Daring Fireball: German iPads
“Does anyone still doubt that this is going to be huge?”
No I don’t doubt that the iPad will be huge but…
I do doubt that the German’s have 250,000 orders. You can’t order the iPad on the Apple site in Germany…
Bullying…
“I felt oppressed a little by those around me in high-school. There were moments of physical violence, I once sat on the floor of the schoolbus because no one would let me sit next to them three on a seat. I was no where close to suicide at the time. Nor, really have I ever been. Still, some times I wonder how I survived it.”
A very simple blog post with amazing comments.
It makes you wonder how any of us survived the education system where basically large groups form under the influence of peer pressure and then randomly pick on individuals.
Daily Show goodness…
Earth images…
“A British inventor, Robert Harrison, managed to film pictures of earth by using a digital camera, loft insulation, a balloon and some duct tape.”
Fonera 2.0n Firmware Update…
“Though still in testing, we think you’ll very happy with the changes we’ve made so far.”
Sorry, no.
You’ve released an alpha version that may fix a large number of major bugs. This is over six months after I purchased your machine. You don’t even say sorry!
Too little, too late. My Fon remains off.
PS – Are we going to get an answer to these questions? http://www.wilkinson.fr/richard/?p=915
Ben Folds Improv…
Been there…
The most dangerous drug is…
This is a fantastic article; well worth the read.
“Its perhaps the biggest threat to the nations mental wellbeing, yet its freely available on every street – for pennies. The dealers claim it expands the mind and bolsters the intellect: users experience an initial rush of emotion often euphoria or rage, followed by what they believe is a state of enhanced awareness. Tragically this “awareness” is a delusion. As they grow increasingly detached from reality, heavy users often exhibit impaired decision-making abilities, becoming paranoid, agitated and quick to anger. In extreme cases theyve even been known to form mobs and attack people. Technically its called “a newspaper”.