The bad news? The new discs are based on the edited versions, so Greedo still shoots first. The good news? A new opening scene to Return of the Jedi that’ was cut in post-production that’s really, really great.
John Rust: All the hatred and frustration with AT&T will most likely happen again with Verizon several years down the road. The resistance against dumb carrier policies is a war that will go on indefinitely. Those participating in the resistance are often criticized as whiners and dreamers, as if their efforts are entirely fruitless. There’s [...]
Awesome, but this line from C-3P0 comes to mind: I’m standing here in pieces and you’re having delusions of grandeur!
Shawn Blanc, in an interview with Brett Kelly: An oversized desk is the only sort worth owning. For one, they’re there for you when you need that extra space for papers and other work (when you need the space, there never seems to be enough). Secondly, when your oversized desk is clean and empty, the [...]
Fellow Memphian and nerd Jen Simmons said this on Twitter last night: I guess Android vs iPhone is the new Mac vs PC. Except iPhone is PC. Which, of course, blew up the Memphis+Nerd Twitter conversation last night. I think comparing computers and mobile devices is a fundamentally flawed activity. Smartphones and computers are similar [...]
Dave Caolo, on his favorite keyboard: First is the sound. That lovely wooden-stick-on-a-hollow-log “thonk” that announces each keystroke is yet to be duplicated. It’s satisfying in a way that affirms your productivity. Much like the jackhammer operator feels content at the end of a noisy day’s work, I feel that I got much accomplished with all [...]
The first Mac I did serious work on was a 450 Mhz Blue and White PowerMac G3. It was a few years old when I started laying out pages and mixing audio on it, but with OS 9 and 512 MB of RAM it was by no means a slouch. Even so, it wasn’t able [...]
From the Google Public Policy blog: It is imperative that we find ways to protect the future openness of the Internet and encourage the rapid deployment of broadband. Verizon and Google are pleased to discuss the principled compromise our companies have developed over the last year concerning the thorny issue of “network neutrality.” The two [...]
Nira Sheth for the WSJ: AT&T Inc. said Friday it doesn’t expect to suffer a “material negative impact” from the end of its exclusive arrangements to carry handsets, including its lucrative deal for Apple Inc.’s iPhone. [...] “We do not expect any such terminations to have a material negative impact on our wireless segment income, [...]
MSNBC: A little over a year after Bill Gates and Warren Buffett began hatching a plan over dinner to persuade America’s wealthiest people to give most of their fortunes to charity, more than three-dozen individuals and families have agreed to take part, campaign organizers announced Wednesday. [...] The pledge is a moral commitment to give, [...]
