September 2009
22 posts
Belief and Racism
Interesting discussion got started in my Sociology class about racism in terms of belief. One student posted this:
I agree with you on how long it’s taken our culture to get where we are with racism and with that we still have quite a ways to go. I believe it will always be a personal thing with certain individuals but I feel as a society theres a chance it could pass on if people just keep...
“The next breakthrough in gaming is not going to be in hardware,” Yoichi Wada,...”
– Apple’s Shadow Hangs Over Game Console Makers - NYTimes.com
“Once again addressing the topic of gaming as a distraction from education, Obama...”
– Obama: “Government can’t put away the PlayStation” for you - Multiformat News - AllAboutTheGames.co.uk - That’s your job, parents
“As a journalist, I feel I have three huge responsibilities (no particular...”
– Icrontic » NVIDIA says AMD is punishing gamers: Promptly gets bitch slapped
“Who is Alan Turing, and why should you care?
If the name sounds familiar but...”
– Thank You, Alan Turing | Critical Gamer
One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time.
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Adding Tumblr Sharing to Fever
I saw Nicholas Penree’s post Adding Digg Sharing to Fever earlier and I hadn’t realized just how easy it was to add sharing options to Fever. In truth, I just hadn’t looked that closely before now but his post inspired me to add my favorite sharing service, you guessed it, Tumblr to this wonderful RSS reader I’ve become addicted to.
So, here you go:
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“On December 31, three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that broadly expanded...”
– EFF Supports JUSTICE Bill to Reform the USA PATRIOT Act and Repeal Telecom Immunity | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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“Imagine that you are in the music industry… With your team of fellow music...”
– RIAA Asks Schoolkids To Assist With Propaganda | Electronic Frontier Foundation
“But today it seems like the old is doing the plowing. Let’s stop that. Let’s...”
– The next generation bends over - (37signals)
My thoughts: I’m not bothered by Mint.com’s acquisition by Intuit specifically. In fact, I think it was a good move on both Mint and Intuit’s part. However, Jason Fried makes some good points and offers a compelling argument about the...
“The iPhone shows just how much simpler the concept of app installation — and...”
– Daring Fireball: How Should Mac Apps Be Distributed?
Sumo Omni
If you’ve hung out around Icrontic, you know that Sumo bean bag chairs are the most comfortable chairs ever.
I’ve had the pleasure of using a Sumo Gamer for a while now and I mostly love it, it’s incredibly comfortable, it’s so soft, it breaths well and I’ve even considered ditching a bead and getting on of Sumo’s larger sacks. But, the one thing I wish it...
“Developers seem to be of the mindset that being in the App Store is a black...”
– tap tap tap ~ Convert first month sales
“But I have been noticing a trend in the independent film community lately. It...”
– What a nice camera. It must make good stories. | Paul Zadie
“I think the contest was somewhat sexist, misogynist, and exploitive, especially...”
– #EAFail: the absolute worst (best?) PR campaign in gaming - Ars Technica
WatchReally cool video evolution of the iPhone app Convert being designed.
A letter I submitted to...
This is worth repeating and bumping a few weeks after @chartier first posted it.
chartier:
A letter I submitted to apple.com/feedback/iphone.html:
What the hell are you thinking by ripping GV Mobile out of the store after tons of customers have paid for it, and denying Google’s official Google Voice app? I bought GV Mobile, are you going to rip it out of my iPhone too? And are you going to...
“For example, among the most mature ideas in the field of computational...”
– Open-source camera could revolutionize photography
“So, Mr. Ratner, I humbly submit to you that your X-Men movie has not been...”
– Brett Ratner Says You Have No Life | Faith & Geekery
“It only took a few hastily written paragraphs published by this passionate...”
– Conspiracy Theorist Convinces Neil Armstrong Moon Landing Was Faked | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source