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xkcd: Internal Monologue.
Link. Life of a sensitive geek.
“Hopeless Unemployment” DeLong.
Link. He sets up the problem. Next, interventions.
Augmented Vision – The Reality.
Link. Clever trick when glasses missing.
Another geek likes ML.
Link. Smoothest update since 10.3.
Useful Smart Folders.
Link. I will do this. Also, added this blog.
FreedomPop: $10/mo 500 MB
Link. very competitive
Apple Store now carries Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter $30
Link. less than i expected.
What game is Samsung playing?
Link. They behave as though they intend to lose quickly.
Verizon and app tethering — will they remove iOS blocks?
Link. “During a ten-month investigation, the FCC discovered Verizon requested that Google remove 11 apps from its Android Marketplace which allowed users to bypass the carrier’s own built-in tethering functionality that carries a $20 charge. The nation’s largest wireless carrier by subscribership apparently promised the FCC it would allow the use of any software on its network, thus asking Google to remove the apps constitutes an unlawful act.”
So doesn’t this impact iOS and AT&T as well?
Soundflower – leftover
Link. I discovered my SL had an old copy of Soundflower. Good to uninstall prior to going to Mountain Lion. I donwloaded installer and ran uninstall AppleScript then restarted.
Cheesy; Timed access in Apple Airport requires typing MAC address
Link. The airport knows the Mac address of connected devices. Why make us type it? Cheesy.
Verizon to end tethering app blockage following $1.25M FCC settlement
Link. Holy cow.
Microsoft thought Tiger was amazing?
Link. I don’t get it. Tiger was 10.4. OS X 10.3 (panther) was the amazing one.
“E-mails flew around Microsoft, expressing dismay about the quality of Tiger. To executives’ disbelief, it contained functional equivalents of Avalon and WinFS.
“It was fucking amazing,” wrote Lenn Pryor, part of the Longhorn team. “It is like I just got a free pass to Longhorn land today.””
China vs. South Korea: torture.
Link. We’ll find out how much SK matters to China.
Samsung is the borg, Apple is vulnerable.
Link. Innovation is a tough strategy.
The iOS App Store is pretty crummy.
Link. Zombie apps, no search. A glaring weakness.
Ten Tips for Successful Voice Dictation
Link. “Say “new line” to press Return and “new paragraph” to press it twice, inserting a blank line.” Also, use longer words. Easier to recognize.
Laerdal Tunnel includes rest areas.
Link. A couple married at one.
Maybe Bane had a point :-).
Link. “Obama wants to take my money and give it to do-nothing animals”
ML crashes with proxy config.
Link. Remove auto proxy.
Deflation and inflation at the same time?
Mlner prize.
Link. “The $3 million has already appeared in Dr. Guth’s bank account, one that had had a balance of $200. “Suddenly, it said, $3,000,200,” he said. “The bank charged a $12 wire transfer fee, but that was easily affordable.”
Vogue’s scapegoat speaks out on Assad interview.
Link. Never trust a Vogue editor.
TNC loved Rises.
Link. I liked it too.
Why Does Mitt Romney Think the Russians Are “Our Number 1 Adversary”?
Link. Makes GWB look brilliant.
Krugman wonders about Romney’s skull.
Link. Roomy.
Yang Rui is a thug.
Ariau Towers.
Link. Amazon tree hotel.
Romney officials: today was a bad day to stop drinking.
Link. “On Monday afternoon, Romney campaign officials did not respond to a query about whether Mr. Romney believes that the blockade of Gaza or trade restrictions in the West Bank have had any dampening effect on economic activity in those areas.”
Get Save As back on Mountain Lion’s File menu easily and without hacks.
Link. I did this too but ellipsis wasnt needed. three dots worked.
Drone Wars: must read.
Link. They come to know their victims too well. The inverse of sanitized.
Hall’s Web Sharing preference pane for Mountain Lion. (free)
Link. I would love to see Apple fix OS X Server.
More NK famine coming soon.
Link. Floods.
Hong Kong still gives China indigestion.
Link. Residents who cannot afford foreign education object to China’s patriotic curriculum “brainwashing”. However … “A brain needs washing if there is a problem, just as clothes need washing if they’re dirty, and a kidney needs washing if it’s sick”.
Hong Kong skyline – over time.
Link. Blade Runner.
Encrypt thumb drive in ML
Command-drag to Terminal to change directory
The DeLong-Smith inflation bet: justifying the 50:1 odds.
Link. I think 50:1 is pretty fair.
Romney calls for single payer system, mandatory insurance.
Link. Maybe he’s just stupid?
Romney not going for the Arab vote.
Link. Wow. What an ass.
Romney’s Prosperity Gospel problem.
Link. He doesn’t realize it’s not a universal belief.
Nanotech obstacles: the Casimir effect.
Link. “One reason why microelectromechanical machines have never reached their original promise is the stiction that Casimir forces can generate.”
Obama’s family story jumps the shark.
Link. “President Barack Obama is a descendant (he would be the 11th great-grandson) of the first enslaved African in America”. Ratings drop threatens reality?
Apple new mag safe fails.
Link. Manufacturing error? Lousy design too. Recall needed.
Internet of things reaches NYT business page.
Healthcare firms send jobs overseas.
Link. Radiology next.
US employment crisis: globalization and IT
Link. Vote thoughtfully.
OAuth 2 lives at Google.
Link. Enterprise happy enough, skip RFC.
Mountain Lion least problematic OS X upgrade since 10.3?
Link. I remember 10.3.0 as an improvement on 10.2.x, but that was a long time ago. ML is better than Lion from the start.