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Why I’m excited about the Mac App Store
The Mac App Store is launching tomorrow, and it’s arguably the most exciting thing to have happened to Mac developers since XCode. Â If you’re a tech enthusiast, it may be difficult to get excited about what is ultimately just a newly developed distribution system for the Mac apps we’ve known and loved for the past…
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Agile government
While our political airwaves keep getting cluttered with endless talking points about spending vs. providing government services, I can’t help but feel like it’s a giant facade covering up a very real deficiency of our government–one that has a very possible, and very simple solution. Our government’s not very agile. Pretty much all of the…
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The scandals of Wikileaks
It seems the US government is doomed to never learn from history. Â Though I’m a little late to the party and the controversy du jour is probably soon to be replaced with another (remember how everyone was complaining about the TSA just a few weeks ago?) I have been pondering about this issue and I…
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Mmm, California. Beautiful!
It’s a little bit mind blowing to me that two weeks ago was Thanksgiving day (edit: I started writing the post two days ago.). Â I had to look at my calendar widget in disbelief to make sure I hadn’t missed a week in there, but no, it really has only been two weeks. Â Since then…
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Leaving On a Jet-ta
Hello friends, If you closely stalk me on Facebook you are probably already aware that I am leaving the Midwest to go to California, where new opportunities await. If I didn’t get a chance to see you before leaving, I’m sorry; I really only ha a tiny bit of time to make this move. I…
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Transphobia in the LGB community
As the trans day of remembrance passed by (not sure whether it was Friday or yesterday, but it did pass by), I’ve seen a few videos circulating through the interwebs on the topic of transphobia. Â I really feel for my trans friends because they are very much the bastard children of the queer community, being…
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The Mac App Store – not a freedom apocalypse!
When Apple announced that they were developing an App Store for desktop OS X (which I guess I can start calling OS X again now that iOS has a name now) reactions were pretty mixed, and there was a lot of concern. Â Personally, I think this is going to really be a boon to OS…
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On Republicans’ endless moaning about taxes
Though I could probably go on at length about the moral bankruptcy of a political party who writes a blank check for war but decides it’s time to be more fiscally conservative when a healthcare bill comes onto the table (or a bill for any kind of government spending that doesn’t kill people), I instead…
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Apple TV apps – be patient, y’all!
Before the latest iteration of Apple TV was announced, the rumor mill was buzzing with an iOS based Apple TV. Â There was probably a bit of disappointment when el Jobso announced the newest Apple TV without “iOS” being uttered. Â People’s dreams of an Apple TV app ecosystem were shattered. But according to this article, Apple…
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@ZJEmptv, it’s time to pick better battles to fight.
Maybe it’s a part of growing up, but I just no longer have the interest in arguing about certain things I used to love debating/arguing about at length (i.e. OS X’s superiority to other operating systems). Â It is with a little bit of this wisdom that I see a little bit of myself in ZJEmptv…