punkassjim
Let's see, you've got your Twitter for your short posts, your Facebook for your real friends, your blog for the long-ass rants, and your Tumblr for the oh jesus fuck just shoot me now.
In case you saw this graphic floating around the internet, take heart — it’s codswallop. See here: http://www.grist.org/article/dogs-vs.-suvs
I’m not sure I ever saw this before, and it’s quite possibly my favorite 14 minutes of television, ever.
The Days of Miracles and Wonder
Greg Knauss time-travels to visit his 1990 self. I particularly like that last little bit. And Andy Baio’s commentary, taken from Louis CK: “everything is amazing, nobody’s happy.”
Sapulpa Man Selling Bowling Ball With A Skull Inside - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK
Millions of people go bowling, but you don’t have to roll one of those plane (sic) “house” bowling balls.
Chuck Petty of Sapulpa owns a bowling ball with a skull inside it. It’s a centerpiece on his coffee table. In the right circumstance, it could be a night light.
Petty doesn’t bowl anymore and he thought another bowler might want it more than he does.
If only this were pink, and came with a complimentary Janeane Garofalo.
A lot of thoughtful people, many of whom are bloggers, look at this history and say, “Look at this march of progress! Surely the desktop + windows + mouse interface can’t be the end of the road? What’s next?”
Then “next” arrived and it was so unrecognizable to most of them (myself included) that we looked at it said, “What in the shit is this?”
This whole article should be required reading for everyone who has anything (positive or negative) to say about the iPad. As usual, Steve has a very keen analytical eye. Very good insight, here.
I hate that Apple is using the word “magical” in their promotional copy, and I think that’s largely because I don’t think most people would get the reference. They’re not trying to tell us this device was engineered by a dragon named Puff. They’re just saying that this thing qualifies as “sufficiently advanced technology.”
Man, I really think they’ve badly botched the messaging on this launch. It’s too bad, really. The right tone and the right presentation could have really sustained the hype that had been built up.
(via maniacalrage, via aparticularpath)
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I'm a web developer in the San Francisco Bay area. I'm teaching myself to become a Cocoa developer. My other tumblr is for iPhone rants. I like dogs more than I like cats, and I choose the Beatles over Elvis.
I'm not really much of a punkass, it's just a moniker that has served me well since college in the mid-90s. The only internet-fame I can lay claim to is from when I built my car, and then built it again.
