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The Verge: Louis C.K. sells his latest live show directly to fans, calls anti-DRM experiment a success

    • #link
    • #media
    • #humor
    • #technology
    • #information
    • #freedom
    • #Louis C.K.
  • 5 months ago
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    • #video
    • #apple
    • #life
    • #life lessons
    • #humor
    • #technology
  • 6 months ago
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We all — in the end — die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many stories.

A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs by Mona Simpson

Wonderful, beautiful, sweet, and heart breaking. 

    • #steve jobs
    • #apple
    • #technology
    • #humanity
    • #love
    • #peace
  • 7 months ago
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Marco Arment and Entrepreneurs Who Go It Alone — By Choice

A look at the innovative ways small businesses are adapting and growing in a changing economic climate.

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    • #Business
    • #technology
  • 7 months ago
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Dave Winer: Sometimes you just have to say no to users. No, we don't do that.

You can’t always say yes. 

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    • #priorities
    • #obligations
    • #technology
  • 7 months ago
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The Apple-fication of everything

This Dan Frommer article reflects many of the same ideas (expanded) that John Gruber mentions in the quote below.

Aside, Dan is killing it with SplatF.

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    • #technology
    • #apple
    • #things that are good
  • 7 months ago
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A big part of my talk last week at the Çingleton Symposium was about how dominance leads to influence, and how because Apple now dominates the tech world, its influence is beginning to spread. We’re going to see more products and companies that adhere to Apple-like ideals and priorities.
John Gruber on the new NEST thermostats
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    • #technology
    • #gruber
    • #link
    • #design
    • #things that are good
  • 7 months ago
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Judge: "Can any of Samsung's lawyers tell me which one is Samsung and which one is Apple?"

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    • #apple
    • #technology
    • #law
    • #link
  • 7 months ago
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Siri says some weird things…
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Siri says some weird things…

via This is my next

    • #technology
    • #apple
    • #siri
    • #humor
    • #photo
    • #iphone 4s
  • 7 months ago
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Scripting News
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Scripting News

    • #Occupy wall st.
    • #technology
    • #open
    • #link
    • #photo
  • 7 months ago
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I’m a student at the University of Kentucky, majoring in English. During the fall of 2009 I studied abroad in Warsaw, Poland. I love the News, Technology, and Tweeting/Blogging but I spend most of my time Reading and Cooking.

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