is now in a post-temblor malai… March 30, 2009 is now in a post-temblor malaise with aftershocks not worth tweeting about. Sigh.
Life... Don't talk to me about life. Oh, hello there! Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The [more...] April 12, 2023
General Annoyances RT @arstechnica: Fox News on c… RT @arstechnica: Fox News on climate: skip the science, report the “controversy”: by @j_timmer December 15, 2010
I know people like to accuse Microsoft of copying Apple — but the irony is that they are much, much dumber than that. ‘Cos whenever they copy something, they never seem to figure it out and copy the thing that makes Apple successful. Apple has stores? Copy the look of them, but don’t actually have anything there to buy. Apple’s OS has one menubar? Copy it, but put dozens of them on the screen. Phone? ”Well, if Apple has been so successful selling just ONE phone, we can be NINE TIMES more successful by selling nine different phones!” Even in 1908, Henry Ford had learned that too much choice caused paralysis in consumers. Today, Apple understands that — after all, the iPhone 4 is available in any color, as long as its black. See also: Mac OS X (one version), Windows (six versions). Microsoft unveils plans for first nine Windows Phone 7 handsets October 11, 2010
General Annoyances Romney’s Health Care Plan Freaks Out Utah Republicans This story sums up my fury at the GOP’s complete ignorance of what the president has accomplished (via @LOLGOP) August 20, 2012
