January 2010
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The Replacements, Still Replaced in Video Games →
Interesting look at the lasting impact on videogames (and really, all licensed consumer products) of some players’ decision to cross baseball’s picket line.
Favorite nugget: Sammy Sosa was “Stan Shackelford” in MLB 2K9’s free agent pool.
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
– Parkinson’s Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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These designs are positively whimsical →
Beautiful, living wallpaper clocks. For Mac, PC or Linux.
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The uses of Wiktionary
If language’s purpose is to communicate, then the most universally accepted definition of a word must, by its nature, be that word’s definition.
http://www.wiktionary.org
(this holds only if you consider the dictionary a living document rather than an historical record, such as Wikipedia)
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Money makes the content go 'round...
fred-wilson:
“Users want to see more content on Boxee. Content owners want to be paid for what they produce (whether that’s TV Shows, movies, music, or applications). We don’t believe these are conflicting interests.”
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Boxee Blog » Coming soon: Boxee Payments
Content rights have always been the thing holding back the next generation of content delivery. Here’s to hoping content...
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Why Tumblr Is Kicking Posterous's Ass →
Design really is the differentiator these days. Boxee (vs. Roku), Mint (vs. Quicken Online, pre-acquisition), Gmail (vs. Yahoo — although I’m questionable about this one), Facebook (vs. Friendster).
Lesson: make it easy on the user.
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WatchJust did the same thing myself. Great piece of software. So far has obviated the need for an extra cable box in my bedroom (although sports demand I still keep one in the living room).
fred-wilson:
i’m upgrading to the boxee beta on all our mac minis this weekend
WatchA primer on the power and pitfalls of data visualization
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Thoughts on the Palm Pre
I moved to the Palm Pre three months ago, and I think I’m finally ready to make a judgment on it. Here goes:
This phone is open. I mean really open, all the way down to the OS. You want the battery level to give you a percentage reading rather than vague bars? No problem. You want to be able to force roam (on Verizon’s network—more on that below)? Sure thing. Basically,...