April 2012
1 post
January 2012
1 post
December 2011
2 posts
George Takei Wants to Unite Star Wars Fans and... →
i’m not a starwars or startrek fan, but i will gladly participate with this.
November 2011
6 posts
October 2011
2 posts
1 tag
September 2011
8 posts
Dunkin' Donuts heads west, but not to California →
“Dunkin’ Donuts and its famed coffee, a favorite of East Coast cops and night owls, is headed west. But not to California — yet.”
Why netflix is splitting itself in two →
“Hey, where are you going? I’ve saved the best for last: this new restaurant has an incredible Web 2.0 name that’s sure to blow your Web 1.0 mind RIGHT OUT THE GODDAMN WINDOW!”
August 2011
3 posts
July 2011
1 post
May 2011
7 posts
Head of Catholic church in England and Wales tells... →
Catholics have been urged to observe the ancient practice of not eating meat on Fridays.
The custom of abstaining from meat as an act of penance for the death of Christ will be re-established from September 16 - the first anniversary of Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain.
Read more:...
For Silicon Valley Start-Ups, Funding Boom Is... →
Drinks for Your Kentucky Derby Party: Beyond the... →
“Mint Juleps are like oil changes: you could do it on your own, but it will be messy. It’s far better to leave it to the professionals. To make one isn’t impossible, it just requires copious amounts of crushed ice (made with a mallet and a Lewis bag), fresh mint, bonded bourbon (the lower proof stuff won’t hold up), a swizzle stick, a sterling silver cup and, most...
Law firms: A less gilded future →
“The legal business has undergone not only recession but also structural change. Ever-growing profits are no longer guaranteed. Nor, for some firms, is survival” - The Economist
April 2011
4 posts
February 2011
5 posts
Apple’s New Subscription Model Is Evil →
But check it. Suppose you’ve never used Rhapsody before (or the NYT or Rdio or whatever), and you download the app. When you open the app, you need to buy a subscription. Do you:
A) Subscribe on the device, and start getting the stuff you want immediately?
or B) Wait until you go home and subscribe on your computer?
Who in their right mind is going to choose B? Publishers can’t...
Are you hoarding incandescents? →
YES! Long live my 100 watt bulb.
November 2010
3 posts
Conan O'Brien Is Living in the Past →
Why all the hating already?
Founders of New Browser RockMelt on Privacy,... →
The creators of a Web browser that links to Facebook say they don’t plan to make money by selling ads, because doing so would create a conflict of interest when it comes to user privacy.
RockMelt Browser First Impressions: Looks Good →
Despite all that activity, however, RockMelt doesn’t get in your way and lets you do your browsing in peace without hassling you every time a news source or social network gets an update.
September 2010
2 posts
Hijacking or setting him free, Benedict loves... →
“In the final act of his four-day trip to the United Kingdom, Benedict XVI traveled today to Birmingham to formally beatify the great English theologian and apologist Cardinal John Henry Newman, praising him as an apostle of “the vital place of revealed religion in civilized society.”
Time announces new version magazine aimed at... →
August 2010
3 posts
There Will Be No iPad Killers This Year →
“[N]o one will have product in pipeline for the holidays and thus the only things selling in the slate form factor will be the Kindle, Nook, and iPad, in that order, and you’ll note that two of those items aren’t tablets.”
Noonan: We Pay Them to Be Rude to Us →
May 2010
3 posts
Think You Have Food Allergies? You Probably Don't →
this is what i’ve been trying to convince america for the past 20 years.