January 2010
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“Adobe might want to consider, right now, very quickly, giving Flash to the...”
– What if Flash were an open standard? (Dave Winer)
“This is a classic agency problem. It is extremely unappealing to Microsoft’s...”
– My Friend Who Hates Tech
“I should be clear – John doesn’t hate technology. He has tons of it. He doesn’t...”
– My Friend Who Hates Tech
“Selon les historiens John Loftus et Mark Aarons, “(Pie XII) a probablement sauvé...”
– Causeur.fr
Pierre Goldman, encore et toujours →
Fascinant retour sur une affaire que je ne connaissais pas du tout. A lire.
“Le plus cocasse est que l’on a vu l’intégralité de la gauche morale, celle qui...”
– François Miclo
Tesla Files For $100 Million IPO →
Plenty of interesting tidbits inside.
“Perhaps the current trend of many chess professionals taking up the more...”
– The Chess Master and the Computer - Gary Kasparov
“Poker is now everywhere, as amateurs dream of winning millions and being on...”
– “The Chess Master and the Computer” par Garry Kasparov dans The New York Review of Books (February 11th, 2010)
Au-delà de ces bonnes remarques sur le poker, je conseille de lire l’article dans son intégralité. On y trouve une réflexion lumineuse sur les humains, les ordinateurs et, bien sûr, le jeu...
“L’hésitation idéologique est, certes, une marque de fabrique du gaullisme. Le...”
– “Le sarkozysme est un gaullisme” par Eric Le Boucher sur Slate (January 27th, 2010) (via c0wb0yz)
C’est quoi ce gloubiboulga?
D’abord de Gaulle n’était pas vraiment libéral pour un sou, contrairement à Pompidou. Il y a de vraies différences entre lex deux.
Ensuite, dire que le...
“So, I made plans to go to lunch with Fred. And then the day before, the morning...”
– How Fred Wilson Won Jerry Colonna As A Partner By Canceling A Meeting With Him [clip] | Mixergy - Online Business Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs
Solid as a rock.
(via bijan)
“On his panel were Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of Google; Rainer Bruderle,...”
– Davos Day 3: Technology Is Magic. “Yes,” he thought, as he lay dying from AIDS/hunger/a rifle bullet in the gut, “This isn’t so bad — after all, I have a powerful computer on my belt.” (via ayjay)
Don’t be like that. Mobile phones are doing TREMENDOUS things for international development, and...
Gavin McInnes: Just say no to hipster porn. →
(via johncarney)
“As the senior ranking military Veteran in Congress, I am compelled to respond to...”
– Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA, Retired Navy Admiral) schools Sen John. McCain on DADT (via notthatkindagay, jasencomstock & mandalay)
He’s not running for President anymore, why does he do this shit?
“No, no, no, Lisa. If adults don’t like their jobs, they don’t go on strike. They...”
– Homer Simpson (via absurdlakefront & mandalay)
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing....”
– Mark Twain (via quote-book, worldonfire & mandalay)
“A lot of people have argued that requiring Apple to approve every application...”
– Is Apple Evil? (Aaron Swartz’s Raw Thought)
Rafer sez: It’s only their plan until Mobile Safari improves enough to obviate the question.
(via rafer)
“Apple must learn to be Google and Google must learn to be Apple, though neither...”
– Dave Winer
“Anyone inclined to pin all the blame for last Tuesday’s Senate outcome on poor...”
– Ross Douthat
Apple iPad Won't Kill The Amazon Kindle →
That’s right.
“The iPad appears to be Steve Jobs’s attempt to roll back the multi-decade trend...”
– Timothy B. Lee
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Pearl Jam | Alive
(thanks bitchville)
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Hells Bells - AC/DC
(thanks to...
“It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they seem so...”
– Anne Frank, in her diary, 1944 (via claytoncubitt)