May 2010
12 posts
What Else Do Apple Employees Have To Do? →
Submitted by: Juliana via Submission Page
Stack Overflow raises $6 million →
Stack Overflow raises $6 million: The problem is that, golly gee, why just programmers? Surely there are people out there in different professions–you know, candlestick makers, robotics…
What's next for the Alinea team? →
Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, and his team are opening a restaurant called Next: No reservations…you have to buy tickets, like for a play or a ballgame. Your tickets will be fully…
BREAKING: Large Air Spill at Wind Farm. No threats... →
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Obama Issues Friendly Warning To Jonas Brothers →
The Jonas Brothers turned up at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. President Obama said his daughters are huge fans but he added a warning: “Boys don’t get any ideas. I have…
30-Story Flying-Kick →
Could I possibly describe such a video?
Proof Pokemon Was Created By Asians →
Submitted by: Pikachu via Submission Page
Google Acquires BumpTop →
Interesting; over-the-top UI gimmickry seems un-Google-like. Here’s what I wrote when BumpTop for Mac shipped.
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They Had Some Contingency Plans →
That didn’t take long. Bastards.
May 02, 2010, 6:16PM Attorney General Troy King has asked BP to cease circulating settlement agreements among south Alabamians.Alabama Attorney General Troy King…
Floor →
sesquipedalianism: Dictionary.com Word of the Day →
sesquipedalianism: given to using long words.
iLounge on iPad 3G Battery Life →
They got over eight hours of battery life while reloading a large web page over 3G every 60 seconds.
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April 2010
83 posts
Conductive Finger-Buttons Allow Gloved Gadget... →
While shrink-wrapped pork-meat products might make great faux-fingers for chilly Koreans to operate their iPhones with gloves on, a new product from Quirky is higher-tech and much less…
"Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and... →
“Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. … But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards – all areas where Flash falls short.” - Steve…
Teabags Royal →
Hey, who’s hanging out in your tea? Oh, it’s Teabag Royalty!
"This is where Tumblr comes in. It’s the future of... →
“This is where Tumblr comes in. It’s the future of social networking if your image of the future features intelligent discourse. I love reading other Tumblr users replies, because they’re thoughtful…
April 27 →
www.weareyoung.co.uk Tweet this!© 2010
Truer Words... →
from blog without a library
Isotoma: How Google will kill Internet Explorer... →
I’d like to make a prediction. I’m probably not the first to make it, and I may be utterly wrong, but just in case I prove to be right, I’d like to have it on record.1
I believe Google is…
By Topherchris, internet genius. →
By Topherchris, internet genius.
What If You Had Bought Apple Stock Instead of That... →
If you’d bought Apple stock instead of a $5,700 PowerBook G3 in November 1997, you’d be sitting on a cool $1.3 million today. (Via Kottke.)
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Iceland Jokes →
(Eugene Volokh) Reported by Michael Rubin (The Corner):
[1. I]t was the Icelandic economy’s last wish that its ashes be scattered over the EU.
[2.] Iceland goes bankrupt, then it manages to set…
dkoder:
Twitter Statistics Infographic →
dkoder: Twitter Statistics Infographic
The Nintendo 64 is secretly a koala. With a... →
The Nintendo 64 is secretly a koala. With a moustache.
See also: GameCube menu music/Famicom load screen music, P is for Paratroopa
[Important console shape news via Nintendo Everything]
Apple employee #66: Mac, iPhone and iPad created... →
Filed under: Cult of Mac, iPhone, iPad
In his latest post at AskTog.com, Bruce Tognazzini highlights the similarities between Steve Jobs’s approach in bringing to market the…
Future Generations →
Sprouted Or Dropped? →
World's most costly beer: The one that led an... →
Filed under: Rumors, iPhone
More on the ongoing saga of the wayward next-gen iPhone. Gizmodo just posted their version of the story behind the story: They say that an Apple…
Laser Pointer →
Now You’re Cooking With The Empire [WIN] →
Submitted by: Ruy Lopez via Submission Page
Volcano snuffer →
Ok my flight is supposed to leave Milan monday night but it seems likely it will be cancelled due to the ash in the air from the volcano. So I am without transport or accommodation soon. I…
iPhone To iPad Free Upgrade →
If you’re tired of waiting, this is the perfect way to have an iPad now.
Sorta.
[via]
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April 17 →
www.weareyoung.co.uk Tweet this!© 2010
Now You’re Cooking With The Empire [WIN] →
Submitted by: Ruy Lopez via Submission Page
Kitties Make the Best iPad Stands →
In keeping with the feline theme we currently have going here at Maclife.com, we thought we’d share this little tidbit from OS X Daily. Earlier this week, a few readers sent the popular Mac tips…
7500 Gamers Sell Their Souls to GameStation →
If you made an online purchase from GameStation on April 1, 2010, you may be surprised to discover that the company now legally owns your immortal soul.
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Fine Print Says Game Store Owns Your Soul →
mr_sifter writes “UK games retailer GameStation revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of customers, thanks to a clause it secretly added to the online terms and conditions for its…
Link: Passive-Aggressive Crash Reports →
Like many people, Garrett Murray is stuck using Photoshop, and stuck with its frequent crashes. Unlike many people, Garrett takes the time to write long complaints in Adobe’s Crash Reporter, and…
Unity vs. Section 3.3.1 →
David Helgason on the Unity weblog: Unity learned of these changes with the rest of you just last Thursday and today, there remains a great deal of uncertainty about these changes being final and…
Planes or Volcano? →
We were wondering this today. Data here: http://bit.ly/planevolcano
Captchas By Pedobear →
Submitted by: Tom via Submission Page
Images of 4th generation iPhone emerge? →
Blog iClarified has posted several images of what a tipster is claiming to be the exterior casing for the fourth generation iPhone. The pictures are a little suspect for several reasons:…
Apple’s automagic GPU switching technology... →
Ars has a great technical article up about exactly how, when, and why Apple’s automatic graphics switching process occurs in its line of Macbook Pro laptops. For those not familiar with…
'Cure' is found for skin cancer, claim... →
‘Cure’ is found for skin cancer, claim scientists. Scientists believe that they have found a cure for skin cancer. Published: 12:25AM BST 11 Apr 2010. A vaccine being tested in the UK has helped…
Disabled Explorers In the World's Most Badass... →
Joel Johnson’s tech journalism has no peer. This is just one of many great stories he’s been doing over the past couple months
If real life were more like the Internet →
Turning On The Light to Pee at Night Causes Cancer... →
If there’s anything science is good at, it’s discovering new, strange ways for us to get cancer. Scientists have found a new one: Turning on the lights when you take a late-night…
Crashed on Quit Again →
Garrett Murray: Why would quitting the app cause a crash so frequently? This would be like if you worked in an office from 9-5 and every day at 4:59pm you became filled with rage and ran around…
Holga 120 3D Stereo Camera →
3D TV might be all the buzz this year, but Holga’s 3D camera takes a decidedly analog approach to cranking out dimensional images onto old-school 120 film. Add the 3D slide viewer for best…