September 2009
7 posts
“I just googled “Student killed while riding bike to school,” with...”
– An awesome commenter on an article about how a Saratoga Springs, NY school has banned students from riding their bikes to school. (Unfortunately their comments don’t have direct links.)
“As Fowler pointed out, if you want to improve the world with your good behavior,...”
– Is Happiness Catching? - NYTimes.com (via bijan)
"Smiling at strangers is the new smoking."
In the town where I grew up, we waved to each other. Whether or not we knew each other’s name, we would wave as we passed, even on opposite sides of the street. It was just what we did. Even in a tourist town, we knew our fellow residents and we greeted each other. Where I live now has a reputation of being “nice,” but I find the society to be rather cold. After suffering under...
Cash4Gold: Trying to Silence the Internet?
I don’t generally do PSAs, so I’ll keep this brief. If you’re considering using Cash4Gold or another Internet pawn site, I highly recommend you read through this investigative article on The Consumerist first:
Cash4Gold: The Article Cash4Gold Doesn’t Want You to Read
Besides the all-important primary content, the article is a great example of:
The right way to respond to...
In Nomine Jobs, et Woz, et Spiritus Schiller
It’s impressive that Apple actually released this before their announced release date, but what if they had given third-party developers a leeeetle more time to work out the compatibility issues and saved users such as Merlin Mann (below) a whole aspirin bottle of headaches. Hmmmmm?
merlin:
Maybe it depends on the pew you’re sitting in.
To developers, uber-nerds, and sundry people I love...