December 2010
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I think death is the most wonderful invention of life. It purges the system of...
– Steve Jobs
15 Things We Learned From The 1985 Playboy Interview
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Stephen King's Top Ten Films of 2010 →
Stephen King is not trustworthy when it comes to movies, and he’d tell you that, himself. Case in point: He introduced his “10 Best Movies of 2008” list for Entertainment Weekly by writing, “I’m not trustworthy when it comes to movies.” The prolific and celebrated author has crafted an absurd number of beloved and horrifying novels, but his annual movie...
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Guy chronicles his successful attempt of avoiding... →
noblasters:
On November 21, 2010, I was allowed to enter the U.S. through an airport security checkpoint without being x-rayed or touched by a TSA officer. This post explains how.
Edit: Minor edits for clarity. I have uploaded the audio and it is available here.
This past Sunday, I was returning…
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Jobs: Playboy Interview (1985)
Playboy: Those are arguments for computers in business and in schools, but what about the home?
Jobs: So far, that’s more of a conceptual market than a real market. The primary reasons to buy a computer for your home now are that you want to do some business work at home or you want to run educational software for yourself or your children. If you can’t justify buying a computer for one of those...
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My Nightmare Interviews With Google →
Interesting read. I didn’t think that the questions were all that ‘nightmarish’ - she makes it sound like it’s ridiculous of Google to expect her to be able to do base math.
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Man Loses $20 Million After Taking Laptop For... →
A New York couple have been charged with defrauding a wealthy musician to the tune of $20 million after he innocently visited their computer servicing company to have a virus removed from his laptop.
The hard-to-believe story started in 2004 when moneyed pianist Roger Davidson asked Mount Kisco computer store owners Vickram Bedi, 36, and his Icelandic girlfriend Helga Invarsdottir, 39, to rid...
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How to: Get a Refund for an iPhone App →
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