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Archive for June, 2007

iPhone not quite myPhone

Posted by Jordan on June 28th, 2007

The hype over the iPhone is almost enough to make me hate it just because of that.  And yet, it sounds like it has a number of great features.  Sadly, there’s on way I could even consider one until the following are fixed:

Developers, developers, developers — “Letting” developers make web-based applications?  Lame! Most of the [...]

Generations

Posted by Jordan on June 27th, 2007

Sunshine beats against the house on the lake,
but the shade inside ignores it.
In the comforting darkness a boy speaks
and then listens to his aged grandmother
whose lined face bears more years than her age.
Looking out over the still lake,
the child wonders at the lull in speech
and is startled as the conversation
is reborn as his grandmother
tells him [...]

Wishlist

Posted by Jordan on June 27th, 2007

Sometimes I just want more gadgets than are healthy for my spare time or bank account. So I list up all my various wants and prioritize them. Then, the theory goes, I can always remember to get that which I want most while still be ing economical because focusing on what other things [...]

My brother hates me

Posted by Jordan on June 26th, 2007

And why do I know my brother hates me?  Because he obviously wants me to never be able to get anything done with my life ever again.  At least, that’s the only reason I can think of why he’d send me this link.  Oh, cruel world, how will I ever be productive again?

When you’re a kid and you want to go Wii*

Posted by Jordan on June 25th, 2007

I’ve wanted a Nintendo Wii since I first started reading about all the new style of games Nintendo was going for and trying some of the ideas out on my DS. But the sheer amount of work to actually get one combined with my apparent inability to regulate the amount of time I spend [...]