May 2010
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Today
I hit the perfect parent trifecta for the second time in a week. I really need to get quicker at changing diapers and jumping out of the way of puke, otherwise I’m gonna be going through clothes like no-ones business….
If you crash your plane, please don't run away... →
“The company has future plans to partner with manufacturers to bring its...”
– Best line in a press release I’ve seen in a long time. I guess the future is here…..
(Via WSJ, reporting that Apple has acquired personal assistant/voice recognition company SIRI)
“An Australian restaurant has been forced to apologize and pay compensation after...”
– ‘Gay Dog’ Refused Entry To Australian Restaurant (via phronk)
They’ve got to pay compensation and write the owner a letter. What good is that? The man’s blind.
(via nixta)
“I don’t mind feeding in front of you guys, it’s the other 45 people...”
– Wife while we’re under lockdown at the hospital due to a tornado warning, working out if we’re going for the bottle feeding option (6pack) or not (2pack)
soxiam:
My name is sox and “Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007 R2 Phone Series 7 for Mac Small Business and Home Edition Premium” was my idea.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) →
Jónsi (39)
Mumford & Sons (12)
MGMT (12)
Laura Marling (11)
Bombay Bicycle Club (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“She was in the conference room, pouring a cup of coffee, when the other...”
– so fucking great
Why So Few Women in Silicon Valley? - NYT (via nickdouglas)
(via fred-wilson)
Not a normal Friday night
So yesterday the wife’s check-up at the doctors turned into a check-up at the hospital which turned into an overnight stay and now we’re waiting for Boy to be born. Apparently it should happen at some point today (or maybe early tomorrow I guess), so stay tuned. I can’t help but think of all the stuff I never did get around to doing that I had planned on before he was born (like...
bijan:
Jonsi - Around Us
Jonsi is the lead for...
Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
Chipotle In London
has officially opened - 114-116 Charing Cross Road
I’m expecting every person I know in London to head there immediately and report back. It is your duty.
Today, I confess
That I am addicted to cameras. And I have a new point and shoot. Can’t wait to try it.
The iPad isn't a computer, it's a distribution... →
themattsmith:
soupsoup:
The iPad isn’t a computing device at all. Jobs is using his knack for design and user experience to build, not a better computer, but a better distribution channel. One that is controlled, constrained, and can re-take distribution as the point of monetization. You aren’t buying a computer when you buy an iPad, you are buying a 16GB Walmart store shelf that fits on your...
MapFrappe →
pterodactyls:
One of those questions that geographers get asked (by those people too smart to ask if we know all the capitals) regards the respective sizes of Greenland and Africa. Well, guys, we never have to explain projection distortion over a series of cloudy late night text messages again! Enter MapFrappe. Genius in its simplicity: trace a border in one google maps window and it creates an...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-11) →
Jónsi (57)
Laura Marling (11)
Massive Attack (10)
Jack Peñate (9)
Gomez (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Based on that feedback, we concluded that the new single brand for our growing...”
– There are few times in my life when an airline makes me happy - today is one.
