I love that this article is the “Most-Emailed” on NYT tonight. http://nyti.ms/9Vz3r9 Philosophy lives on and on. #yeayeamathtoo
Author: Kanyi
On iPad
My two favorite comments about the much-anticipated launch are tied to each other, and I’d like to take tonight’s entry to briefly explain why. The first comment is from David Pogue, in his New York Times review of the iPad: “Those are some pretty confident critiques of the iPad — considering that their authors have never even tried it." And then Steve Jobs himself told the audience during his announcement of the iPad: "This is […]
Only at Andover… RT @phillipsacademy: Instructor David Fox examines HBO’s ‘The Wire’ in senior elective: http://www.andover.edu/About/Newsroom/Pages/GettingdowntoTheWire.aspx Though, apparently a bunch of colleges are doing the same thing: http://www.slate.com/id/2245788/ Man, I really need to watch this show.
On mobile service providers being evil.
Yesterday Farhad Manjoo from Slate wrote an article about the need for a “Cell Phone Bill Of Rights”. I think it’s great. Also comes on the heels of news about a Hedge Fund Manager’s Plan To Take on Verizon and AT&T. Here’s the question I have for everybody. Why is it that we can’t put together our collective wisdom to defeat these voice service providers? They’re just dumb pipes! How do they continue to have […]
http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/489146432/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_l04qit6R2E1qatcg0?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Ftedbarron.com%2Fbwflu-dec-08%2F27-Eyes-For-You.mp3 Flamingos – “I Only Have Eyes For You" Couldn’t stop listening to this yesterday. Timeless jam.
I had two work-related calls today. One was to Boston: AT&T dropped the call twice, crappy quality, and far from free. The other was to Shanghai: VoIP. Perfect quality. Free. More on this tomorrow.
On OKTrends still being best blog on the web.
Using their wonderfully expansive and rich data set about people’s behaviors and preferences, they come up with some fabulously incisive conclusions. This particular one is about why Democrats tend to be worse at governing (and have been for the last 25 years, at least) than Republicans. Worth reading the whole thing. http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2010/03/30/the-democrats-are-doomed-or-how-a-big-tent-can-be-too-big/ Money quote: “Like an army, a political party must be coherent and disciplinedto be effective, and these qualities alone can carry the day, even against greater […]
My goodness.Janelle Monáe (feat. Big Boi from Outkast) in “Tight Rope”. My goodness, again.
Spaced out and forgot I had switched from Pandora to Hype Machine. About halfway through a Marvin Gaye song I thought, “wow this sure isn’t opera”
Graffiti in Haifa. (via zachklein)
Musings 