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threegeesus iPhone followup: time to rework the home screen

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:00:39 -0400

The nice thing about the iPhone v2 software, and the App Store, is all the clever, pretty apps. The annoying thing about the iPhone v2 software, and the App Store, is all the clever, pretty apps. This has all obviously been discussed to death...

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Obligatory thoughts on the threegeesus iPhone

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:31:23 -0400

Seeing as today was the day of the much-heralded 3G iPhone launch -- such as it was -- some thoughts on it seem called for (currently, 33,947 times called for, it seems). (Addendum, 10 minutes later: now we're at 216,814 hits. So there you go, gi...

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Interesting chain mail meme: "Tips on pumping gas"

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:21:21 -0400

I've been forwarded the following chain letter a few times recently (stripped of names & cleaned up the formatting for presentation, but otherwise intact as forwarded): Normally I don't do this but at $4.00 a gallon maybe it will help ... Subje...

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Is it Assinippi in here, or is it just me?

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:28:11 -0400

One of my favorite place names is Assinippi, which happens to be very close to where I grew up. It's an area in Massachusetts near where the towns of Hanover & Norwell border each other. The main landmarks are the Assinippi General Store at the c...

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Literally, figuratively.

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:06:07 -0400

How hard can this be? Compare & contrast: Literally: 3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Literally \Lit"er*al*ly\, adv. 1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not ...

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Isaac plays with a sticker

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:44:46 -0400

This video was just after Isaac's first birthday, in April 2007. He had recently learned to stand up, but couldn't really walk yet. He seemed to be just starting to understand things like "mirrors" and "cameras", and that the ...

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In a world without oil, where would it make sense to live?

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:46:35 -0400

Human societies have always depended on having ready access to cheap, efficient means of transportation. The Egyptians built their kingdoms along the Nile. The Greeks built their civilization among their islands. The Mesopotamians had the Tigri...

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Peak travel, peak globalization, and a light at the end of the tunnel?

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:00:57 -0400

The effects of the rise in energy prices continues to unfold. Now people are wondering if we've hit Peak Travel, as the number of highway miles Americans drove in April 2008 was significantly down from April 2007, the first dip in over a decad...

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Amanda Palmer with The Boston Pops

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:30:02 -0400

This was fun. Amanda Palmer, the piano-playing half of The Dresden Dolls, did a show last night with The Boston Pops. As Keith Lockhart said in introducing the show, whether you came for the Pops or you came for Amanda, the show wasn't going to e...

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Flickr archiving, "share and enjoy"

nobody@vox.com(Chris Devers) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:47:35 -0400

Okay, so I'm guess I'm going whole-hog with the Flickr thing. If you're interested, I've been uploading batches of photos from the iPhoto library. California 2007 More zoo pictures The Police play at Fenway Park (iPhone pics) The Dresden Dolls ...

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