January 2011
9 posts
Tablet OS
It’s not just that Apple is different among computer makers. It’s that Apple is the only one that even can be different, because it’s the only one that has its own OS. Part of the industry-wide herd mentality is an assumption that no one else can make a computer OS — that anyone can make a computer but only Microsoft can make an OS.
John Gruber made the point in 2009 that it’s hard to...
The Daily Joke
Contrary to numerous previous claims of The Daily being priced at 99 cents per week, Ad Age claims that the publication will cost 99 cents per day after a two-week trial period, with fresh news content being pushed to subscribers throughout the day.
Sounds a lot like the internet, but you know, smaller, more expensive and less useful. If this is true, I look forward to criticising this from...
Things Real People Don't Say About Advertising
tpdsaa:
I see a lot of jaded designers and developers tempted to reply to emails with these images.
Bill F@#king Murray
ameliac:
““About 15 minutes later we get a knock on the door… IT’S BILL F@#KING MURRAY! We were all shocked of course but at that point we were already pretty trashed so the party just kept going…At some point he bought us all a round of some weird green drink and wouldn’t tell us what it was.”
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What if Bill Murray just showed up in your Karaoke room?
I’m a sucker for a good Bill...
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The Million Dollar Quartet
Apologies if I’m way behind everyone, but this stuff is pretty amazing - I advise getting your hands on this recording. It’s a great unedited slice of musical history - Elvis is telling stories, doing impersonations of other people singing his songs, you can hear Johnny Cash in the background. That said, the playing is bang on, even if the recording often isn’t.
Worth it just...