April 2010
11 posts
“… and that was the last time we tried to make our own bacon.”
– (via holdonwhat) Wow!
Apr 29th
Apr 27th
Apr 25th
“One Tweet Per Thought When an expression doesn’t fit in 140 characters, don’t...”
– Red Sweater Blog – Elements Of Twitter Style Yes! PLEASE heed this.
Apr 23rd
minimal linux: Use a Text Editor for Text Notes →
It seems obvious. Many have written about the virtues and advantages of using a simple text editor for interacting with simple notes. Yet, we live in a world of rich-text word processors, desktop wikis, and apps that’ll Twitter your notes. There’s no reason for me to go over all of that right now,… Here, here! But I use kate: http://kate-editor.org/
Apr 21st
8 notes
“…the Ivory Coast, the country so clean it was named after two types of...”
– T-Mobile Wants Me To Pay $6K For Charges On Stolen Phone - The Consumerist Nice.
Apr 20th
“You cannot really be free in any task unless you don’t have to constantly think...”
– Why do I have to practice?
Apr 19th
Flying the SR-71 Blackbird →
patrickrhone: Fascinating stuff. (thx Shawn Blanc) These are amazing machines. Here’s what they look like up close and personal: 
Apr 15th
“Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his inner circle engaged in a...”
– Details of prosecution case against Blagojevich revealed - CNN.com Three years ago, I was close enough to this “man” to punch him in the face. Now I wish I’d done it.
Apr 14th
“What a paradox it is that when we have very little we want more, and when we...”
– Tour of America » Tent economics So true.
Apr 13th
Why I won't buy an iPad (and think you shouldn't,... →
Cory Doctorow has some harsh words here. I can’t say I disagree. I will say, however, that the joy my friends find in their use of Apple’s products is genuine and seemingly boundless, a kid running around like mad in the world. But I won’t buy an Apple device because I see that fence (cliff?) that tells me where I can and can’t run. I want more freedom.
Apr 3rd