December 2011
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Apple will not release iPad 3 at Macworld or CES →
parislemon:
Other things Apple will not be releasing at events they don’t put on include:
iGun
The iPad 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7
Apple Ham Radio
The Kraken
Apple+
The iPhone 5, 6, 7, 8, or — get this — 9
Apple Petting Zoo
BioDome 4
An Android phone
Their blow out Q1 earnings
Puppies
Actually, maybe puppies. Source cannot confirm or deny this.
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Watchlaughingsquid:
Santa Claus Makes Surprise Christmas Visit To A Space Station
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kung fu grippe: 43 Simple Ways To Simplify Your... →
Remove your doors
Eat half of each pet
Sit on a big, thick book
Something something keyring holder
Paint clocks cheery pink
Wear discarded food
Makebelieve girlfriend chair
Sleep in liquor cabinet
Embrace hug love hug meow meow
Small room to plan crimes
Hack your house key…
A classic, in honor of the latest episode of Back to Work.
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“There is no god and that’s the simple truth. If every trace of any single...”
– (via Jason Kottke) from Penn Jillette’s Book, God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales (via whatevernevermind)
Now that’s some food for thought.
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“This appetite for emotional resonance explains why users - when given a choice -...”
– Wired 7.01: The Revenge of the Intuitive (via ninakix)
He may be talking generally (and mostly about music) - but how can you read this article and not think about Apple’s design philosophy?
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Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012 - Dorie... →
shaneguiter:
I recently got back from a month’s vacation — the longest I’ve ever taken, and a shocking indulgence for an American. (Earlier this summer, I was still fretting about how to pull off two weeks unplugged.) The distance, though, helped me hone in on what’s actually important to my professional career — and which make-work activities merely provide the illusion of progress. Inspired by...
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Putting Scientists on Mars in Permanent Colonies →
As it’s typically conceived, a round-trip Mars mission would take about two years and cost at least $80 billion. But you could cut 80 percent of the expense, Davies says, by nixing the return and initiating a permanent Mars colony. The hard part, he says, isn’t subsisting in a hostile environment millions of miles from home but changing the Space Shuttle-era culture of timidity.
This is not a...
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The Facebook Resisters →
bigweek:
Jenna Wortham has a great piece on The New York Times today:
Tyson Balcomb quit Facebook after a chance encounter on an elevator. He found himself standing next to a woman he had never met — yet through Facebook he knew what her older brother looked like, that she was from a tiny island off the coast of Washington and that she had recently visited the Space Needle in Seattle.
Consuming and Enjoying
10 things I’ve consumed and enjoyed in the last month or so:
1. 5by5 Podcasts. I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to get on board as a regular listener of this family of excellent podcasts, but there’s something for many of my interests: Apple/tech stuff, creativity, science fiction books, movies and TV, and more. John Gruber, Merlin Mann, and more. Many episodes are...
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Groovebug Blog: New Groovebug Feature: Hanni El... →
groovebug:
Hanni in a word: Raw. The first generation American son of Palestinian and Filipino immigrants, Hanni El Khatib grew up in San Francisco raised on a molotov cocktail of skateboarding, punk rock, and 1950s and 60s classic Americana. Influenced by pioneers of early rock and R&B, the multi-instrumentalist and producer derives his unique sound from a menagerie of inspirations,...
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“Generally speaking, any recipe has three distinct stages, often separated by...”
– Anthony Bourdain (via marquisderad)
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Note to self, in preparation for the inevitable...
When the weather report calls for shut-in level blizzard, all but requiring a day without leaving the house (I pretty much work from home anyway, so this sort of day is bound to occur) be sure to stock up on the following items (2011/12 winter edition):
• Unread Haruki Murakami novel (likely 1Q84, unless I’ve read it by then) • “Band of Brothers” DVD set • Bottle of Bulleit...
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