February 2009
REVENGE →
REVENGE That’s for having me neutered
oar u can just bite dem.
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The Sad Tragedy of Micro-Optimization Theater →
I’ll just come right out and say it: I love strings. As far as I’m concerned, there isn’t a problem that I can’t solve with a string and perhaps a regular expression or two. But maybe that’s…
January 2009
That Tattoo Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means →
Chinese and Japanese character tattoos have been sweeping the West for a decade or more now, to the extent that most of our readers probably know someone who has one. Perhaps it’s just a single…
CONFIDENCE: The feeling you experience →
CONFIDENCE: The feeling you experience before you fully understand the situation.
nd den u regret teh decishun.
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Google Maps Loves Guns, Hates Bambi →
What scrapes will those goofy Street View cars get into next? Google’s roving panopticons ran over a baby deer and captured a guy toting a gun on the street. America, you are Google Maps! …
You Say Snuggie, I Say WTF Blanket [Parodies] →
Though you may know and love and/or fear it as The Snuggie, it’s marketed some states north of Minnesoata and east of Kentucky as The WTF Blanket. Here is its ad [NSFW], which, according…
12 More Classes We Wish Our Colleges Had Offered →
If you’re planning to enter our $50,000 Tuition Giveaway, you’ve got one more day! The deadline is January 31 at 11:59pm. If you win one of the five $10k scholarships, perhaps you can put…
Storm Costs RIM About $203 In Parts Compared To... →
The good guys at iSuppli did a tear down of RIM’s Storm and came back with a $203 estimate for the sum cost of its parts. That means that before you consider software or support, the Storm…
Proof: President Obama Still a BlackBerry User →
In case you were losing any sleep over whether or not President Obama did in fact get to keep his BlackBerry (it was looking sketchy for a day or two there with Sectera Edge stuff…
BeamReader now available for purchase! →
A few weeks ago we had reported BeamReader had left beta and was available in a finished state. BeamReader is a full fidelity native PDF viewing application for BlackBerry and drew ‘oohs and…
Nearly 30% Of Books Sold For The Kindle Are Now... →
It’s been a little over a year since Amazon released the Kindle, and now publishers are finally getting the chance to set their own pricing on ebook editions. The result has been a slow creep…
RIM's Balsillie says to expect buggy handsets out... →
Did RIM BlackBerry and Verizon Wireless rush out the Storm to beat the holiday shopping season?
The Quick 10: What 10 Famous People Did Before... →
I know there have been numerous People magazine issues dedicated to this very topic, but I think it’s pretty interesting. I mean, if Sean Connery started his working life as a truck driver,…
Who's Watching Our Nation's Honey Imports? Pretty... →
The Seattle P.I. reports that “two-thirds of the honey Americans consume is imported and almost half of that, regardless of what’s on the label, comes from China.” The first problem with…
Roundup: BlackBerry Twitter Clients →
It seems that Twitter has made a surge as of late - especially with BlackBerry users. Twitter services have always been available in the form of IM, SMS and WAP - but as every…
Error'd: Sooo Jealous →
“This message came up while I was looking for information about a funeral home,” Gary noted. “While making my friends sooo jealous wasn’t my primary objective, I guess it couldn’t hurt.”
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I found him and felt bad for him →
I found him and felt bad for him Let’s get rid of the cat and keep him
we gonna haz 2 let teh kitteh go.
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What are the 4 greatest words in the English... →
What are the 4 greatest words in the English Language? Former President George Bush
(George W. Bush)
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“Chris Ogle of New Zealand was in Oklahoma about a year ago when he bought a used...”
– Thrift store MP3 player contains secret military files - CNN.com
“Alas, the plane is made in France, and Citi’s purchase will not even...”
– Citi: Bailed Out Citigroup Stimulates French Economy By Purchasing $50 Million Corporate Jet
cn i haz →
cn i haz a lil poosh?
i can halp. i iz gud at pushin.
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TEMPEST: A Signal Problem →
TEMPEST is the covername used by the NSA and other agencies to talk about emissions from computing machinery that can divulge what the equipment is processing. We’ve covered a few projects…
A Scripter at Heart →
What’s the difference between a programming language and a scripting language? Is there even a difference at all? Larry Wall’s epic Programming is Hard, Let’s Go Scripting attempts to survey the…
The Million-dollar Office Redecoration: It... →
Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain spent $1.22 million in company dollars to redecorate his office in early 2008. The Daily Beast has a list of all the items on which he spent all that money. Shortly…
BeamReader now available for purchase! →
A few weeks ago we had reported BeamReader had left beta and was available in a finished state. BeamReader is a full fidelity native PDF viewing application for BlackBerry and drew ‘oohs and…
this years hot toy →
this years hot toy mini-chewbacca
heer is teh bigger vershun.
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Open Source Software, Self Service Software →
Have you ever used those self-service checkout machines at a grocery store or supermarket?
What fascinates me about self-service checkout devices is that the store is making you do work…
Rifle, Check →
Rifle, Check Ammo, Check Tactical Cuteness Grenade, Check
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Titillating Placenames →
The New York Times ran a delightful article today about dirty-sounding towns and streets in Britain. If our towns in America were as old as theirs, I’d venture to say that we’d have a lot…
Well, MY →
Well, MY Anger Issues Are Resolved - Now- Let’s Deal With YOURS.
yep. i haz sum major anger isshoos.
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Chicken Cassoulet - Men's Health →
Hug Me Pillow Relieves The Loneliness Until... →
You don’t have to be sad anymore, single person. Overstock has you covered. Just don’t turn over in the middle of the night, especially if you have night terrors. Some of the reviews are…
New Storm OS Brings Full Keyboard in Portrait →
There’s some Big News coming out of the latest BlackBerry Storm OS update. When in portrait mode, you can now “Enable Full Keyboard” which lets you go Full Qwerty instead of…
FAQ: Explanation Of Each BlackBerry Service Book... →
When users first hear about a BlackBerry service book they usually give me a quizzical look. Its not something any other phone really does or requires. Some carriers will push out configuration…
Obama to keep his BlackBerry, gets... →
Want Obama wants, Obama gets. Scoring the first major victory of his nascent term, the White House announced today that President Barack Obama will indeed keep his BlackBerry (eat it, …
“Lets moov to Minesoda” dey sed. →
“Lets moov to Minesoda” dey sed. “Iz not dat cold” dey sed.
well u shud git sum booteez.
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Chrysler Buys Ads Thanking You For Tax Money, You... →
Here’s a sad little saga. After convincing our government that it was responsible enough and commercially viable enough to deserve a multi-billion-dollar bailout, Chrysler spent some of the…
Obama's Other Breakthrough: A Big-City President -... →
Shirky: Ontology is Overrated -- Categories,... →