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“This is why I know that while Beck seems like a...”
– The Last Psychiatrist: Couple Reveals Child’s Gender Five Years Too Late
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BBC News - Gambia's Yahya Jammeh threatens 'lazy... →
So that “crazy despot ruler” narrative just writes itself, amirite?
Jan 19th
At first stroke, Met's speaking clock bill will... →
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December 2011
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“Maximizing shareholder value” turned out to be the disease of which it purported...”
– http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/11/28/maximizing-shareholder-value-the-dumbest-idea-in-the-world/2/
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“Another time Billy heard Rosewater say to a psychiatrist “I think you guys...”
– Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut
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“We also have some more background on why RIM’s BlackBerry 10 smartphones are...”
– Blackberry 10 is a Failure
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“And of course, there is the transgression of the century: Apple’s downward...”
– The condescending UI | The Verge
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November 2011
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“Is this the future of reading on the web? I sincerely hope not. I keep reminding...”
– Please let this not be the future of reading on the web
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China’s Fox News - By Christina Larson | Foreign... →
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Nov 7th
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Neuroskeptic: Susan Greenfield's Dopamine Disaster →
My desire to grab Susan Greenfield by the lapels whilst bellowing “Publish a peer-reviewed paper of shut up!” may of course be caused by video games and the Internet diminishing my sense of self, but is rather more likely due to Greenfield consistently talking out of her chutney chute.
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“One of my favorite posts is Merlin Mann’s Mud Rooms, Red Letters, and Real...”
– Don’t Give Your Users Shit Work
Nov 5th
“Likewise monotheism’s visceral distaste for polytheism is typical monopolist...”
– The Philosopher’s Beard: Religion in the 21st century
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What killed the Courier
CNet recently posted an excellent post-mortem for Microsoft’s ill-fated Courier tablet. Most of the discussion about the piece has centered on revelations about how Microsoft’s internal politics killed the project; indeed, it fits well into the standard narrative about Microsoft being hobbled by its own warring internal fiefdoms. John Gruber picks up a throwaway line at the end of...
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October 2011
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The Trouble with QR Codes →
I’d agree with most of the points made by Sean X Cummings here. I’d also add: have you ever seen anyone actually use a QR code? And, that advertisers seem to forget that to most people (to take a line from Stewart Lee) advertising is a stream of filth that comes unwanted and unbidden into our lives. QR codes, requiring user input as they do, are akin to constructing a sluice to direct...
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