite quote from his article, in reference to his technophobic friend, talking about his iPhone: “I had never once seen him exhibit any excitement over technology but the next time I saw him, he could barely contain his enthusiasm for his new phone.”
Awesome.
Is that a gig?
Feb 6, ’10
9:12 AM
It is! I’m playing a show tomorrow night with a band called Matrajah, at the Woodbine Club, located at 57 Blue Hill Ave, Boston MA.
Related show
A bit of history for you all today
Feb 1, ’10
7:44 PM
I just want to highlight the fact that it’s been 50 years since the Greensboro sit-ins, which helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, eventually leading to the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation. The Awl has a great story on it: Very Recent History: The Greensboro Sit-Ins. It links further to an article by former NY Times executive editor Howell Raines, which “discuss[es] the role media coverage played in opening America’s eyes to the struggle, and speculates as to how it might differ today.”
Pretty cool stuff.
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My favorite piece of punctuation
Jan 28, ’10
6:49 PM
So, The Oatmeal always has hilarious stuff. And now, he’s eviscerated my favorite piece of punctuation. And it’s hilarious. Go on, check out “How to use a semicolon”.
Regarding iPad
Jan 28, ’10
11:35 AM
This comes by way of Jeff Croft:
In comparison to other devices
The Amazon Kindle DX (the current model with a 9.7” screen) is $480. FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY BUCKS. In other words, it’s a hopeless pile of shit that looks like joke next to an iPad.
Honestly, do I really need to go any further with comparisons? Love it or hate it, the iPad just made everything else that is even remotely similar look like an overpriced toy. Period.
Seriously, I laughed my ass off when I read that first paragraph.
In all seriousness though, this quote really nails it:
Multi-tasking is vastly overrated. But multi-user support is a killer app no one is talking about.
I think it really boils down to this: if it doesn’t wow the geeks, you’ve got a killer device on your hands. Because it means everybody else will “get” it.
