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Monthly Archives: June 2010
The correlation (or lack thereof) between ebook piracy and declining book sales
Here’s an interesting article that somewhat refutes the notion that ebook “piracy” always constitutes lost sales. The article is in the form of a letter to newly elected Author’s Guild President Scott Turow, who recently gave a speech in which … Continue reading
SEE Mars go in REVERSE!
From the explanation at Astronomy Picture of the Day: Why would Mars appear to move backwards? Most of the time, the apparent motion of Mars in Earth’s sky is in one direction, slow but steady in front of the far … Continue reading
Sam Raimi to direct OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
After being unceremoniously dumped by Sony for Spider-Man 4 so the next installment can be Twilighted (i.e., rebooted with a tween cast with lots of constipated looks and angst going on), Sam Raimi has signed on to direct Disney’s prequel … Continue reading
Ten fun, casual games for Android phones
For those who aren’t drinking the iPhone Kool-Aid, some alternatives from the Android app store.
HBO’s awesome True Blood series
I gotta admit, I love me some True Blood. I first read the books about a year and a half ago when I kept seeing Charlaine Harris’s books hogging seven or eight spots on the paperback bestseller lists for months … Continue reading
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Google Earth app redesigned for the iPad
The very cool Google Earth app has been redesigned to take advantage of the iPad’s much larger and higher resolution screen. If you’ve never used Google Earth before, think of it like a giant scalable world map that has the … Continue reading
A few more reasons why BP should be horsewhipped
Yes, I know you can’t horsewhip an entire company, but the cost-cutting morons responsible for the decisions outlined below and reported in the New York Times yesterday should be taken out and whipped, preferably someplace very public and broadcast on … Continue reading
What does $22 million in cash look like?
Like this. From the home of a Mexican drug lord. Jesus H. Christmas. Head on over here to see other pictures from this guy’s hilltop fortress.
Ten very cool iPad decals
For those who want to zazz up the back of your latest Apple gadget, here are ten fun decals for the back of an iPad.
Last week’s Twitter problems explained by a Twitter engineer
Because you just have to know why the hell you couldn’t Tweet last week. Click here to unlock the mystery.
