Author Archives: Jeff Porten

  • Melody Kramer:
    Hey Ya! and Single Ladies. Hello college playlist. :P

that’s sort of like my college playlist, except it’s Oh, Yeah! by Yello.

In a truly polite society, the rest of the world would accelerate to 0.9c in order to make your afternoon naps last longer.

  • Shawn King:
    CNET: “Does Apple’s shadow loom over CES?” As long as you idiots in tech media continue to talk about nonexistent Apple products, it will.

the biggest shadow over CES is the $12 Mai Tais from the night before.

  • Shawn King:
    I wish it could be that easily explained….

  • Sharon Zardetto:
    Writing about iOS Calendar, and the Delete Calendar button stopped working. Because it’s the screenshot on the screen.

I’ve done that more times than I can count.

Aspirational overgrown manchild jackass

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Two very interesting reads on the Atlantic about online dating sites and their putative effects on relationships. This is from the reply article:

Narratively, the story focuses on Jacob, an overgrown manchild jackass who can’t figure out what it takes to have a real relationship. The problem, however, is not him, and his desire for a “low-maintenance” woman who is hot, young, interested in him, and doesn’t mind that he is callow and doesn’t care very much about her. No, the problem is online dating, which has shown Jacob that he can have a steady stream of mediocre dates, some of whom will have sex with him.

  • Brett Terpstra:
    Debating between new MB Air and Retina MBP. Thought I had decided on a new Air, but I keep second guessing myself.

Retina 13″ weight close enough to Air that its my next (from current 2011 Air). Why do you need a 15″?

  • Brett Terpstra:
    Hah. Because I forgot the 13″ Retina was available :).

Probably a no-brainer, then, for someone in your tech workflow category. 0.5 lb difference, I think.