July 2008
23 posts
Self-blog: Headblade Classic vs Headblade Sport →
Not all the design changes are welcome, but the Sport is the better choice for Sensor cartridges.
“When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of...”
– The breeding properties of M&Ms :: rogerebert.com :: Letters
“Compliments,
Would you be interested in assisting me move USD8.6m
that has...”
– Best 419 scam email ever.
“Some casino operators are born more equal than others. We do a better job than...”
– £20bn bet by Vegas bosses
“What exactly justifies making SMS messages sixty one million times more...”
– The True Price of SMS Messages » a gthing science project
Handwritten Typographers →
Type designers and their handwriting. I especially like the sample shown with the pens used to create it. Via Daring Fireball.
I discovered Peter Mulvey while working at AOL, in...
Scandalissimo! Puccini's sex life laid bare -... →
I need to remember to track down the longer version of the article mentioned at the end.
Pinball never died in this arcade - Los Angeles... →
It’s not as if we weren’t already planning to go this year, but still.
Screwy Math from AT&T
So. Two iPhones on a family plan would cost $50 more per month if they were upgraded to 3G. Let’s add up just the fees over the first year (and not the cost of the phones, which we’ll assume is a constant):
$36 for upgrades (two upgrade fees at $18 each)
$240 for data ($10/mo for twelve months, twice)
$360 for SMS ($30/mo for twelve months, shared)
$636 to upgrade two iPhones to...
[0801.0297] Walk versus Wait: The Lazy... →
I think this is only true if the mathematician is not waiting for the 52/54 in DC. Waited ten minutes for a bus where the maximum wait was supposed to be ten minutes (and no, I didn’t see the “previous” bus pass, as I would have if I had in fact “just” missed it). When the bus arrived, so did a second one. They played leapfrog for two stops before the bus I was on...
"Get iReady" →
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. I’m supposed to pay an $18 upgrade fee, per phone, just to have the headache of dealing with AT&T and their byzantine rate plans? For $18 they should do the damned spreadsheets for me (showing their work) and tell me which plan we actually need. There is no service being provided that merits an $18 fee per phone.
Self-Metablog →
Asking a question about sleep by pointing to another answer about sleep.
The iPhone Economy is Weird. →
It is a sign of a strange world to me that somebody would pay $170 + $100 shipping for an item with such an obvious defect. I understand that this is cheaper than getting a new one and simpler in terms of contract obligations, but the fact that the price for old iPhones on the secondary market is still essentially what they were new (unless they’re in bad shape like this one) is very...
Obama for Obama →
Oh, those Japanese and their witty American tourist visitors.
