January 2010
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iPad is to the Laptop What Wii is to the Video...
There are two important things that the iPad and the Wii share: a sharp focus on what the customer really needs and a deep understanding of the power of the platform.
Nintendo Wii Wins Customers by Being Clever
The most remarkable thing about the Nintendo Wii is how its cleverness counters the oneupmanship of raw processing power offered by the other video game systems.
Nintendo got out of the...
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What to Do If Your Car Accelerates Uncontrollably →
If your car accelerates uncontrollably (we’re looking at you Toyota), here’s what Consumer Reports recommends:
Brake firmly.
Put the car into neutral.
Turn off the ignition.
(Consumer Reports via N.Y. Times)
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Exercise Keeps Your Cells Young →
Regular exercise can keep your DNA strands in much better shape than those with a sedentary lifestyle. (N.Y. Times)
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Yoga: Where Chocolate and Chakras Collide →
In the yoga world, nothing is more controversial than what you eat. (This article’s reader comments are pretty interesting too.) (N.Y. Times)
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An American Absinthe, Borne on Vodka’s Back →
All of these small batch liquors sound amazing. I would love a taste-test! (N.Y. Times)
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Good News: Ozone Hole is Mending; Bad News: May... →
The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer covering Antarctica is on the mend and may be completely fixed by 2060. The bad news is that a fixed ozone layer may (or may not) intensify global climate change. (N.Y. Times)
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A.P. = Advanced Pressure →
Just the other day, I told a friend that I regret having taken four Advanced Placement courses my senior year of high school (plus a part-time internship at Kodak Research Labs in the afternoon). It was so stressful that I ended up with really bad case of mononucleosis and failed out of my typing class as a result of absence due to illness. I might have been a lot happier taking fewer A.P. classes...
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Serpico on 'Serpico' →
Frank Serpico, the New York police officer who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force, looks back on the aftermath of his bravery. He also watches “Serpico,” the movie, for the first time. (N.Y. Times)
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WIRQ Celebrates 50 Years On The Air →
WIRQ, a high-school radio station in Rochester, NY, is where I got my first exposure to radio, and I fell in love with it. It celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. I was the music director for a while and then became station manager. My biggest highlight was when we got a 1 rating (or share—I don’t remember) in the Arbitron ratings. That’s pretty amazing for a station with all the...
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Tyranny of the Minority? →
Is the U.S. Senate’s use of the filibuster unconstitutional? (N.Y. Times)
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Burglars Follow Apple Store Customers in L.A. →
Burglars have been following customers leaving a Los Angeles Apple Store and waiting for them to leave their purchases in a parked car. Then, they break into the cars and steal the goods. (L.A. Times)
I love the first comment on the article: “This would never happen with Windows PC’s.”
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That 1937 Feeling →
Paul Krugman, economist, believes—despite improving economic indicators—that the economy has a bad future and that we need to continue stimulus programs. Otherwise, we face worsening the economy—just like 1937 in the Great Depression:
During the good years of the last decade, such as they were, growth was driven by a housing boom and a consumer spending surge. Neither is coming back. There can’t...
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“Our politics are polarized, our finances are still overleveraged, and our...”
– Ross Douthat in “Decline Is Relative” (N.Y. Times)