December 2010
“When young, I remember clearly how my father told me why our country was so...”
– Steve Wozniak, in an open letter to the FCC on net neutrality. Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer, Inc. with Steve Jobs and created the Apple I and Apple II series computers in the mid-1970s. Read the full letter here, via theatlantic. (via dubliner)
Watchbliptv:
This week on blip on blip, Annie sits down with Tim from QA to chat about bug-hunting. She also features a new spinoff titled Night of the Zombie King.
While on a coffee run, she also grills Allan about Harry Houdini.
Kelly Sutton's Tumblr: The Lonely Island Proves... →
kellysutton:
The Lonely Island (you know, Andy Samberg and crew) have a new album coming out soon. Know how I know? They released a new music video on Saturday. The track is titled “I Just Had Sex”. It doesn’t have the sneaky naughtiness of “Jizz in My Pants” and doesn’t quite match the over-the-top-ness of…
Nice SEO catch Kelly, it also doesn’t hurt that they are funny as f$%^k.
The Problem with Targeting Geeks →
dbreunig:
Google sent out a limited number of their Chrome OS netbooks to companies and developers, free of charge, to test, debug, and develop.
And what’s the first thing they do? Hack the thing to run Ubuntu.
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(via Marc Cenedella ((a fantastic former boss and manager)) on Hiring for TheLadders - Corner Office - NYTimes.com)
Friday Beats: friday beats, vol. 11... →
fridaybeats:
yo!
it’s that time of the year again: boring office holiday parties, with annoying christmas anthems on repeat. don’t cry, ‘cuz this week, we have a new friday beats member who will save you from that — sid a/k/a two step robot!
sid’s been dropping tracks for some time with that solid west…
Watchimageoscillite:
TRON AV Remix
This is a live collaboration between Joris de Jong/Goto10 and Airway-X using Ableton Live and and Resolume Avenue. TRON was made for this.
Watchbliptv:
This week, Annie sits down to chat with Liz Griffin, the Southwest Sales Director. Annie also features the long-time blip show Nostalgia Critic. And if you’re in New York City this Friday, come by our holiday party! Just don’t forget to RSVP!
GameInternals: Understanding Pac-Man Ghost... →
gameinternals:
It only seems right for me to begin this blog with the topic that inspired me to start it in the first place. Not too long ago, I came across Jamey Pittman’s “Pac-Man Dossier”, which is a ridiculously-detailed explanation of the mechanics of Pac-Man. I found it absolutely fascinating, so this…
“The PC-centric era is over.”
– IDC forecasts that within 18 months, non-PC devices like smart phones and tablets capable of running software applications will outsell PCs. That blows me away.
Smartphones and Tablets Will Take Over in 2011, Researchers Say - NYTimes.com
(via adamiss)
Dina on Forbes →
Forbes women to watch interviews Dina Kaplan.
Sweet Corkboard webapp →
Check out Tim’s clean and cool corkboard app, if you like it, vote it up on @ycombinator: here