Thomas Borowski
Mac geek with a passion for creating stuff. Blogger, podcaster, developer and designer with way too many ideas for one lifetime.
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Let the #Berlusconi jokes commence.
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Who would have known that hard disk drives could actually be an investment.
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@danbenjamin Good luck ruling the galaxy without your iPhone. I hear Verizon doesn't have very good extraterrestrial coverage.
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Accidentally cut a live wire yesterday. See attached pic for result. http://t.co/LJKo0Blr
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@dayoneapp I have a bug where the menu bar icon is red, clicking it opens the quick entry which then can't be closed. Known issue?3 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Scratching your dog's head till you see the white in his eyes is strangely satisfying.
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@Telekom_hilft Bin jetzt schon 2x aus der Kundenhotline geflogen, 1x mitten im Gespräch. Ist da was kaputt?3 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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You know, CAPTCHAs are in fact supposed to be solvable BY HUMANS!
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I said I want linen for my birthday, not Lenin!
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@jwisser Yeah, I would have loved to see them go with Sherlock.4 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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The white iPhone 4 being released so late should have been a hint that there wouldn't be a redesigned case for the next model.4 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@macosken As long as you can still tweet...
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@siracusa The Contour Design RollerMouse is a similar concept to the Trackbar: http://t.co/WR5jKxwX Not a fan, though.
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The way gold and silver have crashed today along with public bond yields makes me wonder what catastrophic events we're in for next week.
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@ufridman That may be how you (and I) use a browser, but for many people a browser is more important than the actual OS it runs on.
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@ufridman Unfortunately, that just leaves Chrome and hoping that Safari 5.2 is a lot better than 5.1...
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@pilky Governments have no interest in supporting people to start businesses. Governments like employees. They're much easier to tax.
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@psimac What's worse, he scored severance while HP's stock price went down the drain.
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@pilky In some countries you can't pay for healthcare *at all*. Sadly, it is a privilege.
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Multipass!
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I made quiche today and Xcode just crashed. Coincidence?
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@marcoarment How much of the traffic to that post came from BI? ;)
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The only thing that's faster than a Neutrino is the speed with which you get fired as CEO of HP.
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@tankgrrl It's for booting Windows in Safe Mode. So, yes.
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GENIUS! RT @shawnblanc: Keyboard shortcut to quickly installing Flash Player in any window in Safari: CMD+W
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You know, back when I was your age, shuffle play on my Discman was a pretty big thing. #f8
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It clicks the Like button or else it gets the hose gain. #f8
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I'm so out of the loop, I had to google why it's called #f8.
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@adrianpike Pretty much like that ;)
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@rickfillion They stole that design from Windows (looks fine on my Mac w/ Lion, btw).
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@adrianpike Yeah, and in caves dimly lit by burning iPads.
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Ten years from now, when Facebook is dead, people will look back and ask themselves: WHAT THE FUCK WERE WE THINKING??? #f8
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@kyleve tmln?
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@Jury Thanks! The whole reasoning behind that quote makes for a great argument against patents, too.
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@Jury Great quote. Do you happen to have the source?
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I've listened to @5by5's Back to Work since the first episode and I still haven't figured out what this podcast is about. Maybe I'm stupid.
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So, with Apotheker apparently out as HP's CEO, will the Touchpad be revived?
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@flo_muc If only it were that easy ;)
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Pope speaking in German parliament. Separation of church and state my ass.
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@iconaholic It's always five o'clock somewhere ;)
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@iconaholic It is in New Zealand ;)
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@shawnblanc MAC instead of Mac. MicroSoft, although they actually did spell their name like that in the early days.
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@map Dann solltest Du Dir einen Hund anschaffen, die können mit jedem.
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@SteveStreza Interesting definition of "best" ;)
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Message to any and all book authors: If your book is not available in electronic form - Kindle, iBooks, whatever - I'm not buying.
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The more apps you've purchased, the longer it takes for the Mac App Store to load.
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@eddie_smith Makes you wonder why, doesn't it? Couldn't have anything to with margins or commissions ;)
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Real estate agents who add photos to their listings without rotating them to their proper orientation first should give back their license.
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This makes me feel a bit embarrassed to be an Apple customer. Also explains why we're called fanboys. http://t.co/PiAXuWVE
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There's probably a reason why there's no hairdresser in Vatican City.
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I wonder how much of IKEA's revenue comes from furnishing film sets. Their stuff is everywhere.
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@pilky Amen. I sometimes have to wait for all three disks in my QNAP NAS to spin up. Annoying as hell.
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App Store search doesn't handle umlauts correctly. What is this, the 90s?
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@mattgemmell Maybe most guys should just subscribe to http://t.co/LydqZ1n5. This is a superb primer: http://t.co/50sMy08v
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@mattgemmell Except white socks, of course ;)
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@mattgemmell What are complimentary colors to black? Doesn't *anything* go with black?
