January 2011
51 posts
Hasta la proxima semana
I’m looking forward to a week without technology. No phone. No computer. Just me, friends, adventures, and some good ol’ R&R.
(P.S. If I’m not back in a week, send the troops…please?)
“Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.”
– Phyllis Diller
(via moapp)
“I am enormously proud of my last decade as CEO, and I am certain that the next...”
– Google CEO Eric Schmidt • Revealing he’s stepping down as CEO to become Executive Chairman of the company. Larry Page will be taking over. Everyone give crap to the new guy, OK? source (via • follow)
“This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on...”
– Mark Shields (via azspot)
“Work like you don’t need the money, love like you’ve never been hurt and dance...”
– Randall G. Leighton
(via moapp)
“If you have the choice, choose to be happy.”
Dear Parents. Jasmine was in a relationship with a...
Here's a round-up of the latest Apple iOS...
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good Apple plans to allow iPad users to decide how they use the toggle on the side. In iOS 4.2, they changed its functionality, annoying lots of people.
better The new device will allow for more multi-touch hand gestures, and should allow users to turn their device into a personal hotspot.
weird The strangest rumor? Apple may ditch the home button and replace it with multi-touch...
“We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat...”
– President Obama (via brooklynmutt)
“I myself am entirely made of flaws stiched together with good intentions”- from...”
– (via eurekamall)
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Every time I receive correspondance prefaced with ‘Dear Trojans’, I cringe a little. I’m a Bruin at heart forever!
Hezbollah Forces Collapse of Lebanese Government →
via NYTimes. The people of Lebanon deserve some peace and rest, though it doesn’t seem like they’re going to be getting that any time soon. So unfortunate.
“Hipsters today are often regarded more as a nuisance than a poison. They’re not...”
– Whither the hipster? Dayna Tortorici, author of What Was the Hipster, thinks America’s most maligned sub-culture will be around for some time to come. Thank heavens none of them use tumblr. (via theeconomist)
News Corp likely to shut down MySpace by June... →
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News Corp. will most likely shutter MySpace by June “unless we see a remarkable turnaround in the next few months,” Alan Gould, an analyst with Evercore Partners, said in a research note to clients today before the restructuring was announced.
Fox Interactive Media, which includes MySpace, may lose $225 million this fiscal year, up from an estimated $180 million last year, Gould...
“Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it,” said Eric...”
– Apple and Google used to be allies. Now they’re firmly at odds. Intelligent Life magazine examines the clash of cultures between two technology giants. (via theeconomist)
Today I Realized
My work load has officially more than doubled for the next several months. So…. let’s celebrate?!
You're going to be sent this over and over, so... →
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A rushing creek overflows its banks and carries away dozens of cars over the course of just minutes.
The man deflating his tires and moving his SUV nearly gave me a heart attack! Coincidentally (and thus unfortunately), I was having the “which natural disaster is the least awful” discussion with a few friends just a couple days ago. Three of us agreed that earthquakes are...
“Travellers flying into Tehran were denied their usual view of the sprawling...”
– A not-so-divine cloud recently engulfed Tehran, the smoggiest of all capitals. (via theeconomist)
The Modern Day Addiction
To Facebook, or not to Facebook? That is the question.
Some months ago I deactivated my Facebook account. I often get asked why, and I have a really hard time giving a specific reason. It always circles around: waste of time, TMI (too much info), terrible privacy settings (hey there stalker!), I want to be your friend in real life, etc. I was extremely hesitant of deactivating at first and had oh...
Sign of nervousness: AT&T cuts iPhone 3GS price by...
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$49 somebody must be losing iPhone exclusivity soon source
Engineers as babe magnets →
Comical. How valid? I’m not sure. Most of my closest friends are dating or married to engineers, and I’ve seen such relationships both succeed and fail.
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Yahoo! Pipes and Food Blogs →
I created my first ever pipe today! Check it out: http://bit.ly/fs5Upn
Super simple, but what can I say, I love food and I love these food blogs. A special shout out to Ms. Shabeela for starting up this obsession.
http://smittenkitchen.com/
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/
http://thepioneerwoman.com/
http://www.thekitchn.com/
Social Butterfly
The internet gives a whole new meaning to the term “social butterfly.” Really, it’s just my job to keep up. Is it necessary? Probably not. Is it fun and interesting? Most definitely.
What does it mean to you?
Goldman Sachs investment: Facebook worth more than...
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$450
million the amount that Goldman Sachs just invested in the massive film-worthy social network
$50
billion the valuation of Mark Zuckerberg’s baby, based largely on Goldman’s huge investment source
One day I’ll reactivate my Facebook account, but it’s stuff like this that makes me hesitant.