August 2010
10 posts
“When I studied economics years ago, I recall we were taught that banks serve as...”
– David Korten (via azspot)
Guesses on Apple's (just announced) September iPod...
iPod touch
Updates to bring it more in line with the iPhone 4. But I don’t see any way to add all of the iPhone’s features and still come in at $399. So I figure faster processor, gyroscope and refreshed industrial design (getting the better battery would be stellar too). I’m 50/50 on the Retina Display. I’d love to see it, but that may be too costly right now. And of...
“The Android licensees think that today - but throwing out lots of mediocre...”
– Andrew Orlowski
This is typical “race to the bottom” mentality. And the only problem with racing to the bottom is, as Seth Godin says, you might win.
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“I believe that net neutrality is the First Amendment issue of our time. Unless...”
– —Sen. Al Fraken
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Superpowers
On last week’s “This American Life” John Hodgman asked, “Which is better: The power of flight or the power of invisibility?”.
On first thought, flight would be good for my commute. But then I worry about bad weather and getting bugs in my teeth. And ultimately I’m afraid of heights, so that won’t work.
Invisibility, here I come!
The whole show can be...