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@mattgemmell Or on these: http://t.co/Ep7rd2Qb
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@ShawnKing @mitchellhamm That was probably the truck driver from the 1971 movie Duel, he' still alive!
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@MacLemon Not if you live outside the USA, apparently...
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THIS IS SPARTA!!! http://t.co/KoCvZeJm
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The best thing I can say about Lion right now is that the constant beachballing brings back fond memories of Mac OS X 10.0.
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@joshuaschnell You should #pluginthecharger
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Oops. http://t.co/CGwvGooU
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Lion just completely froze while accessing a preferences sheet in Mail. Nothing like that *ever* happened in previous Mac OS X releases.
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Lion just completely froze while accessing a preferences sheet in Mail. Nothing like that *ever* happened in previous Mac OS X releases.
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Public Speaking - Matt Legend Gemmell: http://t.co/eSibHCQ7 (@mattgemmell)
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@ufridman Hmm. I guess it's both Safari AND Lion then. Because I'm seeing beachballs all over the place, not just in Safari.
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@ufridman I think the crashing, slowness and beachballing isn't "native" to Safari, it's Lion.
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If Safari doesn't get A LOT BETTER in 5.2 in terms of networking, I'm dumping it.
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@eddie_smith If barrels come rolling your way, just remember to press the A button.
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@ShawnKing So if the Blackberry's email access got hit, it's basically a brick. Or what else do you use a Blackberry for?
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@ShawnKing @chartier Even if it's true, would work with any other camera. Wonder why he explicitly chose an iPad. Prbly for the SEO value.
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@fraserspeirs Why is it insane? You automatically get it when it gets released. Very convenient.
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@jgamet They do interrogations at Starbucks!?
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The BoomCase http://t.co/T9BVj7bR
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Using Latin proverbs makes you look like a pompous douche, especially if you include the translation in parentheses.
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@jwisser Good to know it's not just me.
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1956, meet 2011 http://t.co/8yOLgaCv
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Tablets with W8/Metro will be a very serious competitor to the iPad if the hardware is up to snuff and MS is able to build an app ecosystem.
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This #build presentation makes me think Microsoft took a really close look at Apple's APIs: http://t.co/Uyfml0k4
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@viticci C'mon, Apple fans applaud almost anything Apple does ;)
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@mrgan The Kangol hat is a closer, though.
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@dnanian I agree, "doodads" would be much better.
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@kevinhoctor I thought Adobe *was* the pox.
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@smashingmag Sounds like the HTML5 vs. Native war is the new Mac vs. PC war.
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Anyone else notice how Microsoft has apparently made it company policy to say "PC" instead of the generic "computer"?
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@gruber is just another Windows fanboy. Windows 8 sucks and Microsoft is an evil cult.
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@ShawnKing My favorite was the guy in the dark suit and pink tie, just standing by as if he was waiting for his Happy Meal.
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@PimpYourMac All of the above.
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@PimpYourMac All of the above.
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@joeworkman What, he WALKED? Was his Segway charging?
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@manytricks Incidentally, you're app is by far the best of the three.
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@manytricks Can a developer add competing app names to his app's keywords in the App Store? That sucks.
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@Jury This is probably why the poverty level definition is BS for areas like CA: http://t.co/kDzpX3Q
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@Jury This is probably why the poverty level definition is BS for areas like CA: http://t.co/kDzpX3Q
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@Jury I have no idea of the costs of living in CA, all I know is it's "expensive" by any measure. And no, 22k is def not "more than enough".
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@Jury Just the first paragraph: http://t.co/3ZswJhw. The keyword is "relative".
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@Jury "Poverty" is always a political definition and it's highly relative.
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@adamsimo Didn't take it as a complaint, thanks for the heads-up :)
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@PimpYourMac Do you really want to put your name behind promoting scammy IM products like that? Disclosure: I've done it, not worth it.
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Free app idea: Marker FeltiCal. Helvetica had its run.
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For all you fanboys being smug about the #W8 tablet's fans, lets not forget that the current MacBooks aren't exactly silent either.
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Glenn Close is starting to look more and more like Robin Williams, just with less facial and body hair.
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@hotdogsladies Sounds like a play on "Put a hola in the Ayatollah" from the 70s or 80s (can't remember when exactly).
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@rudra_banerji What Windows 8 tablets?
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WHOA! RT @jiriurbasek: Did you know you can build UML diagrams by dropping .xcodeproj file to OmniGraffle icon? Thanks @krajaac for pro tip
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@gedeon Whatever the "reality" of climate change is, Al Gore sure knows how to sell his.
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@jeff148apps Wait, are there "natural" lip implants?
