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Apple

iPhone 4s, a failure

Tecca.com: “— but it’s tough to not be disappointed by the iconic company’s most recent handset. Apple’s newest iteration of the iPhone is certainly nothing to sneeze at — it’s still one of the fastest, best-looking smartphones on the block — but it’s no iPhone 5.”

I don’t expect everybody to love the iPhone, that would be ridiculous. Different strokes and all.

The only problem I have with this article is the comparison of a real piece of hardware to something that doesn’t exist. How in the world can you make that comparison? In the article there’s a link to what the writer thinks the iPhone 5 should be.

Does any other manufacturer of hardware draw comparisons to mythical devices?

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Life

Congress doesn’t understand the Internet (#SOPA)

Motherboard: “You relish the opportunity to put on a half-cocked smile and ask to skip over the techno-jargon, conveniently masking your ignorance by making yourselves seem better aligned with the average American joe or jane — the “non-nerds” among us. But to anyone of moderate intelligence that tuned in to yesterday’s Congressional mark-up of SOPA, the legislation that seeks to fundamentally change how the internet works, you kind of just looked like a bunch of jack-asses.”

The Internet as we know it rests with a group of people that don’t understand it.

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Business

Killing the Web; Netflix

Wired: “During peak hours — after dinner time until around midnight — Netflix already accounts for somewhere between 20 and 30 percent of all US Internet traffic. So what will happen to the Internet if the 14 million Netflix subscribers who send and receive DVDs via the mail suddenly start streaming everything they watch?”

What happens indeed. Be ready for prices to skyrocket.

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MLOTW

Movie line of the week answer

Good morning! We have a winner!

Congratulations to Mr. Tommy Williams who correctly guessed…

Elf

Elf has become a must see film at Christmas in the Fahrni household.

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MLOTW

Movie line of the week

And.... ACTION!Good afternoon, is it really Thursday? Well then, good luck!

I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.

Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.

P.S. TEN DAYS ‘TIL CHRISTMAS!

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Design

Design Is Important

A few pixels don’t matter? Cool. So I guess you won’t mind if I go in and change a few letters in your code.

– Dave Wiskus

Yes, it’s that important, and as a developer I’d have to say “No” to that changing a few letters in my code.

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MLOTW

Movie line of the week answer

Well, better late than never, right?

Our winner is my lovely wife, Kim Fahrni. Congratulations honey!

The correct answer was…

A Christmas Carol

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MLOTW

Movie line of the week

Cut, cut, cut!Good morning, let’s get this show on the road!

These are garments, Mr. Cratchit. Garments were invented by the human race as a protection against the cold. Once purchased, they may be used indefinitely for the purpose for which they are intended. Coal burns. Coal is momentary and coal is costly. There will be no more coal burned in this office today, is that quite clear, Mr. Cratchit?

Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.

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iOS

Even the little things matter

Technology Review: “Two years later, Autodesk’s SketchBook apps for phones and the iPad are best-sellers that have been downloaded seven million times. It doesn’t add up to a huge amount of revenue: perhaps $15 million. But there’s more than money to this innovation story. With its first consumer hit, Autodesk now has more customers than it did in all its previous 29 years combined.”

Heh, $15 million in sales is small for Autodesk, but any Indie iOS shop would kill for that sort of revenue. By contrast our little effort makes about $20 per month. Sure, it’s part time, but you get the picture.

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Life

Well said

Roger Ebert: “I have also felt despair at the way financial instruments were created and manipulated to deliberately defraud the ordinary people in this country. At how home buyers were peddled mortgages they couldn’t afford, and civilian investors were sold worthless “securities” based on those bad mortgages. Wall Street felt no shame in backing paper that was intended o fail, and selling it to customers who trusted them. This is clear and documented. It is theft and fraud on a staggering scale.”

He forgot one thing. He forgot to mention nobody is in jail for this clear “theft and fraud on a staggering scale.”