February 2008
24 posts
Stuff White People Like →
Expensive Sandwiches… Recycling… Diversity (“but only as it relates to restaurants”)… Lawyers… Gentrification
On why I am not running →
…and Lessig decides not to run for congress.
Lessig '08 - Change Congress. →
Lessig is “exploring” a congressional run
“Capacity is only worth building when it’ll be used in the service of stuff you...”
– Merlin Mann, More from Peter Walsh on clutter, quality of life
Draft Lessig →
Movement to get lawyer, activist, and idealist Lawrence Lessig to run for congress in April’s special election in the SF-area to replace the late Rep. Lantos. I’d totally support his election.
“In shows where you’re watching for 12 minutes and then there’s a...”
– David Simon, on how The Wire (and its viewers) is different from other shows, commentary on S4E13, “Final Grades”
“You know, what if the art of Web design was not to design applications, but to...”
– Matt Webb, Movement (slide 40)
“Every time you sniff and say somebody has “too much free time,” the...”
– Merlin Mann
“How come the patent examiner grants patents on stuff that a 12-year-old Visual...”
– Philip Greenspun, Internet Software Patents
“In 2006, American data centers consumed more power than American televisions.”
– Ginger Strand, Keyword: Evil: Google’s addiction to cheap electricity
NY State wants to tax online purchases →
“To help fill New York State’s budget gap, Gov. Eliot Spitzer has revived a plan to impose sales tax on some goods purchased online that are not currently taxed, notably things bought from Amazon.com.”
“…as the amount of data that the feds collect on innocent civilians grows,...”
– Jon Stokes, Analysis: Metcalfe’s Law + Real ID = more crime, less safety
New Apple video game trademark →
“On February 5, 2008, Apple Inc. filed to protect their Apple trademark in relation to ‘hand-held units for playing electronic games…’”
Time-lapse video of fog in San Francisco →
I’m a sucker for time-lapse video, and this 2 minute hi-def video of SF from sunrise to sunset (with quite a bit of fog in the first part) is fantastic.
Polaroid Abandons Instant Photography →
“The company, which stopped making instant cameras for consumers a year ago and for commercial use a year before that, said today that as soon as it had enough instant film manufactured to last it through 2009, it would stop making that, too.”
“…what software developers do best is learn.”
– Jeff Atwood, The Years of Experience Myth
Thirty Years to Live →
Tim Bray notes that Perl will be Y2038 compliant soon. This will probably pressure Ruby and Python to fix their Y2038 problems, too.
“…what was radical three years ago has become conventional wisdom, which...”
– an unsatisfied Tim Bray in Tab Sweep — The World
'Euros Accepted' Signs Pop Up in New York City →
“In the latest example that the U.S. dollar ain’t what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise.”
“We’ve made a conscious decision at TVNZ that we’re no longer in...”
– Jason Paris, head of emerging business for Televison New Zealand, “TVNZ surrenders to video pirates”
When Anxiety Is at the Table →
What it’s like to dine out with OCD. “Mr. Solomon, for example, feels compelled to inspect the hands of anyone serving him. Cuts and scrapes are objectionable because in his mind, they can lead to his contracting a disease that could kill him.”
Beg The Question // Get it right. →
“To beg the question does not mean ‘to raise the question.’”