January 2010
6 posts
BBC News - Kodak sues Apple and RIM over iPhone... →
“Camera maker Kodak has said it will sue Apple and Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the iPhone and Blackberry, over technology used in their handsets.” Whatever, I’m just waiting for the countersuit. Why is the tech industry wasting time with these circular-firing-squad lawsuits? To me, this is a clear sign of the growing irrelevance and danger of the current IP protection...
science of tumblr
Tim Smith: tv commercial: something somethign science of sleep
Tim Smith: me: science of sleep? wasn’t that a michel gondry movie
Tim Smith: my mom: what?
Tim Smith: me: wasn’t that a michel gondry movie?
Roland Crosby: hah
Tim Smith: my mom, to my dad: what did he say
Tim Smith: my dad: i have no idea
Tim Smith: me: sigh
Roland Crosby: and that, friends, is what tumblr is for
Tim Smith: if you say so
“Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are running an...”
– BBC News - The clean hands mission
These numbers are DISTRESSINGLY LOW, can I say.
“A US study of 12 to 18-year-olds found those with bedtimes after midnight were...”
– BBC News - Earlier bedtime ‘cuts teenage depression’
Fond memories of TJ, ha.
5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism →
An insightful Washington Post op-ed that’ll appear in print in the Outlook section this Sunday.
His points, stated briefly:
1. Terrorism is not the biggest threat you’re facing right now, so chill the fuck out.
2. Offense is a lousy defense.
3. Our borders will never serve as a meaningful line of defense against terrorism.
4. Technology is not necessarily our savior.
5. You and...
The List - What's In and Out for 2010 - The... →
OUT: Boom boom pow.
IN: Rah rah ah-ah-ah, roma ro ma-ma, ga ga oh la-la