According to the completely awesome website Restore Stephen Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin = Job. He has been forced into poverty by refusing to take acting roles he didn’t like (just like Job!), and now it’s up to the Christians of the world to save him so he can yell at people some more and still pay […]
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New iPhone Model Leaked, Probably Real
This has been bouncing around the Internets all weekend, but for a while it seemed dubious. Now more evidence is coming out and it’s looking like the supposedly-lost-in-a-bar 4th generation iPhone that Gizmodo got their hands on is in fact real. (John Gruber notes that Apple considers this phone stolen, not lost, and that Gizmodo […]
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iPhone OS 4 Revealed!
Apple unveiled the 4th major version of their iPhone OS (and iPad and iPod Touch) this morning, touting over 100 new user features and over 1500 new developer APIs. And yes, you’ve been waiting for it for years, and those of you with weird, irrational hatred for the iPhone will need to find a new […]
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iPhone OS 4 to Be Revealed Thursday
Remember the iPad? Well, whatever you think about it (hate! love! hate! HATE!), forget it, because mere days after that massive product launch, Apple has announced that they’re holding an event THIS THURSDAY to give a “sneak peek” at the next version of the iPhone OS (which also powers the iPad and iPod Touch). OMGOMGOMG! […]
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Good Morning, iPad Reviews!
Several big-name tech journalists have had iPads for a week or more, and all their hands-on reviews are finally popping up. The general consensus is what we’ve been hearing a lot since the thing was unveiled: you don’t really get it until you’ve used one, and when you’ve used one, it’s pretty amazing. One surprise […]
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Rush Limbaugh To Sell Modest Fifth Ave Apartment
I knew Rush Limbaugh was a humble, simple truth-teller: the voice of the common man, as it were. But seeing the inside of his Fifth Avenue Penthouse (it can be yours for only $14 million) really drives the point home. Keeping it classy as always, Rush. More photos here.
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Google Buzz: That Buzzing In Your Ears
Google launched Google Buzz a week ago Tuesday, and since then it’s been spreading around the Internet with blinding speed. All the blogs now have these “Follow us on Google Buzz!” banners, touting its “Inbox Integration” and adding little “Buzz This!” buttons next to their “Tweet This!” and “Facebook The Hell Out Of This Shit!” […]
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It’s Official: Apple’s “Latest Creation” Coming Next Wednesday
Everybody already knew this was happening, and everybody already knows that this “latest creation” is going to be some kind of tablet computer (OR IS IT?), but Apple has now officially acknowledged they’re having an event next Wednesday, and that they’ve created something. SOMETHING! The painty theme of the invitation is sure to spawn a […]
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Nexus One (AKA Google Phone) Is Official
Everybody already knew, but now Google has officially, really, seriously announced the Nexus One, a new Android handset made by HTC running a new version of Android, deliciously named Eclair. Engadget has a complete hands-on review. Let the “it’s the iPhone killer” and the “it’s not the iPhone killer” wars begin. (Hint: You’re both wrong.)
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The Known Universe
This film shows the known universe as mapped through astronomical observations. Every satellite, moon, planet, star and galaxy is represented to scale and in its correct, measured location according to the best scientific research to-date. Kind of makes this whole Tiger Woods thing seem sort of insignificant, huh? (via the AMNH and Gruber)
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Doesn’t it Split the Cheechakos from the Sourdoughs?
Sarah Palin officially resigned on Sunday, throwing down yet another amazing speech. Some of it almost made sense. The Daily Show takes it on… The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'Quitter www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Joke of the Day And William […]
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We Came in Peace for All Mankind
Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 (if you believe in that sort of thing—and Patrick Coleman, I’m looking at you). Apollo 11 is one of the most staggering achievements in human history, and The Boston Globe’s Big Picture blog takes a look back in the way they do best—with gorgeous, […]