Category Archives: digital life

Digital scrapbook III

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Darwin filing a “Proposed Impact Narrative” for a grant application: http://departmentofomnishambles.tumblr.com/post/25293718496/charles-darwin Texting not only kills, it murders: http://gizmodo.com/382026/a-cellphones-missing-dot-kills-two-people-puts-three-more-in-jail Visualizing writing success through killing off characters: http://www.visualnews.com/2012/04/18/the-recipe-for-writing-success-kill-your-characters/?view=infographic Pebble, the E-paper watch for an iPhone or Android, http://getpebble.com/ Which begs the question: Continue reading Digital scrapbook III→

Digital scrapbook II

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President Obama uses a Macintosh with a plug-in wireless device.

“Lines of Equal Latitude and Longitude,” http://basementgeographer.blogspot.com/2010/11/lines-of-equal-latitude-and-longitude.html This is a cultural artifact of how we draw maps, but still interesting. President Obama using a MacBook Pro to answer citizen questions on Twtter. Note the use of a wireless broadband modem Continue reading Digital scrapbook II→

Digital scrapbook

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Calming manatee: http://calmingmanatee.com/ Want kids to learn science? http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2125 Calvin and Hobbes much later: http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/05/10/hobbes-and-bacon/ http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/05/12/hobbes-and-bacon-002/ http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/10/11/hobbes-and-bacon-03-2/ http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/10/13/hobbes-and-bacon-04-2/ Pocket Princess: http://amymebberson.tumblr.com/tagged/Pocket+Princesses Methodist humor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsuSRinUnIg Galaxy of Passion, a Telenovela. Be honest: instead of going 3D, George Lucas should have tried Continue reading Digital scrapbook→

Flying cats

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If pigeons are flying rats and squirrels are tree rats, then what the world really needs is a flying cat: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154283/Cats-away-Artist-turns-dead-pet-flying-helicopter-killed-car.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c4nZJ4ryFE The flying cat is named after Orville Wright. Of course. Just think of the possibilities if this were Continue reading Flying cats→

Apple owes me a pony

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At one time I had my office papered with these things. I was hoping I could trade them in for a Mac Pro or something. Apple owes me a pony (full size).

Computer storage revolution

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You can hold all extant writings from the Greek and Roman empires on the lowest-priced iPhone, and still have room for quite a few other premodern civilizations, too. On the other hand, a random song on your iPhone would take Continue reading Computer storage revolution→

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

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Photos taken at the Apple Store, Columbia Mall, Columbia, Maryland. Photos taken, appropriately, with an iPhone 4.

Computer tool identification 101

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You would be surprised how often you need a hammer when repairing high-end electronics. Also horrified. Computer tool identification 101 (full size).

Why Mac users should think about a Drobo

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5386 It’s all about metadata There are three basic NAS type devices out there: * HP Media Server and clones: HP promoted their Media Server at Macworld as a “home file server.” This somewhat surprised me, given that it is Continue reading Why Mac users should think about a Drobo→