Daily Archives: June 9, 2009
Gizmodo Agrees: Apple Fans Are Status-Seeking Beta Monkeys
Posted on June 9, 2009 316 Comments
Thus, its entry today lamenting the fact that with the latest iteration of the Apple product line there is no longer any meaningful technological or design distinction between the expensive, top-level Apple products the hipsters flash about in coffee shops and subways to signal their reproductive fitness, and the plebian-level Apple products common trolls use […]
Zoe’s Tale UK Edition Officially Out
Posted on June 9, 2009 33 Comments
This actually happened last Friday but I was busy fighting zombies or picking my nose or something, so: Hey, if you live in the United Kingdom and you wanted your very own Tor UK edition of Zoe’s Tale, it is now officially out and available at your favorite bookstore. And if it’s not available at […]
The Big Idea: Tom Levenson
Posted on June 9, 2009 23 Comments
Issac Newton: You know him as the man who invented calculus and described the physical world with a model that persisted until Einstein. But there was another side of Newton: Crime-fighter! No, he didn’t wear a mask and a cape; it’s not that kind of crime fighting. Rather, in 1695 Newton left the academic life […]
Whoops
Posted on June 9, 2009 7 Comments
Accidently hit the “Publish” button on today’s Big Idea piece before it was ready. I’ve taken it down, pending it being, you know, publish-ready. If you saw it (or it hits the RSS feeds), don’t panic — it’ll be finished in a few.
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