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Here's two things I've been trying to write more about:
Aside from the fact that it won't happen, why wouldn't Apple open source all the iApps? Is there even a single disadvantage?
And unrelated, in regards to the WTC site reconstruction planning, I propose a fibre optic cable stretching from the top of whatever tower gets built up to a high altitude balloon (or geo synchronous satellite, but I'm not sure they could do that strentgth to weight ratio wise). The whole contraption is a WLAN antenna for a public wireless network. A virtual city commons. They could make it so the fibre thread would light up in different colors depending upon the bandwidth being used. I imagine it looking something like the input/output towers from the movie Tron.
Paul Ford has an interesting magazine article from the future (2009) about Google. Good overview of RDF and how meta data might actually work in the future. Plus Paul Ford wrote it, so it's bizarre in a friendly amusing way. I still laugh when I think about that older piece where he finds the googlebot in his shower. "I am the googlebot! I'm indexing your apartment."
40 Gigabyte Seagate Barracuda ATA/100 hard drive: $74.95!
Looks like Apple will be able get the superdrive into the Powerbook soon. I wonder if I'd ever burn DVD's if I could. Seems like a nice way to archive I guess. Regardless, it's cool for sure, and I want one.
This is my tech lust strategy. I want all the stuff, but of course can't afford it. So I just admit to wanting it, but instead of also admitting that I can't afford it, I just say I'm waiting for some new feature X to appear. When that feature finally does appear, there will be some new X on the horizon to postpone my collision with fiscal reality.
So I'm going to buy a Powerbook. I'm just waiting for the superdrive. Or I'm waiting for airport reception to be improved. Or I'm waiting for a higher pixel density on the screen. This way I'm not poor, I just have very high demands.
Went to see The Fast Runner last night at the Sunshine theatre on Houston. The theatre is a winner for sure, as others have noted. I liked the film too. The long running scene is beautiful.
This one takes the cake.
A SPAMMERS LETTER OF RESIGNATION:And it goes on for like three more pages telling you how terrible spammers are, how you can never get off their lists by replying, while at the same time repeatedly asking you to send them your email address. I'm surprised these people don't explode in a puff of logical contradiction.
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Do you want to know how to send the crap back to them?
OF course you do!
Forget about clicking REPLY...you know by now that doesn't work. We know what DOES work.
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