To Be Titled

Striving to be a good dad, a good husband, a good son/brother, a good political scientist, a good photographer, a good cook and a good homo universalis.

“The Viral Me”

This is definitely one of the more interesting analyses of the social network phenomena. [via GQ]

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Recursion: MS Office Setup Assistant would like MS Office Setup Assistant to quit before continuing.

I deactivated my Facebook account a few weeks ago. I will likely request to have the account deleted in the near future. But today, Facebook sent me this message.

I deactivated my Facebook account a few weeks ago. I will likely request to have the account deleted in the near future. But today, Facebook sent me this message.

Twitter wiped Boulder off the map….

Twitter wiped Boulder off the map….

X Marks the Spot

A friend of mine picked up his iPhone 4 today, which he had reserved 2.5 weeks ago. I played with it for a few minutes. I tried touching and holding the infamous signal attenuation spot for a while. The bars went up from two to three.

The Apple Store app is also the easiest way to buy or reserve your new iPhone — right from your current iPhone.

—Description of the newly-released “Apple Store” app on Apple’s app store.

We’re certainly not in this world yet, and I’m not sure if we ever will be. Older generations (30+?) frequently think of the younger generation as a whole as being highly technologically and technically adept. My experience with college students always contradicts this conventional wisdom. The best analogy I can think of is the following: Most kids know how to use a VCR, but it’s still only a small subset that know how to program one. Most kids today know how to browse the web, but very few would know what an IP address is. [via xkcd]

We’re certainly not in this world yet, and I’m not sure if we ever will be. Older generations (30+?) frequently think of the younger generation as a whole as being highly technologically and technically adept. My experience with college students always contradicts this conventional wisdom. The best analogy I can think of is the following: Most kids know how to use a VCR, but it’s still only a small subset that know how to program one. Most kids today know how to browse the web, but very few would know what an IP address is. [via xkcd]

$18 is a bit steep for a decal, but this is very cool. [via photojojo]

$18 is a bit steep for a decal, but this is very cool. [via photojojo]

This is at least one very good reason not to get the iPad. I have no doubt that Xander will expropriate it. [via minimalmac]

This is at least one very good reason not to get the iPad. I have no doubt that Xander will expropriate it. [via minimalmac]

Apple finally announced their media event for next week. The invitation artwork left me a bit puzzled, but one of TUAW’s vote choices for the name of a potentially forthcoming device ties it all together: Apple Palette [via Gizmodo and TUAW]

Apple finally announced their media event for next week. The invitation artwork left me a bit puzzled, but one of TUAW’s vote choices for the name of a potentially forthcoming device ties it all together: Apple Palette [via Gizmodo and TUAW]

Always good but one of the better—monster tweets. [via The Joy of Tech]

Always good but one of the better—monster tweets. [via The Joy of Tech]

“So you think Twitter’s modern? The Edwardians were doing it 100 years ago - using postcards instead of computers” (via ThatWhichMatter)

“So you think Twitter’s modern? The Edwardians were doing it 100 years ago - using postcards instead of computers” (via ThatWhichMatter)