Monthly Archives: June 2009
iTunes app store and 17+ content
With OS 3.0, the iPod/iPhone and Apple’s iTune’s store support content ratings. This is good: I’m all for free expression, adding another layer of maturity (pun intended) to what’s available, etc. However, I don’t want to have to see it … Continue reading
Seeing, Believing, not.
[Too cool for words][wb] “WASHINGTON, D.C. (ISNS) — The three best visual illusions in the world were chosen at a gathering last weekend of neuroscientists and psychologists at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Florida.” (via Dynamic Diagrams)
Clay Shirky on TED
Talks about the new social media. Nice.
Books read lately
Tender to the Bone is Ruth Reichl’s first memoir dedicated to food and love and family. It’s a very nice read. (A) Life Sentences is a mixture of memoir (fictional), mystery, and race relations set in present day Baltimore. I … Continue reading
Easily Grossed Out?
There are lots of straight lines here but I’m going to avoid them. Easily Grossed Out? You Might Be A Conservative! “Participants who rated higher in disgust sensitivity were more likely to oppose gay marriage and abortion, issues that are … Continue reading
Be careful, be very, very careful
Computers Can Send You to the ER, Study Shows – ABC News “Emergency room visits from computer injuries increased sevenfold between 1994 and 2006, according to a report published June 9 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.”
Interesting business model
Study: Life, Health Insurers Investing Billions in Tobacco Companies – Health News | Current Health News | Medical News – FOXNews.com “The study highlights U.S. insurance company Prudential Financial Inc., who has $246.3 million dollars invested between three tobacco companies, … Continue reading
git – committing in the midst of a conflicted pull
Just a note about an git-experience I had in case it helps someone else… I was doing a git pull and got a conflict (in the ChangeLog of all places). I fixed the conflict and then tried to commit the … Continue reading
missile gap, salt mine gap, education gap…
There’s always a gap. I think that this one, however, is real. The Future of Manufacturing, GM, and American Workers (Part II) | Robert Reich’s Blog “But we’re in danger of losing ground because too many of our kids, especially … Continue reading