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April 2011

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New Pepsi ‘Social Vending System’ Lets You Buy Drinks for Friends - DesignTAXI.com → designtaxi.com

Pretty cool take ont he vending machine. I’m not sure I’d ever use it but as anyone in my thesis class knows, I’m all about “enhanced communication experiences.”

Apr 30, 2011
Dads are the Original Hipsters → dadsaretheoriginalhipster.tumblr.com

Too funny.

Apr 30, 2011
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#procastination
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ShortFormBlog: A majority of Americans support same-sex marriage → shortformblog.tumblr.com

shortformblog:

  • YES polling indicates majority support for gay marriage

In 1988, 10% of Americans supported equal marriage rights. Now, after twenty-three years of rather intense political struggles, proponents of gay rights can plausibly claim a mandate. Polling over the last eight months strongly…

Maybe there is hope for a return to common sense…

Apr 20, 2011191 notes
RockMelt aims to reinvent the mobile browser, too | VentureBeat → venturebeat.com

Damn, starting to reconsider the iPhone again… Just tell me what the iPhone 5 has, c’mon just tell me!

Apr 20, 2011
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Web Design Evolution: Two Decades of Innovation [INFOGRAPHIC] → mashable.com
Apr 17, 2011
back of a webpage → backofawebpage.com

Cool project, would love to see it taken a little further.

Apr 16, 2011
Apr 14, 2011373 notes
Taxes

I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure the tax system is EXTREMELY broken in the US. I’m also pretty sure eliminating all of the current tax code and starting from scratch is the solution. I have no degree in this kind of stuff but that seems to be a reasonable approach to me.
I’d love to see the numbers if we went to a flat tax percentage for everyone and eliminated the loopholes and most of the write offs. I’m not saying there shouldn’t be any write offs or credits but those should only be reserved for people who actually need them like students and people making less than $X/year. At a certain point you can’t fix something with patches and you just need to start over. Our tax system is definitely already at that point. So hey, politicians, stop all this bullshit and start over already.

Apr 14, 2011
#taxes #government #politics
Woz interested in returning to Apple in an active role → tuaw.com

I think the Woz’s influence would be VERY good for Apple.

Apr 9, 2011
iPhone vs. Android

I’ve been thinking about my next phone a lot lately. In fact, tomorrow I qualify to upgrade. I fully plan to stay with Verizon of course and that means there’s really only 2 or 3 devices I’m interested in. I thought this was pretty well decided. I thought the DROID BIONIC was going to be it. The HTC Thunderbolt is quite nice too and I do like HTC Sense more than Moto’s Blur interface skin. I’m already an Android user and I do like the idea of Android a lot. Lately though, I find myself doubting that choice and I’m almost excited over the possibilities that could come from the iPhone 5.

I think it comes down to the designer in me wants an iPhone for its beautiful interface and apps that tend to follow standards to match that. On the other hand the geek in me wants to stay in the Android world for its more open platform and ability to use apps that don’t have to go through an approval process. I also like that there are less pay apps on Android. I’m really torn. I think I’ll wait to get a new phone until after I get back from Switzerland. Not really much reason to have it for a few weeks then not use it for 3 months. I figure in August I’ll have a better idea of what an iPhone 5 might be like and I could actually touch a DROID BIONIC by then too. I wish I could upgrade my phone every 6 months, or even a year. I hate having to make a 2 year commitment like this. I’ll probably by this one at Best Buy and use their buy back program so I can upgrade sooner.

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#phones #iphone #android
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Apr 6, 2011
Whipped Lightning → whippedlightning.com

Talk about innovative. I’ve got to to try this out.

Apr 6, 2011
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April Fools' Day Roundup: The 6 Funniest Pranks of 2011 from April_Fools_Roundup → funnyordie.com

Internet April fools day is one of my favorites. I always look forward to browsing aimlessly on April 1st.

Apr 5, 2011
Science Channel changes name: Here's 10 more networks that need a new brand | Inside TV | EW.com → insidetv.ew.com

Some great points. Many of those names I’ve often questioned myself.

On a slightly side note: I’d love to get my hands on a TV channel rebrand. I love all the animated logo possibilities not to mention all fo the great collateral stuff like promos and bumpers. So many possibilities!

Apr 5, 2011
Sokoblovsky Farms - Russia's Finest Purveyors of Miniature Lap Giraffes → petitelapgiraffe.com

Great viral site. Love the broken English.

Apr 5, 2011
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“Every single Senate Republican has endorsed a constitutional amendment that would’ve made Ronald Reagan’s fiscal policy unconstitutional. That’s how far to the right the modern GOP has swung.” —

Ezra Klein • Analyzing (demolishing is more like it) the merits of the Balanced Budget Amendment, which all 47 Senate Republicans have endorsed. The amendment would require 2/3 majorities in both chambers of Congress in order to enact any tax increases, and wouldn’t allow total spending per year to exceed 18% of GDP. Bruce Bartlett, former domestic policy advisor to Reagan, has said that the proposed amendment is “quite possibly the stupidest constitutional amendment I think I have ever seen,” and that it “looks like it was drafted by a couple of interns on the back of a napkin.” Ouch. source (via • follow)

I can’t help but think back to the article I read comparing Reagan and Obama and showing how close they actually were. Reagan was not what today’s Republicans want you to believe. Morons I tell ya, morons.

Apr 3, 2011197 notes
#politics
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ThinkGeek :: PLAYMOBIL(TM) Apple Store Playset → thinkgeek.com

So cool. Why am i not a kid anymore?

Apr 1, 2011
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Apr 1, 2011
#chrome #internet #funny #browser #exercise
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