July 2010
9 posts
RIM Said to Plan Tablet for November to Take on...
Gruber points us towards this Bloomberg article. According to Bloomberg, RIM is going to call the thing “Blackpad.”
RIM plans to call the tablet Blackpad, according to one of the people familiar with the company’s plans. RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, acquired the Internet rights to blackpad.com this month, according to the Whois database of domain names.
This is a terrible name...
Uncommon Success for Union Adversary →
In City Friendly to Organized Labor, Sean Elsbernd Garnered Record Signatures for Measure to Undo Muni Contract Rules
This is why I'm with Apple →
MRIs of Food →
Very cool. I love the corn and the pineapple.
Sitting is bad for you, even with exercise
Kottke points us towards this article from the NYT. A few excerpts:
Men who spent more than 23 hours a week watching TV and sitting in their cars (as passengers or as drivers) had a 64 percent greater chance of dying from heart disease than those who sat for 11 hours a week or less. What was unexpected was that many of the men who sat long hours and developed heart problems also...
In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical... →
Here’s one area where we can cut back on the costs of administrating health care.
June 2010
6 posts
Top 20: Colleges That Offer Best Return on... →
UC Berkeley is the only public school on the list. ‘Nuff said.
Diamond Find Could Aid Zimbabwe, and Mugabe →
Blood diamonds indeed.
Caught in the Oil →
Makes me angry.
May 2010
5 posts
Charles Munger: A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly... →
Vertical Indoor Gardens →
April 2010
4 posts
“I think the point I was making about not being worried is that it not only...”
– Lloyd Blankfein, from this NYT article
Steve Jobs' Thoughts on Flash →
As Gruber noted, “think about how little wiggle room the whole thing leaves for Adobe to respond.”
Oil Leak in Gulf of Mexico May Be 5 Times Initial... →
March 2010
6 posts
The Story of the CDO Market Meltdown
A thesis written by a Harvard undergrad.
Overdoing the interface metaphor from Marco Arment:
We’re often told that we should design our websites and software to mimic real-life objects. The iPhone strengthened this idiom, and Apple has been driving this home hard for the iPad. But it’s not absolute, and it’s not always the best idea. My favorite counterexample is the typical calculator app…. My preferred calculator, which I...
“Most U.S. citizens, for example, probably don’t realize that their country...”
– From this article. (Via MR)
February 2010
16 posts
My former professor, Brad DeLong, wants a lifetime... →
Watch60 Minutes: The Bloom Box
"Earth: 6.8 Billion People, 5 Billion Cell Phone... →
This is why Square is so compelling. (Via Gruber.)
Watch
al3x’s Rules for Computing Happiness →
A nice list. My favorites:
Use as little software as possible
Use a plain text editor that you know well. Not a word processor, a plain text editor.
Do not use your text editor for tasks other than editing text.
Pay for software that’s worth paying for, but only after evaluating it for no less than two weeks.
January 2010
17 posts
WatchSit down with your snack/drink combo of choice and watch this video.
The Apple Tablet debut
Arstechnica seems to have the best setup for live blogging this event. To follow the event, which begins at 10am PST, go here.
Nevermind, go here.
Predictions, Projections, and Claims: 2010 Edition
I will continually update this post with links throughout the year. If you would like to make contributions, feel free to email links to patricktraughber [at] gmail [dot] com.
To start it off:
Motley Fool: The Worst Stocks for 2010: Apple (January 21st)
