December 2010
MG Siegler's Tony Montana Success Cycle →
Ken Yarmosh has an apt insight into something I wrote the other day.
I always knew I was destined for great things…
November 2010
Kinect is Selling 2X as Fast as the iPad →
In other news, kitchen cups are outselling bathroom scales this holiday season.
The important thing is that Cobb’s not looking at the top. He doesn’t care.
– Christopher Nolan on the ending of Inception
Inception comes out on DVD a week from tomorrow. Best movie of the year.
Also, are we really still stuck saying “comes out on DVD”? I definitely won’t be buying the DVD, I’ll get it on iTunes. Do we just say “gets...
Few smartphone owners are loyal to their brand:... →
Title should probably be: Few smartphone owners are loyal to their brand — unless that brand is Apple.
iPhone is more than double Android in this department. Which couldn’t be less surprising.
Roger Federer conquers Rafael Nadal to claim ATP... →
You would have thought this rivalry would swing heavily towards Nadal already, but it’s great that it hasn’t happened just yet.
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Ode To The Air Part 7
Can I just reiterate my love for the new MacBook Air?
It has now been about a month since I first reviewed the product. At the time, I noted that it had replaced my MacBook Pro as my go-to computer. Some thought that might be a knee-jerk reaction. But a month later, the story is still very much the same. I never turn on the MacBook Pro anymore. It’s Air all the way.
And I don’t feel...
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No iPhone? DoCoMo Turns to the Dark Side →
Um, what? We don’t have the iPhone, but pay no attention to the phone we do have. Pay attention to Darth Vader!
*Waves hand* There is no iPhone.
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Jeremy Renner Confirms That He’s the Future of... →
Seems like a good choice, but could they keep it going on and on like James Bond?
First movie was good, second was bad, third was pretty good, fourth is shooting now. The franchise managed to survive a Tom Cruise meltdown, so that’s a good sign.
New kind of light created in physics breakthrough →
A pretty compelling title and intro:
Physicists have created a new kind of light by chilling photons into a blob state.
“Super Photons” FTW!
Civilization V for Mac Now Available →
Uh oh.
Tempted to buy and download it right now. But apparently there will be a 33% off sale starting on Friday. That would shave about $15 off the price, but some “exclusions apply”. What’s a Civ addict to do?