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@jdalrymple Make that 87% - the 2% for the HP TouchPad don't really have a choice.
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Waiting for the Flash plugin to load always reminds me of pre-glowing my vintage 70s Mercedes 240D.
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Is "my two cents" still appropriate? Shouldn't it be more like "my two dollars" or something, adjusted for inflation?
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@flyosity What's wrong with kudos? IMHO "awesome" is much worse. So overused it hardly really means anything anymore. "Ninja" too.
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@map Ich bin dann mal der, der sagt: UND WAS IST MIT OGG!?!?
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@MacLemon The problem is that SSL/Certs is an industry at all. Should be handled "officially", if only govs were competent enough.
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And you have to empty the beer can first, too. Double Whammy! RT @justinvincent: Boost WiFi Signal Using a Beer Can http://t.co/lamxN2H
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@MacLemon I guess we need a solution for revoking CAs then, don't we ;) Probably won't be the last CA to be hacked...
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@MacLemon It's kind of lame that it needs a software update for that. What are CRLs for?
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The best first line in an email I’ve seen in months http://t.co/qO6tWMm
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@justinw Is he singing and showing you his plumber's smile?
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@foresmac That's true of almost any comment thread on the topic of Apple.
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iCal = worst app ever designed by Apple. You can only delete an event via menu or by pressing Del. No contextual menu item or toolbar btn.
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@jdalrymple Wait, you're good to go after all: http://t.co/teoZliA
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@jdalrymple Go right ahead - Safari doesn't support it ;)
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@inkedmn Can you SSH into the MBP?
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When was the last time you saw s.o. doing a webinar using Windows except for actual Windows software demos? Everyone seems to be using Macs.
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@_VI Glad you like it :) Will get back to adding more soon.
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@jdalrymple Haven't gotten any negative feedback, but then again my blog doesn't have many readers.
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@jdalrymple Here's what link posts look like on my site: http://t.co/mKI4aDp
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Join the @EFF's live broadcast on Patent Trols and You: http://t.co/6xOCbHK
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@siegel Beer.
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@schlingel @DaveHamilton And the fans in the new Core i5/i7 go full-blast too.
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@DaveHamilton Same here on my freshly installed MB Air. Calmed down after the initial indexing, but still...
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@ttscoff Are you using an internal Wifi adapter in the Mac Pro? I had lots of trouble with Bluetooth in mine and installed an ext. antenna.
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This is one of those days where I really appreciate that I've been able to stay out of most social networks.
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@davidcaolo You'd think they could algorithmically block accounts with 0/0 following/followers and 486 tweets...
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@joeworkman What if you change the corresponding file's timestamp with something like A Better Finder Attributes?
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@petermaurer I don't consider what TG is doing cheating, because it's an *entertainment* show. I don't expect entertainment to be factual.
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@thomasborowski Personally, I get more pissed about the news selling me bullshit as "reporting" than some stupid car show bending the facts.
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@petermaurer It's not the only fake journalism out there. Every "news" show has an agenda, too, and they sell it as impartial reporting.
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@petermaurer I'll repeat what I said to Dave Nanian: (cont'd)
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@dnanian It's not the only fake journalism out there. Every "news" show has an agenda, too, and they sell it as impartial reporting.
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@dnanian Aw, c'mon. Every man wants to be Jeremy Clarkson, except for his perm. Or at least we all want his job.
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@petermaurer That's my whole point: It's not a "test", it's not about facts. It's pure, stupid, pointless entertainment.
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@petermaurer Top Gear is pure entertainment. It's just sad that people seem to take the show and Clarkson et al seriously.
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@dannygreg High Fructose Unicorn Syrup™
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@jwisser Or it goes into a legal defense fund to defend against idiots suing you because the bike mount didn't include the map in the pic.
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Leeloo Dallas Multipass http://www.loupiote.com/burningman/photos/1362869855.shtml (potentially NSFW)
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@donmcallister Re FCP X: What about the 20 GB of Apple Loops the come with Soundtrack Pro? Are they gone in FCP X?
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@Phrasenpranger Erlebnisgastronomie
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@mattgemmell That one gave me a chuckle the first time too :)
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Plotting to kill a fly in my office. Pro tip: Wait till they're busy rubbing their little legs together, then whack 'em. Works every time.
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@jdalrymple I bet they're working on adding a third CEO, the Co Co CEO. Job desc: Needs to be coocoo for Cocoa Puffs.
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@Phrasenpranger Spargelzeit
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@macfanatic Weird.
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@macfanatic Three fingers maybe?
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There really nothing like a 20-minute debate over scrollbars. Mesmerizing.
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@pilky "…in Norway"
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@jgamet People are also called "extremist" based on their political orientation. It's a comfortable way of saying they're nutjobs.
