July 2010
Dennis Kucinich to Congress: Billions Missing,... →
kateoplis:
“In a little more than a year the United States flew $12 billion in cash to Iraq, much of it in $100 bills, shrink wrapped and loaded onto pallets. Vanity Fair reported in 2004 that “at least $9 billion” of the cash had “gone missing, unaccounted for.” $9 billion.
Today, we learned that suitcases of $3 billion in cash have openly moved through the Kabul airport.
One U.S. official...
Radiohead: Greetings From Phillip / DEAD AIR SPACE →
Hello I just wanted to let you know what I’ve been up to recently in my idle moments in Radiohead. Over the past year or so, I’ve written and recorded an album which I’ve called Familial. It will be released on Bella Union on 30th August, except for USA and Canada, where it will be released on 31st August through Nonesuch. If you’d like to download a free track from my...
Jobs Says Over-The-Air HD Video Uploads Coming 'In... →
MacDailyNews reports that one of its readers emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs to ask about this issue and express disappointment at the inability to directly upload HD content to the web while on the go. In an email reply, Jobs notes that the ability to upload HD content over the air is coming “in the future”.
You can upload them via a Mac or PC today. Over the air in the future. Sent...
BBC News - Two million more Britons come online in... →
techspotlight:
Nearly two million more Britons have come online during the last year, over half of which are over 50, according to new research. The UK Online Measurement Company (UKOM) found that the net audience now stands at 38.8 million, up from 36.9 million at the same time last year. The majority of internet newbies were made up of over-50s, with more men than women joining up. Net...
June 2010
Economic Scene - Betting That Cutting Spending... →
The world’s rich countries are now conducting a dangerous experiment. They are repeating an economic policy out of the 1930s — starting to cut spending and raise taxes before a recovery is assured — and hoping today’s situation is different enough to assure a different outcome.
In effect, policy makers are betting that the private sector can make up for the withdrawal of stimulus over the next...
Current: Public Media: Pubmedia trust fund hopes... →
The administration’s fast-track plan for broadband spectrum reallocation does not include the much-anticipated public media trust fund created by auction proceeds (background, Current, Feb. 8, 2010). A four-point White House fact sheet released today (June 28) for the media says auction revenue instead will be used to “promote public safety, job-creating infrastructure investment and...
Digital Magazines Don’t Encourage Socializing -... →
You’ve got to hand it to the magazine publishers. They continue to throw spaghetti against the iPad and other e-readers trying to see what will stick and what falls to the floor.
Most publishers are aggressively experimenting with new electronic devices that could replace their paper-based magazines, newspapers and books and the not-inconsiderable revenue they get from those products.
Some...
“Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling...”
– Verizon iPhone to Launch in January 2011? - Mac Rumors
“I didn’t come here to be part of an organization that is cutting itself into...”
– Current.org | PBS proposes national online initiative, 2010
“Another tidbit of information coming out of the dinner is discussion of...”
– Apple Looking at More Corporate Acquisitions, Prepping Move Into Television? - Mac Rumors
Paul Krugman: The Third Depression - NYTimes.com →
Neither the Long Depression of the 19th century nor the Great Depression of the 20th was an era of nonstop decline — on the contrary, both included periods when the economy grew. But these episodes of improvement were never enough to undo the damage from the initial slump, and were followed by relapses.
We are now, I fear, in the early stages of a third depression. It will probably look more...
WatchD8: Steve Jobs Onstage: Full-length Video
The full-length interview of Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the D8 conference with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.
NYC - As Transit Routes Decline, Poorest New... →
rubenfeld:
Entering a subway station these days feels a bit like going to the eye doctor. The first thing you see on the wall is a chart with large letters on top.
It tells you that a V is no longer a V. It is an M or a G. W is no longer W. It has become N, Q or R. And the colors are all different. You almost wonder if this is what it’s like watching “Sesame Street” on acid.
Uh Oh: Verizon Slashes Microsoft Kin Prices Early... →
Mobile phones from Microsoft’s socially-inclined Kin line are already getting big price cuts just a month after they hit the market. That’s good news for consumers, sure, but it might be indicative of poor sales for the handsets.
The Kin One will drop from $50 to $30, and the Kin Two will see a 50% cut from $100 to $50 as part of a broader Verizon price cut initiative, according to the The Boy...
Robert Byrd, Respected Voice of the Senate, Dies... →
Mr. Byrd served 51 years in the Senate, longer than anyone else in American history, and with his six years in the House, he was the longest-serving member of Congress. He held a number of Senate offices, including majority and minority leader and president pro tem.
But the post that gave him the most satisfaction was chairman of the Appropriations Committee, with its power of the purse — a...
Apple Announces iPhone 4 Sales of 1.7 Million,... →
Apple today announced sales of over 1.7 million iPhone 4s through Saturday, covering just the first three days of sales.
Apple today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its iPhone 4 through Saturday, June 26, just three days after its launch on June 24. The new iPhone 4 features FaceTime, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, and Apple’s new Retina display, the...
“The Russians need to understand that all the tax breaks they offer and the...”
– Russia’s Courtship of Silicon Valley - Council on Foreign Relations
“Nah-uh. Superman does good; you’re doing well. You need to study your grammar,...”
– Tracy Jordan, 30 Rock (via girlperson)
World Leaders Set Timeline For Trimming Deficits :... →
Wary of slamming on the stimulus brakes too quickly but shaken by the European debt crisis, world leaders pledged Sunday to slash government deficits in the most industrialized nations in half by 2013, with wiggle room to meet the goal.
They generally sided with cutting spending and raising taxes, despite warnings from President Obama that too much austerity too quickly could choke off the...
NBA executive: LeBron James and Chris Bosh to the... →
soupsoup:
The executive, who did not want to be identified discussing a player who is not yet a free agent, said he had gathered from discussions with his fellow N.B.A.executives that James was strongly leaning toward joining the Bulls in tandem with another free agent, Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors.
“I think it’s a done deal,” the executive said.
Light could be flipping on for Browns' Brian... →
The Browns used the 36th overall pick on wide receiver Brian Robiskie two Aprils ago under the impression that the Ohio State product was a safe bet for immediate impact. Robiskie’s pedigree was impressive, as he is the son of longtime NFL assistant Terry Robiskie, learned a pro-style route tree in the Buckeyes’ offense, and was considered a sure-handed prospect with NFL-ready...
“Do you want me to sit in a corner and rust, or just fall apart where I’m...”
– Marvin the Paranoid Android, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (via reenactment)
Sports Illustrated Introduces iPad App - Media... →
In the current issue ($4.99), for example, there’s a slide show of photos from the Los Angeles Lakers championship celebration (compared with one photo in the print version) and an eight-minute documentary about a high school baseball team from Macon, Ill.
The magazine is also experimenting with some interactive features, including a look at the “Cliffs of Doom” at the Pebble Beach golf...
Top 10 Checkin Locations on Gowalla - Mashable.com →
What are the most visited places by location-based social networkers? Besides major transit hubs like airports and rail stations — which always top the charts — Gowalla users are a global bunch who check-in at a variety of interesting locales.
Using compiled data directly from Gowalla, we’ve rounded up the hottest spots in the network’s 10 most popular cities. Have you checked-in at any of the...
Week in Apple: iPhone 4 antenna, iOS 4 review,... →
This last week in Apple has been a rollercoaster. First, Apple’s antenna design in the iPhone 4 was declared a “work of genius,” but it turns out that same antenna is causing issues for some users who apparently hold the iPhone the wrong way. We also reviewed Lightroom 3 and iOS 4, examined an iPad mod, and more.
