Archive for the ‘haha’ Category
playing with The Android Argument »
Friday, October 7th, 2011
This is a great read. (Nice SEO-link-fodder title!) It exemplifies The Android Argument fairly well and is also hilarious. Here goes an unnecessary response-as-thought-experiment.
Essentially, the article says: the iPhone 4S is out of date despite not having launched yet. Dual-core processing, 8mpx camera, FauxG speed, and big storage are all on Android already.
Here are some highlights. (more…)
paywall FAIL, part two »
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Remember when the New York Times had a paywall? (It was 2007, why would you?) A lovely time, full of broken links and the ubiquitous sign-in screen. The Grey Lady was sort of a bitch, no?
Now that wall’s coming back. Just because it didn’t worked before doesn’t mean it won’t now, right? They’ve learned their lessons, I’m sure. (Spoiler: nope.)
Do read the full list of details, but essentially there are three subscription options based on your device. You can view twenty articles each month, or five from Google or other sources, before that mocking sign-in screen appears. (more…)
always buy version two »
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
There’s a general rule of thumb among the iFolk. Only fanboys buy the first version; wait until version two.
The less bleeding edge among them laugh. A friend recently noted: “They do it on purpose, you can bet that 2nd generation is already designed by the time the 1st one is released.”
I’m not here to defend those who preorder, wait in line, or order the newest release on the day of release (co—DC—ugh) but they exist for a reason. Fanboys’ consumptive irrationality maintains Apple’s follow-up sales and ridiculous margins.
The slower iFolk should thank them. (more…)
Wisconsin’s a symptom »
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
The protests and the uproar are nonsense. That’s sad, right? I mean, DEMOCRACY!! and the PEOPLE and whatever?
Early last November, a highly conservative, mostly elderly crowd, made their way to vote across the nation. There was no uproar, no shipping of pizzas from all over the world for volunteers and no schools closed.
On that day, the events of the past weeks were set. A mass of uninformed ideologues took to the streets, single file. In an orderly fashion, the battle was won without signs, chants or sleeping bags. (more…)
Skins is MTV’s death rattle but it’s still an icon! »
Friday, January 21st, 2011
“At one point, MTV wasn’t terrible. It was a cultural icon, in fact,” I will tell my grandchildren. When did it first become the rotting pile of teenage flesh that made your childhood weep, they will inquire (they are smart, attractive)?
Most of you would reply with “Jersey Shore.” (Of those, ninety percent are probably avid viewers.) Reasonable.
Others point to when the “music” ratio dropped below .05 hours of music videos for every two of reality shame. That’s hard to pinpoint. (more…)