in kuchar land
big game for the champions league today - barcelona v. arsenal at 230 on fsc. barca lost to arsenal in the first matchup in england by a score of 2-1 so they have to win today at home and also shut arsenal out to ensure a move on to the quarterfinals. if they give up a goal then they need to score three to get through, etc.
ARGH. so i just bought a new printer that only apparently works with os x 10.5 and up. the hp people said i won't find printers that work with 10.4 any more bc apple is not continuing with support for this os. can i update the os on skinny's laptop?
What is the Entire Zombieland facebook quote?
L'Ami Louis - the worst restaurant in the world. Hilarious Vanity Fair restaurant review. You been Skinny? (via kottke)
The real roots of yoga
The Rolls-Royce of the sea is her shark’s fin, the pricey pièce de résistance of traditional Chinese banquets. “No shark’s fin soup, you’re cheap,” said Mrs. Li, summing up the prevailing ethos toward the steamy glutinous broth, for centuries a symbol of virility, wealth and power.
Reuben Margolin: Kinetic Wave Sculptures
hp strike!
Atrix has faux carbon fiber weave silkscreened on the back. Rather than snapping it in half to see, I asked a guy who fabricates composites. He spotted it as fake immediately.
Still waiting for a sim card. (insert sad face)
Still waiting for a sim card. (insert sad face)
essex market unrest
Why can't I have a representative like this?
Note the picture of "Alito" at the top of the segment. Most trusted name in propaganda.
Note the picture of "Alito" at the top of the segment. Most trusted name in propaganda.
Comcast's streaming video, within the house. Implemented via transcoding in the house -- like a slingbox that slings just over local wifi.
Place your bets. New iPad to be announced at Apple event starting in half an hour. Signs point to incremental feature bump rather than a large leap forward. I think 512MB RAM (up from 256), and front facing camera for video chat. Plus probable second rear facing camera (this one doesn't make sense to me, but 3rd party iPad case design leaks all show a cut out, so I'm saying it's true solely on that evidence.) Maybe slightly larger screen (smaller bezel) but same resolution. No SD card slot. No USB. No Thunderbolt. Really new iPad with more major changes to come in September.
Also revamped Mobile Me may well be announced, finally providing some clarity to the purpose of their *massive* new data center in NC. I'm guessing this will provide "cloud" storage for iTunes Store purchased media so that you can access from any of your iDevices. But not, as some people are speculating, cloud storage for all your digital media (i.e., I think they won't allow you to upload and store non iTunes Store purchased media.) Also I think no streaming music or video services (i.e., no pay $x/month to stream whatever music you want a la Rhapsody) making Apple's LaLa purchase still a bit hard to understand. Some basic features of Mobile Me to become free (or maybe "basically" free, like $1.99 from App Store), but anything really useful will be an add on with a (probably too high) price.
Yes I have no life and find guessing these things sort of fun.
Also revamped Mobile Me may well be announced, finally providing some clarity to the purpose of their *massive* new data center in NC. I'm guessing this will provide "cloud" storage for iTunes Store purchased media so that you can access from any of your iDevices. But not, as some people are speculating, cloud storage for all your digital media (i.e., I think they won't allow you to upload and store non iTunes Store purchased media.) Also I think no streaming music or video services (i.e., no pay $x/month to stream whatever music you want a la Rhapsody) making Apple's LaLa purchase still a bit hard to understand. Some basic features of Mobile Me to become free (or maybe "basically" free, like $1.99 from App Store), but anything really useful will be an add on with a (probably too high) price.
Yes I have no life and find guessing these things sort of fun.
ars technica gropes the atrix
clinton st getting a chinatown dumpling outpost. i eat at vanessa's but ive read prosperity are their equal.
I read Frank Rich is going from the Times to NY Mag. Is that true? If the Times wanted to confound their critics they would hire Glenn Greenwald as the new liberal op-ed voice. Of course I don't think the Times cares at all about making me happy or confounding their critics.
