May 16, 2012
How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit

February 15, 2012
"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said today that it will not approve LightSquared’s proposal to build a national 4G-LTE network, after testing showed that the network would interfere with most existing GPS devices."

Happy Valentine’s Day: US government breaks up with LightSquared

And the US Government once again shows its incompetence.

January 24, 2012
Wut?

Wut?

January 24, 2012
"Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your anti-piracy plan."

Jonathan Coulton is wise.

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/

(via neil-gaiman)

January 24, 2012
"Apple’s executives had estimated that about 8,700 industrial engineers were needed to oversee and guide the 200,000 assembly-line workers eventually involved in manufracturing iPhones. The company’s analysts had forecast it would take as long as nine months to find that many qualified engineers in the United States. In China, it took 15 days."

Why the United States Will Never, Ever Build the iPhone - Jordan Weissmann - Business - The Atlantic

January 23, 2012
"Worse, because they’re insisting on emphasizing their own social network, they’re destroying relevancy, and user trust in the process. If you search for Hugh Jackman, you may be looking for a lot of things, but you’re almost certainly not looking for his Google profile page. And yet, that’s exactly what’s shoved in your face."

Evil, Greed, And Antitrust Aren’t Google’s Real Problems, Relevancy Is | PandoDaily

January 22, 2012
It’s 2012.

The internet has been mainstream for 17 years now. Twitter crashed following the Ravens missed field goal to give the Pats the AFC Championship. And the NFL still hasn’t figured out a business model for legitimately and effectively streaming their games online.

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January 10, 2012
My reaction to Microsoft’s CES keynote finale.

My reaction to Microsoft’s CES keynote finale.

August 2, 2011
I need to start a Tumblr for people who think that everything on the internet should be free.

Entitled generation is entitled.

I need to start a Tumblr for people who think that everything on the internet should be free.

Entitled generation is entitled.

July 30, 2011

photojojo:

Artist Julien Berthier created a boat that looks like it’s sinking, but actually has a motor that allows it to be driven around, fully afloat.

via Julien Berthier

Brilliant.

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