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Cliched quotes I love, #22 & #23

October 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

“The future is here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” - William Gibson - as channeled by Tim O’Reilly.
“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” - Satchel Paige.

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Tags: Fun · Language

iPhone Porn and the “google” neologism juggernaut

June 25th, 2007 · No Comments

As is my habit, I woke up this morning and reached for whatever new iPhone pr0n was available. Luckily for me, Apple had just thrown up a lengthy (20 mins) new “documentary”/feature propaganda (20 mins) featuring a friendly Apple designer/model/actor.
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Tags: Images · Language · Life · Supercool · Tools

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanoconiosis

May 27th, 2007 · No Comments

The longest word in the English language, this is a lung disease caused by inhaling dust from volcanoes. Common.
Urbandictionary | Wikipedia
Remembered while discovering Wordie.

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Tags: Fun · Language

What I would do with $149,995

April 6th, 2007 · No Comments

It has come to my attention that K.I.T.T., the ride of choice for vigilante crime fighters who are above the law everywhere, is now for sale. Interestingly enough, my 30th birthday is also next month.  ’nuff said.

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Tags: Language · Sloth

gotAPI.com adds J2ME, mobile world rejoices.

November 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Q: Can the awesome API reference site gotAPI.com get any awesomer?
A: Yes, since it’s just added J2ME at the request of yours truly.
I love the (Lazy) Interweb.

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Tags: Language · Supercool · Tools

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