January 2012
On Social Norms
[Lots and lots of one-sided profanity]
Warren: hang on--on the phone w/ mom
me: well, you can quote me...but leave out the profanity
Infallible
Thomas Kee, writing for Marketwatch (via Daring Fireball):
In fact, Sprint’s purchase of 30.5 million iPhones, worth $20B, is exactly what propelled AAPL’s earnings this past quarter.
No. That is simply not correct. The Sprint deal is for ~30.5 million iPhones, but it is over four years. Horace Dediu estimates that the first year would be ~4 million.
He also drops on us the...
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The Killers - Forget About What I Said →
December 2011
Unwritten Rules Aren't Rules
So, that’s all the scuttlebutt today about the Saints “running up the score” on the Falcons to make sure Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s passing record.
Bah, I say. Bah!
If Brees spots an injured corner back during a game and throws repeatedly at whoever that poor bastard is covering all you’ll hear is how the NFL is a merciless league that will exploit any weakness...
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::M∆DE::IN::HEIGHTS:: - Viices →
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SONOIO - Enough - Mark Verbos - sorted future... →
Regarding Conan
Dave: Conan Lite?
Dave: really?
me: hey, I don't make this stuff up
me: why you hatin' on Conan anyway?
me: or is it the idea that I'm Conan Lite?
Dave: you would be more like Conan Barleywine
me: ha
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The Walkmen - The Rat →
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The Black Keys - Lonely Boy →
November 2011
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Elastica - Stutter →
Movember United States - About Movember →
Hrm…maybe.
October 2011
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The Thermals - I Don't Believe You →
August 2011
Me: Brewery sounds really good
Nate: Decided not to make the trip until tomorrow. Maybe we can get a pony on Sunday.
Nate: Or a pint. Fuuuuuu....
Me: Pony keg. Check.
May 2011
WatchMix Tape #1 comprised of YouTube videos (inspired by @jwz)
Cheer Up
It’s a Grand morning.
The Keeper List
If I could only keep 5 RSS feeds, these are the ones I could keep.
Daring Fireball
Rands in Repose
Nick Holmes
Waxy Links
jwz
April 2011
Coffee Accessories
March 2011
PlayBook Apps
So, the BlackBerry PlayBook will “run” just about every app under the sun, except iOS apps. Gruber wants to know:
Which one of these is the native SDK for the PlayBook. Which one’s best? What is RIM’s advice for how developers should write PlayBook apps?
I think it’s pretty clear that just having apps to run is what they need. It’s why Apple included the ability to run...
So, @war2d2 and I sat around and talked about SXSW...
How to win SXSW? Show up.
SXSW is big. It’s bigger now than it’s ever been, so obviously more will be written about the conference this year than in any year past. It’s interesting to me as a first-timer, to see people lamenting the fact that it’s not the same conference that it used to be, the panels sucked, etc. I’ve been hearing this for about 6 years now and I can assure you that from the outsider perspective that...
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SXSW Day 2
Annie’s
Khoi Vhin
Haddington’s
Metafilter
Ginger Man ThinkUp Meet-up
Lambert’s downtown BBQ
Paradise
Just a placeholder list…
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SXSW Day 1
The shuttle was a nightmare. Everything from catching it, the ride in, and especially paying. Cash only is a pain in the ass. For some reason I thought the shuttle was part of the package. I was so very wrong about that.
Another thing I had no concept of was how insanely big this damn conference is. For example, I asked a Microsoft person why their booth was so hard to find and his reply...
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SXSW Day 0
On Southwest flight 49, direct from Oakland to Austin. It’s filled with SXSW attendees and empty mini-bottles of booze. Greg and I contributed a meager 4 bottles, while our row-mate managed a single bottle. I should also mention that we’re in the last row, I’m not sure why it matters but it may be a harbinger of things to come I have no idea if this is a good or bad thing.
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February 2011
Essential Red Riding Hood →
My Robot Stampede friends have another app hitting the App Store on Monday. Do check it out. Or else.
Warren and I are experimenting with trying to get...
Rands In Repose: The Noise →
(via Instapaper)
A Short Coaching Bio
I was asked to provide a bio for the Chico Fleet Feet Coaches web page. Since I’m incapable of anything other than extreme modesty when writing about myself, I commissioned Warren Taylor to write my bio. Here is what he provided:
Pat Berry enjoys forcing other people to do things they would otherwise find abhorrent. This makes him uniquely qualified as a running coach. It’s cold...