hober tumbles elsewhere

Oct 27

the understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support

The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones…

Apr 19

slaughterhouse90210:

“Sometimes when I’m brushing my teeth, I’ll look at the mirror and I swear my reflection seems kind of disappointed. I realized a couple of years ago that not only am I not super-skilled at anything, I’m not even particularly good at being myself.”
— Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

Dec 25

They tried to get Rudolph to take his nose off before going through the backscatter machine.

Oct 22

EMACS TAKES ALL THE FUN OUT OF INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY

arielwaldman: RT @qdot HOLY SHITTING FUCK IT'S INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY http://capslockday.com
adora: @arielwaldman CAPSLOCK IS FOR WIMPS! HARDCORE GEEKS SHOUT WITH THE SHIFT KEY!
hober: @adora actually, hardcore geeks type normally, then use C-x C-u (bound to 'upcase-region').
adora: @hober I humbly concede, however...is that as fun as using your left pinky to "floor it" while pounding on the rest of the kbd? I think not.
hober: @adora what can I say? Emacs is an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

Aug 28

gina:

via tamar

Aug 22

How To Launch Software

h3h:

One of the infrequent times that I completely agree with Aaron Swartz and completely disagree with 37signals.

Hear, hear.

Aug 5

geekkink:

stackcrash:

Leave Steve Jobs Alone!!! (via BedheadBlog)

May 29

gtmcknight:

karmcity:

Watching people work on their laptops in a coffee shop is like watching people drive. Everyone is in their own little world, oblivious to the fact that they’re making a tortured face while reading a strange e-mail, or smiling wildly while watching a YouTube video.

I see you!

Apr 28

gtmcknight:

via superselect

Apr 17

“…sales of Guitar Hero and Rock Band brought in more revenue in 2007 than digital music downloads from services like iTunes. The two videogame franchises made their respective publishers $935 million USD combined, while digital music sales came in at about $835m.” Primotech (via gtmcknight)