March 2012
30 posts
Robert Reich: Break Up The Big Banks, Says the... →
robertreich:
As the Supreme Court shows every sign of throwing out “Obamacare” and leaving 30 million Americans without health insurance, another drama is being played out in the quiet corridors of the Federal Reserve system that may affect even more of us.
Taxpayers will be on the hook for another giant Wall…
Novelr: Word Needs To Die →
streakmachine:
I have absolutely no objections to this! People have a bizarre demand for everything they send a receive to be in “Word format”, regardless of what they do. It’s utterly absurd. I’m willing to bet that most people could make do with frakkin’ Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac OS X). Heck, even Pico (Linux) would be enough for some people!
Anyways. Go check out the article, it’s a...
The end of cancer ? →
“The treatment, an antibody that blocks a “do not eat” signal normally displayed on tumor cells, coaxes the immune system to destroy the cancer cells.”
Robert Reich: Healthcare Jujitsu →
robertreich:
Not surprisingly, today’s debut Supreme Court argument over the so-called “individual mandate” requiring everyone to buy health insurance revolved around epistemological niceties such as the meaning of a “tax,” and the question of whether the issue is ripe for review.
Behind this judicial…
ScreenCastsOnline [Sponsor] →
minimalmac:
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My job as a Mac Consultant is to stay up to date on the latest features and many applications that my clients use. My membership to ScreenCastsOnline has more than paid for itself. There are litterly hundreds of tutorials covering just...
Nexus S: Even Google can’t do Android updates -... →
chartier:
James Kendrick:
The situation with the Nexus S is not unusual, sadly, and drives home how hard major updates must be to produce for Android devices. Google produces updates directly for flagship phones, and as the platform developer they are obviously the experts. If anybody can produce a quick update it is Google.
Google rolled out an ICS update for the Nexus S last December, but...
Square, Intuit and PayPal - oh my!
Well, well, well. I see that both Intuit and Paypal are now getting into mobile payments with Square. I wonder how long it will take for someone to build a credit card reader that not only processes the card, but also logs the details of the card to the smartphone (for later use); put a nice MasterCard or Bank of America logo on it and you’ll fool most people. Or maybe the right question...
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But...”
– Steve Jobs, WWDC 1997
Saying no is actually saying yes to other things…
(h/t Aaron Zuchhold)
“Chapter One
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I...”
– The Journey Down the Sidewalk of Life
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Just ordered a DodoCase →
Got my iPad by FedEx and decided it needed something. I looked at the Apple case, iFrogz Summit, Zagg keyboard cases, TwelveSouth BookBook and a few others, but finally decided on the DodoCase.
If you want 10% off for something for yourself at DodoCase.com, just click the title link - or here . It will take you to the web site and pop up a coupon code that’s good for about 9 more days (full...
Minimal Mac: What are you waiting for? →
minimalmac:
You have everything you need, right now, today, to do the work. So, work with what you have.
I’m a writer. I have everything I need, right now, to write. Take away my computer? I’ll still write. I’ll use pen and paper. Take away my pen and paper, and I’ll use my fingernail to scrawl it into…
“I just flew in from Virginia, and boy is my vagina tired! From the involuntary...”
– KRISTEN SCHAAL, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
The universe is a vast and uncaring place.
swamibooba:
There is no right or wrong, morality is a human construct. Nothing we do will have any significance beyond our tiny, worthless, unimportant sphere of influence.
Yet here I am, waiting in line to order a veggie sandwich with locally grown ingredients, and holding in a fart.
Apple has a list of all OS X keyboard shortcuts →
minimalmac:
finermac:
Ever wonder if there’s a full list of shortcuts for OS X? Wonder no more. Great to bookmark for reference.
Wonderful resource.
