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Loose Thought

Aug 7, 2009
Okay, so Pandora is amazing, right? Not the figure from Greek mythology, the .com, I mean. It's amazing that you can create these stations that let...

Jetpacks

Aug 6, 2009
I am sometimes asked, "If we live in such technologically advanced times, where's my jetpack?" Well, it's being withheld from you on account of you...

Facebook doomed

Aug 6, 2009
The kids are bailing. Because how can something be cool if all those old people are using it? After all, the company is run by a guy who's 25 years...

We're watching people cook a lot more...

Jul 30, 2009
just not doing it ourselves. Kottke.org posted this, and it could be a nice bit of flavor to discuss with people…...

Apple's New Clothes

Jul 29, 2009
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/apple_claims_new_iphone_only?utm_source=a-section

Cats, Schoenberg, Piano and Cancantanation...

Jul 28, 2009
got this off of kottke.org.. A guy named Cory Arcangel took 170 YouTube videos of cats playing piano, and built them into a version of a Schoenberg...

Smile, dammit!

Jul 28, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8170088.stm This lady says the enforced smiling tech has helped her smile more naturally!