Archive for January, 2010
« Previous EntriesThe iPad kick’s the Kindle’s and the netbook’s – and the llama’s – ass.
Friday, January 29th, 2010The first two salvos I fired in the iPad War were tweets to my buddy John. Yes, the terribly named iPad is a dollop of iPhone with a side of Kindle, but it’s more than that. Gizmodo captured the essence of the device perfectly with their headline “The iPad is the Gadget We Never Knew [...]
Why I like the night
Sunday, January 24th, 2010I haven’t done much “original” writing on this blog in, well, ever. When I started this blog, I would editorialize, synthesize, and satirize. My output over the last year has been understandably limited, as I had no intention of turning this blog into a “pseudo-anonymous, slightly exhibitionist online psychiatrist’s couch”. I’ve always viewed grief as [...]
Tribute to a Mac from the Poet Laureate of ‘Deep Ecology’
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Why I Take Good Care of My Macintosh By Gary Snyder Because it broods under its hood like a perched falcon, Because it jumps like a skittish horse and sometimes throws me, Because it is poky when cold, Because plastic is a sad, strong material that is charming to rodents, Because it is flighty, Because [...]
This Too Shall Pass by OK Go
Sunday, January 24th, 2010This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo. I love this video!
What’s Better than New Orleans Music? Free New Orleans Music!
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Gambit, New Orleans’ weekly alternative newspaper, has partnered with the now legitimate Limewire Music Store to offer a DRM-free compilation called Ear to the Ground: New Orleans that’s free to download. The album features 19 songs by artists representing a wide range of genres. I’d like to highlight a few of the tracks that jumped [...]
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