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Month: July 2009

  • More on Apple and Workers in China

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    [Bloomberg’s picture isn’t pretty][link], but getting better I guess? >Apple Inc., which relies on Chinese manufacturers for its iPhones and iPod music players, found 45 of the 83 factories it audited last year didn’t pay proper overtime and 23 provided less than minimum wage, according to its 2009 progress report on supplier responsibility. The Cupertino,…

  • Apple confirms death of iPhone worker in China

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    [I was going to post this with the title “Tortured iPhone Worker Commits Suicide”][link], but then I realized I don’t work for TechCrunch. That seems to be what happened, though: >According to various Chinese media reports, the worker at Chinese manufacturer Foxconn committed suicide last week after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype for which he was…

  • We Now Return To Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

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    Namely: smut, code, lies, and art in the 21st century. My computer has been in the shop for the past week, so I’ve been doing other things. Non-internet things. I am back, now. In the interim I didn’t enjoy [Fiasco: A History of Hollywood’s Iconic Flops][flops], and did enjoy [Adventures in the Screen Trade][screen]. [flops]:…

  • Web Fonts Now, for real

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    Phil Nelson
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    [Zeldman on a proposed webfont permissions table][link]. This seems sort of like attaching a file to a movie that says DO NOT STEAL and expecting it to work. [link]: http://www.zeldman.com/2009/07/16/web-fonts-now-for-real/ “Web Fonts Now, for real – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report”

  • The lying down game

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    [“The sport of lying down in random public places to confuse people.”][link] [link]: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5989617014 “Facebook | The lying down game”

  • “It’s certainly biological. It’s definitely not an oil product of any kind.”

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    [These are the first last words of a species][link]. The last last words are “ACK IT IS ABSORBING ME.” [link]: http://www.adn.com/2835/story/864687.html “Huge blob of Arctic goo floats past Slope communities: Arctic Alaska | adn.com”

  • Terrifying Bug News: Spider Mimics Ants (For Attack AND Defense)

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    [Soon it will be we that they imitate][link]. [link]: http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/07/spider_mimics_ant_to_eat_spiders_and_avoid_being_eaten_by_sp.php “Spider mimics ant to eat spiders and avoid being eaten by spiders : Not Exactly Rocket Science”

  • Apple Blocks Palm Pre iTunes Syncing

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    [Very expected, but sooner than I thought][link]. What are the odds on an Apple/Palm legal showdown over iTunes lockout? Seems like Palm would have a good chance. [link]: http://www.precentral.net/apple-blocks-palm-pre-itunes-syncing “Apple Blocks Palm Pre iTunes Syncing | PreCentral.net”

  • Zeitgeist Beer / Group Blog

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    [Anyone who buys some of the beer from their online store can take part in a group blog on the site][link]. [link]: http://www.zeitgeistbeer.com/ “Zeitgeist Beer Alternative Black Lager”

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas Song Slowed Down

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    Phil Nelson
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    As described by [Patton Oswalt][patton] on his 2004 album, [Feelin’ Kinda Patton][album], here is the famous Chipmunk Christmas Song (Don’t Be Late) slowed down from 78rpm to 33rpm. **Download**: Alvin and the Chipmunks – Christmas Song 33rpm (3.7mb mp3) [album]: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B89GF0?ie=UTF8&tag=philnelson-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001B89GF0 “Feelin’ Kinda Patton” [patton]: http://pattonoswalt.com “Patton Oswalt”

  • INSERT INTO internet

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    [The Yahoo! Query Language is strange][link]. [link]: http://developer.yahoo.net/blog/archives/2009/07/yql_insert.html “YQL: INSERT INTO internet (Yahoo! Developer Network Blog)”

  • Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition includes working night vision goggles

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    [This is getting out of hand][link]. [link]: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/13/modern-warfare-2-prestige-edition-includes-working-night-vision/ “Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition includes working night vision goggles, original Call of Duty for PSN/XBLA”