Jul 27 2008
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Trying the new Kanpai Japanese steakhouse in the West End. Great so far.
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Mixed Messages in The Blogging Landscape - ReadWriteWeb
Many people have reduced their blogging or switched completely to FriendFeed and Twitter, along with the plethora of web publishing platforms where they can create content (social networks, content aggregators like Tumblr and Soup.io, family-friendly blog platforms like Vox, and so on).Uh, if you think Tumblr is just a content aggregator, perhaps you’re not doing it right.
Jul 25 2008
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iPhone developers frustrated with App Store
I hope application updates and the actual updating mechanism get their kinks worked out soon.
Jul 24 2008
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Kiva.org: Announcing Kiva Maps!
I like this a lot. But, I still think what would truly drive increases in membership and loans at Kiva would be more frequent and more detailed updates on how the loans are being used and how the entrepreneurs are progressing.
Jul 23 2008
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Love it!
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Just watched “Dark Knight”, being a big Batman fan. Needless to say, I’ve watched and compared all the Batman flicks and in a nutshell, I find Nolan’s Batman movies better than Tim Burton’s.
Oh and yeah I can attest to the rumor that Ledger did a great job on being The Joker…he got into it and nailed it perfectly! (Itty bitty trivia: It’s Ledger himself who came up with the Joker makeup idea.)
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Hahahha I love myself. :P
Well, at least someone is excited about the new Facebook Interface!
Jul 22 2008
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CollegeHumor’s “Font Conference”
Geez, our Editorial/Originals Dept keeps putting out winners.
Awesome as always.
Jul 21 2008
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“ Starbucks is an iconic brand that means something more than just a company. It’s become a sign of middle-class American modishness. To get a Starbucks in your neighborhood meant that you were validated, in some sense. For Starbucks to leave means that your part of town, in terms of social psychology, is downwardly mobile. That, I think, is what most rattles folks about losing their Starbucks, even if they rarely went there. It’s a status thing.
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According to Portfolio.com’s inflation-adjusted figures, Michael Keaton is still the most profitable Batman, and by quite some margin.
We just saw Batman Returns last night. (The power went out for five minutes in the middle of the movie due to a storm, which killed the movie’s momentum a bit.)
I enjoyed Batman Returns, but wasn’t blown away by it. It joins Batman and Batman Begins as a strong movie in an often uneven franchise. Heath Ledger did an excellent job as the The Joker, though I think his death has made people over-hype his performance a bit.
The brief Cillian Murphy cameo as Scarecrow was awesome and unexpected.
Am I the only one who hates Christian Bale’s raspy Batman growl?
Jul 20 2008
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Opinion: How to Make the Kindle a Mainstream Success
Good thoughts from Ars Technica.
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Eating cheesesteaks at Geno’s in Philly.
Jul 19 2008
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At Villa Italia in Schenectady. Yum!
Jul 18 2008
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“ There is a worldwide secular religion which we may call environmentalism, holding that we are stewards of the earth, that despoiling the planet with waste products of our luxurious living is a sin, and that the path of righteousness is to live as frugally as possible. The ethics of environmentalism are being taught to children in kindergartens, schools, and colleges all over the world. Environmentalism has replaced socialism as the leading secular religion. And the ethics of environmentalism are fundamentally sound. Scientists and economists can agree with Buddhist monks and Christian activists that ruthless destruction of natural habitats is evil and careful preservation of birds and butterflies is good. The worldwide community of environmentalists—most of whom are not scientists—holds the moral high ground, and is guiding human societies toward a hopeful future. Environmentalism, as a religion of hope and respect for nature, is here to stay. This is a religion that we can all share, whether or not we believe that global warming is harmful.