September 2008
35 posts
“FDR gave us “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
Churchill gave us “We...”
– Jeff Matthews Is Not Making This Up: Nothing to Fear but Irresponsible Words (via fred-wilson)
“McCain said he was going to interrupt his campaign to save the negotiations....”
– John Kerry (via livejamie)
“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can...”
– Alexis de Tocqueville (via hilker) (via lrusso)
“If Android developers tend to take the easy way out and just target the lowest...”
– This has been one of Apple’s biggest advantages across the board. Say what you will about locking down platforms, and having to buy certain hardware to get the software, but by controlling the hardware and software(Operating System) it makes for easier development and a more seamless user...
iPhone Beta testers →
I am looking for beta testers for a new iPhone Application I am working on. I am planning on sharing it using the Ad-Hoc method provided by Apple. If you have an iPhone, use Google Reader and are interested in helping test/providing feedback please sign up.
If you are interested sign up using the form here. Email me at ReaderSupport@halickman.com with any questions.
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Amazon CDN →
(via johan)
Think Akamai for start-ups, this is great an easy and affordable CDN that ties easily to S3. Amazon is bringing down the already low costs and technical hurdles of starting a web company.
Lose your house, lose your vote →
rockuboff:
The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of the state GOP’s effort to challenge some voters on Election Day.
What?!
How is this even remotely legal. Talk about kicking someone when there down, I guess we are going...
iPhone sales statistics
Does anyone know where I can get sales stats for the iPhone, idealy this would be number of iPhones sold per day, week or month. A Geo and Type(Clasic or 3G) breakdown of that also would be nice. I am sure this is out there just not sure where to find it?
Existing →
The key to life is picking the right witnesses. Thanks for being mine.
I really love that sentiment.
Attendance at Obama’s acceptance speech: 76,000+
Population of Wasilla, Alaska: 9,780
I am not sure how many people attended Palin’s speech last night but my guess it is more then she governed in Wasilla. She is in an arena larger then she ever could have imagined, I don’t think her experience is as applicable as McCain’s campaign would like us to think.
Watchmdfsmash:
kenyatta:
The Daily Show on Playing The Sarah Palin Gender Card
Hypocrisy, one sound bite at a time.
wow. just, wow.
Why is the Daily Show the only news outfit that catches this crap?
About Sarah Palin: an e-mail from Wasilla →
Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a “fiscal conservative.” During her six years as mayor, she increased general government expenditures by more than 33 percent. During those same six years, the amount of taxes collected by the city increased by 38 percent. This was during a period of low inflation (1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a regressive sales tax,...
“Programming is like sex. One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of...”
– Michael Sinz (via simko) (via talby)
Little Gordon →
If you have ever seen Hells Kitchen or Kitchen Nightmares you will love this, it is spot on.
“Pro-life Conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine...”
– George Carlin (via soupsoup and many others) (via marco)