October 2008
68 posts
almostthere:
surrealicious:
david:
Daft Punk —...
Would You Pay $162 a Year for All the Music You... →
artistspaid:
From Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
You give the company 100 British pounds, and for the next year you can download all the music you want. And because you’re downloading the files in the unencrypted MP3 format, they are yours to keep, and yours to do whatever you want with: Play them on any Apple (AAPL) iPod or iPhone, make copies, burn them to CDs, etc. Are there catches? Of course:...
Kanye West vs. Radiohead - Reckoner Lockdown (DJ... →
(via gtmcknight)
Another take on Reckoner
Network Effects, Monopoly and Cloud Computing →
There is a new debate brewing in the tech blogosphere about whether network effects play a role in the success of a cloud computing vendor or not. It all started with Hugh Macleod making an…
Download the fastest Mac browser on the market
Screaming fast Mozilla browser Minefield gives a glimpse of Firefox’s future
Shirky: Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality →
Really interesting article I found via Cloud Ave, then Gapingvoid.
The idea that diversity and freedom of choice necessarily lead to inequality is an issue that I am familiar with from political science, and I take issue with the fact that he stakes this claim categorically.
In The Ethos of Pluralization, William Connoly counters that argument in terms of aligning the interests of diversity with...
“Epic Games is a privately owned company and does not disclose its earnings. But...”
– The Grammar of Fun - New Yorker
Own Your Identity
http://www.usernamecheck.com/
Autumn in NYC - NYTimes.com →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-26) →
Vampire Weekend
Kings of Leon
Bob Marley
MGMT
Ryan Adams
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dutch Kid Mugged At Knifepoint For Virtual Goods →
A Dutch court confirms the obvious: virtual goods, such as Facebook gifts or World of Warcraft gold, are real goods. And if you steal them, it’s theft.
The novel legal finding comes after…
Watch“What the Pfuck?” - Jon Stewart is pissed.
Bill Gates’ Mysterious New “think tank”: bgC3 →
Crunch Network: CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors
Breaking Burger News!
Shake Shack finally opens at 77th and Columbus! This throws a kink somewhat into my review…
(no, this isn’t a burger blog, just a blogger who likes burgers)
New York City Burgers
Going to school in Middletown, CT I was lucky enough to be within 30 miles of two of the “best burgers” in the country: Ted’s World Famous Steamed Cheeseburgers, and Louis’ Lunch (legend has it this is where the cheesburger was invented - but don’t ask for catsup).
In my first few months in New York City I’ve been working to replace these staples of my diet...
Apple's System Preference icon goes Green →
Shared by Jake Levine Finally the fix I’ve been waiting for!
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Odds and ends, Apple, Macbook Pro, MacBook
With the introduction of EPEAT Gold…
Wired - I'll Be There 4U - Scott Brown
“Friending has subsumed the ol’ Rolodex. Granted, it’s often convenient to have all of your contacts under one roof. But the great thing about the Rolodex was that it never talked back, it didn’t throw virtual octopi or make you take movie quizzes, and it never, ever poked you.”
Blizzard: Economic Downturn Won’t Hurt ‘World of... →
That’s like saying people are going to stop spending money on booze.
Watchalmostthere:
Daily show flashback: negative campaigning in 2000. You can see why Carrell and Colbert ended up with their own shows.
SearchMe Adds Music Search With Unlimited... →
Okay, this has to be the coolest hack of the week. Visual search engine SearchMe has just added a music search tab that brings back results with free, legal, unlimited full-song streams and…
Thing I've Come to Enjoy
Subways that run on time
The dow above 9,000
A weekend outside of the office
Gossip Girl
A clean desk
Numbered lists
Going home before 8:00pm
A freshly dry-cleaned shirt
Morning runs
H&H Bagels
Yee Olde Google Charts Directions for Columbus'... →
This is how Yee Olde Google Charts would have mapped directions for Christopher Columbus, right before he took on his first trip to India defying the common knowledge of the time: The idea…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-19) →
Justice
Amy Winehouse
Vampire Weekend
Phish
Jon Brion
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Kidnapped and driven to the Boonies →
Great story from Korea on Cooper’s blog
My New Favorite OS
I was using boot camp yesterday to remote into my office desktop. I am a Mac user through and through, but even after finishing my work, I didn’t bother to restart into OSX. Why? Because I was using Chrome. Besides the fact that it is easily the best browser out there (for my needs), I am finding that it matters less what operating system I’m using, and more what browser I’m...
Here's what we know won't be Web3.0:
What’s Next After Web 2.0? Here’s What You Told Us…
Some of it is interesting (see Tim O’Reilly in particular), but mostly these people are thinking about a better version of Web2.0. Nothing game changing. Labels for major paradigm shifts are created with hindsight. 9 out of 10 entrepreneurs might try to change the world, but it is usually the business that no one...
Mint Leaves Beta, Brings A Bunch Of New Features... →
Shared by Jake Levine
The site looks great. Everyone should have an account.
Mint, the personal finance startup that won last year’s TechCrunch 40, has launched a host of new features…
Newegg Offering 4GB MacBook RAM Upgrade For $45 →
Sure, the new MacBook’s about to be revealed and that’s super exciting, but some of us around here are actually starting to feel the effects of the recession and could sure use a good deal…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-12) →
Justice
Vampire Weekend
Radiohead
The Cranberries
Air
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