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@carolineschnapp Think of it like public service announcements on TV, filling in for regular ads. The script didn't find any real matches ;)
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@chockenberry Religion isn't the problem, it's the fundamentalists who prefer to follow religious doctrine rather than think for themselves.
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@1Password Thanks. Had that settings disabled, still auto-submitted. I downloaded the most recent beta, works (is disabled) now.
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@1Password Is there a way to disable auto-submit with the Safari extension?
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Couldn't agree more with @drdrang http://bit.ly/oZnPnG
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I find all this talk about "writing environments" rather strange. I like to think of my brain as my writing environment.
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@BigZaphod Sync code is easy. Anything new overwrites anything old. Ha!
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@johnfbraun Boating supplies.
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So I upgraded to Lion and I'm still getting SPAM. What gives, Apple?
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Oh goodie: iTunes 10.4 doesn't remember which windows were open. How often have they broken this turd now?
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@RickMacMerc Doesn't the good ol' Alarm Clock work? http://www.robbiehanson.com/alarmclock/
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@mattgemmell Just be happy you don't live in New Zealand ;)
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@mattgemmell I know it doesn't "fit". Apple doesn't just convert $ prices into local currency, they mark prices up in Germany too.
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@mattgemmell Don't you have VAT in the UK?
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@jamesthomson I learned some new constants on the way ;)
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Worst Paypal spam email ever. Sender address, subject, overall consistency, even the math is wrong. http://cl.ly/8g2g
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@CraigGrannell Lodsys is betting on companies settling/licensing because it's likely cheaper than defending/countersuing.
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You know you're getting old when shaving includes your ears.
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@Phrasenpranger … aber zum Mond fliegen können sie.
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@RickMacMerc Zero.
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@Phrasenpranger Lebensbejahend
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I bet I'm not the first to point out the irony of social networks being launched predominantly by socially inept nerds.
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@Phrasenpranger Nicht alles, was hinkt, ist ein Vergleich.
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@Phrasenpranger Neue Rezeptur! Jetzt noch würziger! Im Vorteilspack!
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@Phrasenpranger Bad in der Menge
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Self-publishing is getting real http://bit.ly/mHsZUW
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@indiegamemovie Sure thing, looking forward to the movie :)
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Back this if you're a gamer: http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/
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It's amazing what a mess Windows gaming still is in 2011. Games launch in non-native resolutions, mouse doesn't work, laggy graphics, ...
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@kyleve You probably misheard "man boobs". Happens to the best of us.
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If there's one category of App Store apps Apple should flatly reject it's game guides. All they do is clutter up search results.
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Fiddling with color schemes, plugins and .vimrc in MacVim is the perfect way to feel productive while not doing any actual work.
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Kickstarter - HOW TO START A REVOLUTION a new documentary film: http://t.co/ybmuTLF
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Well, that was disappointing. No free unicorns. #wwdc
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@patrickrhone There's your chance to be first ;)
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@petermaurer Maybe you can just upload symlinks to the iCloud?
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@hotdogsladies Grannysex, dude. It's a thing now.
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@justinw More BLUE icons with a cloud inside.
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@austoni Just rotate it 180°
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Remember iWorks.com? #wwdc
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So iCloud is MobileMe, except that it actually works? #wwdc
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@danielpunkass Except if it's the One More Thing™ and outshines everything else.
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If anything, this #wwdc is proof that "filling in the blanks" in Apple's OS or apps is a risky strategy.
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Accidentally cut a live wire yesterday. See attached pic for result. http://t.co/LJKo0Blr
Scratching your dog’s head till you see the white in his eyes is strangely satisfying.
View from outside the room:
At approximately 95 square feet, this is possibly world’s smallest home theater.
RT @NeverTheTwains: An entrepreneur is a self-employed person working 16 hours a day to avoid working 8 hours a day for someone else. - …
RT @cameronmoll: Hate to admit it, but Lion really has been a Windows Vista experience for me. More frustration than pleasure, regrettably.
You know, back when I was your age, shuffle play on my Discman was a pretty big thing. #f8
The more apps you’ve purchased, the longer it takes for the Mac App Store to load.
I wonder how much of IKEA’s revenue comes from furnishing film sets. Their stuff is everywhere.
RT @hotdogsladies: It’ll be a great day when schools get the money they need & the airforce has to hold a bakesale to buy bombs & bumper …
If you’re still reading @cultofmac or @gizmodo, you should be fucking ashamed of yourself.
RT @adrianpike: “The possible string values are: “no”, “probably” and “maybe”.” - WHATWG I, for one, welcome our new non-deterministic …
Kickstarter - HOW TO START A REVOLUTION a new documentary film: http://t.co/ybmuTLF
It’s time for THE ASTEROID to strike. RT @flyosity: And you thought Friday by Rebecca Black was bad…. http://t.co/9UxlIZ7
