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Patriotism is the rohypnol of the American Public.





Gateway Powerbook

Now, we’ve gotten used to Microsoft using old Mac hardware in their demos (it’s happened twice now, same photo). And any Mac user that moderately surfs the BestBuy coupons in the Sunday newspaper usually notices at least a few PC ads with screenshots of the MacOS pasted on their screens.


What hasn’t happened before is a prominent computer manufacturer showcasing an actual Apple Powerbook in its ads. Do you think they’re trying to claim ownership of the vents on the side and slot-loading DVD Burner? Or perhaps someone at Gateway’s ad agency just has a really great sense of humor.





Kinda Sad

Kmart Delisted After 84 Years on the NYSE
Thu 10:08am ET - Reuters
Bankrupt retailer Kmart Corp.'s shares moved to the
Pink Sheets electronic quotation system on Thursday,
joining the likes of Enron Corp. and WorldCom Group
after an 84-year run on the New York Stock Exchange.
Kinda sad…



Audio X

Found a really interesting article on the state of Audio software and hardware on Mac OS X. Great read, check it out.





Zoom

Go tell Grant you think this is cool.



A really great useful, commercial exploitation of Flash.





Life of Pi

If you’ve got the time, check this out





Mwa ha ha ha ha

The RamBot is coming. Fear it.





Lack of Freedom

“I didn’t go to the trouble, the expense and the time of trademarking Freedom of Expression just to have someone else come along and think they can use it whenever they want”



Funny.