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From SM via Facebook: I guess one more thing, If you really would rather be just “Cathy” we can of course do that. But we’d love it if you would accept the honor of being one of the...
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From SM via Facebook: And apologies for posting this picture at all. It was the FIRST MEETING though, and I felt I had to post it, and I thought it was a nice picture, but it wasn’t on your list,...
Abulsme on Grandma S meets Alex:
From SM via Facebook: Heh. Well, you *can* claim the honor as it were, it has been given. We are a family that tends to dispense with the “step-” and “half-” and other prefixes. I...
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From CS via Facebook: Alex is a beautiful boy. Much as I might like to be his grandmother, though, I can’t claim that honor. Besides, who wants a grandmother that looks like she’s in the...
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From SM via Facebook: Yes, yes. Very true. And there will be many zoo and aquarium trips to come… and of course watching Alex and the dog is entertaining every day. (2...
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From HH via Facebook: one of the best parts of parenthood is watching kids watch animals — and vice versa. (Tue at 1:23am)
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From SM via Facebook: He LOVES playing on our computers. And don’t even get me started on iPhones. They make noise AND you can put them in your mouth! (2 seconds ago)
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From MD via Facebook: How adorable. You are teaching him to be a techie and a computer genius like you. Like father like son. (5 hours ago)
Abulsme on Alex meets Grandfather M:
From SM via Facebook: They got along very well! (2 seconds ago)
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From MD via Facebook: Wow! How Precious! A very proud Grandpa! (5 hours ago)

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Cars and Books and Apps, Oh My!

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Ivan’s Ebay Experiences
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Recorded 22 Feb 2010

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Speeches and Lies

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner…

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Gruber on the Apple Tablet

I’m a few days late mentioning this, but the following is a good piece with some thoughts on the potential for what Apple’s Tablet might be. Worth reading.

The Tablet
(John Gruber, Daring Fireball, 31 Dec 2009)

…

Do I think The Tablet is an e-reader? A video player? A web browser? A document viewer? It’s not a matter of or but rather and. I say it is all of these things. It’s a computer.

And so in answer to my central question, regarding why buy The Tablet if you already have an iPhone and a MacBook, my best guess is that ultimately, The Tablet is something you’ll buy instead of a MacBook.

I say they’re swinging big — redefining the experience of personal computing.

It will not be pitched as such by Apple. It will be defined by three or four of its built-in primary apps. But long-term, big-picture? It will be to the MacBook what the Macintosh was to the Apple II.

…

Bye Bye Naughties

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner…

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Underpants Bomber
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Missed Warnings
Apple Tablet Rumors

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Do Phones Cause Global Warming?

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner…

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The Google Phone
Apple vs Google
Copenhagen

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Recorded 14 Dec 2009

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Yum, Yum, Gimme Some

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner…

Sam and Ivan talk about:

More Birthers
Afghanistan
Pirate Bay Update
Apple App Store
AT&T’s Network
Display Technology
Lockerbie Release
Healthy Foods

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No News, No Politics

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner…

Sam and Ivan talk about:

The Future
TV Changes
Easy Upgrades
Digital 45s
Apple and Google and AT&T
iTablet
High and Low Ends
Lasers

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Shifting Into Neutral 12 March 2010
Fair warning: I haven't paid a ton of attention to the whole Toyota sudden acceleration thing, so maybe this has all been discussed to death. But I keep wondering what's really going on. If your engine is racing and you stand on the brakes, your car will stop. Right? Or, at the very least, it will certainly slow down a lot. And while I understand w […]
Kevin Drum
"So That Means You Love Each Other" Ctd 12 March 2010
A reader writes: In 1984 my daughter was in the second grade and outed us. How? It was Valentine's Day and she drew a big heart with an arrow through it that said, "Dad loves Ted". I still have it. P.S. Her teacher was *horrified* and told the school principle. Another teacher who had a gay son told me that my family was the subject of ridicul […]
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iPad 'Mute' button magically turns into 'screen rotation lock' 12 March 2010
The iPad is magic! That was then, this is now! Voilà!! Another new fun fact: the iPad can also play Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format […]
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NPR's Planet Money Buys A Toxic Asset Just To Watch It Die 12 March 2010
Remember those complicated bonds full of home mortgages? The ones that almost brought down the economy? A team of NPR reporters used $1,000 of their own money to buy a tiny piece of one -- and plan to track it until it dies. More on Financial Crisis […]
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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Ivan's Ebay Experiences * Parental Facebooking * Apple App Store Restrictions […]
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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Angry Wife * Keyboard Fun * Cheney/Biden * Cloud Lock-in * Google Buzz * Facebook Login […]
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Curmudgeon's Corner 2010-02-07
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Economy Revisited * Demon Sheep * Sarah Palin * Political Mailings * DADT […]
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