July 2009
Maybe next week Obama could have a beer with the people running the App Store and get that train wreck sorted too. (via @fraserspeirs)
stevenf:
I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to the iPhone.
Let’s talk quickly about Google’s official client app for Google Voice. It’s not the only thing I’m mad about, but it was the final straw.
To recap: Not only was the app rejected, but Apple pulled several other third-party Google Voice apps that had already passed the approval process while still leaving those...
Anti-smacking Referendum
I was anti the anti-smacking bill because I don’t want the government telling me how I should care for my children, especially a nut case greeny and Helen ‘ban everything’ Clarke, and we all know laws are only for the law abiding. This law isn’t going to stop the psychopaths. But I changed my mind after hearing a simple, unequivocal statement… “Children should have...
I’m using 300Mb a day tethering via my iPhone. 3Gig isn’t going to last very long at all.
You can buy me one of these
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/09073001leicassystemprice.asp
Bomb Scare at NZRB HQ in Petone.
Apparently someone sent a parcel to the New Zealand Racing Board building this morning that contained a beeping cellphone. This caused a bomb disposal team to be called and several buildings to be evacuated.
NZRB staff going for a snack at Pak ‘n’ Save
Police arrive at Briscoes. Shame the Bomb is at the building next door.
Bomb poking robot thing.
NZRB building not blown up.
...
Chain Letter
Hello, my name is Billy and I suffer from guilt for not forwarding 50 billion fucking chain letters sent to me by people who actually believe, if you send them on, a poor six-year-old girl in Scotland with a breast on her forehead will be able to raise enough money to have it removed before her redneck parents sell her to a travelling freak show.
And, do you honestly believe that Bill Gates is...
Apple makes crank call to iPhone developer →
Richard: “I can’t say.”
Richard: “I can’t help you with that”
Richard: “I can’t go into granular detail.”
Richard: “I can’t discuss other apps with you.”
Richard: “I understand your point but I can’t help you with that.”
Bomb Scare in Petone
A friend of mine was sent a take down notice by the NZRB. He would like it known that he didn’t plant the bomb.
But how cool would it be if the NZRB building was blown up.
Check out Edna’s twitter for on the spot reportage.
Update: NZRB have demanded all photo’s of the bomb scare are removed from the net. Turns out they are a pack of Bastards after all.
iDisk for the iPhone
Just when I’m starting to hate Apple they release MobileMe iDisk for iPhone. Just kidding, I wuv you Apple.
Now all they have to do is fix that piece of shit MobileMe.
Shut Happens
Seen in a kiwi store, bro.(via @terrencewood)
Blue M&Ms ‘mend spinal injuries’ Woohoo! I’m off to the supermarket
http://tinyurl.com/ko5usq
Cool iPhone document scanner - http://tinyurl.com/l3odf9 (via @styler)
I think I’m developing a crush on Dawn Porter
Interesting to see all the todo list apps that take GTD principals but twist them to make them sound new.
I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really want a Lamborghini
“We as a nation need to ask ourselves what the hell is going on.” Never a truer word spoken
http://bit.ly/Q3FSF
Confirmed, Google has jumped the shark
http://bit.ly/oMO1B
Mongolian Death Worm
Mongolian death worm shoots lightning out of it’s arse so take care if you see one.
Nick Smith.
“That Smith managed to get it so spectacularly wrong is either gross dishonesty, or an abject failure in reading.”
Nick Smith always has been a master at talking loudly and passionately about things he know fuck all about. Here’s Keith Ng calling him out on emission reductions on Public Address
Isn’t it the lawyer who decides which defence to pursue?
Does any country take the piss out of themselves like Kiwis?
“Kick it in the guts Trev”
Kiwi killed in Jakarta. Send SAS to Afghanistan. George Bush logic.
F1: The Great Design Race
F1 cars at Te Papa are very cool, if you’re into that sort of thing.
McLaren
Ferrari
Edna was more into the F1 cars than I was.
My boys turned 5 last Thursday. The magnitude of that event has just hit me.
tineye
A reverse image search engine
Tumblr on iPhone
Why is it that the iPhone Tumblr clients all suck so badly? I’ve tried three or four of them and they all suck.
They crash like crazy, performance is terrible and the UIs are clumsy. The HTML dashboard thing is clunky as hell. Like Twitter, I would have thought a Tumblr app would have been a UI play ground but it seems entirely the opposite. There is no innovation at all.
Is this a...
I need to get back in the habit of wearing pants.
git
Me: Should I waste the rest of the day learning git setting up a git hub account?
Me: The people writing about git aren’t doing it any favours. “Why git rulz!”
zedshaw: Wait, git is 88k lines of C, 48k lines of shell, and 20k lines of perl code? That’s a riot!
Kickstarter →
Looks pretty cool
Craptastik →
Great new Tumblr
First! →
Why people write “first” in the comments
Who owns the news?
John Gruber has published an article about the newspaper industries attempts to put pay walls around their content. He posited several reasons why this wasn’t a good idea, but I think he missed one important point, especially when comparing newspaper content and HBO content. No one owns the news.
Take a news worthy event, the death of a pop star for example. News organisation A is the first...
How Palm Re-Enabled iTunes Sync →
marco:
(via my favorite RSS filter)
One important aspect of this that most people are overlooking is that Apple probably needs to undertake reasonable efforts to prevent devices outside of their control from masquerading as Apple iPods to protect applicable trademarks, patents, and agreements they’ve made with content publishers.
They’re probably not just trying to block Palm out of resentment...
…when [can we] have Snapper cards like these ones on the Korea Smart Card pages: http://bit.ly/iPsfe (via @dubh)
Oh Palm
karmcity:
Palm’s efforts to level the smart phone playing field against Apple have been very risky moves that will probably result in the inevitable customer base revolt.
They’ve proven beyond reasonable doubt that they don’t understand the consumer point of view by focusing solely on buzz words and competitive marketing campaigns instead of the user experience.
This methodology was...
License to print money, priceless.
Prescription $10.
Fax it to pharmacy $15.
Pharmacy receive fax $4.
…the Hero’s Flash performance isn’t good enough to play video, but you can do everything else…! Except games, of course. (via @nevenmrgan)
What’s with these fucking web sites that disable zooming? Just because Flickr did it doesn’t mean it’s a good idea
TextMate
Pro tip: Don’t remove the newlines from a server log and expect TextMate to be usable anytime this month.
Merlin Mann is a fucking genius.