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Sep 13, 2008
iPhone

Walt Mossberg on Election '08

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal wrote about Election ‘08 today: Now there’s a cool new way to follow the 2008 Presidential election anywhere you go...If you care about politics, and understand that polls aren’t perfect, Election ‘08 can p...

Sep 13, 2008
Miscellaneous

Nothing Quite Like Running Naked in a Hurricane

I’ve been watching coverage of Hurricane Ike’s landfall in Texas all evening, and was just watching another clip on the Weather Channel’s website. I noticed something in the last second of this video that’s worth watching: some guy runs naked acro...

Sep 12, 2008
Miscellaneous

Weird Headline Day

  [caption id=”attachment_768” align=”alignnone” width=”300” caption=”NYT: Court clears way for Zuma Presidency”][/caption] [caption id=”attachment_769” align=”alignnone” width=”125” caption=”Zuma Frog”][/caption]  ??????

Sep 11, 2008
iPhone

Election '08 Updated

I just received word from Apple that Election ‘08 has been updated to version 1.1. This brings with it a raft of improvements, including: Battleground states: See which races are the closest at the touch of a button. Polling sources: See the so...

Sep 11, 2008
Zoon Politikon

David Plouffe to 38% of America: STFU

Haha, I love Plouffe: “We’re sensitive to the fluid dynamics of the campaign, but we have a game plan and a strategy,” said Mr. Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe. “We’re familiar with this. And I’m sure between now and Nov. 4 there will be a...

Sep 10, 2008
Apple Mac OS X

iTunes 8: 60 Second Review

Immediate reactions after first firing up iTunes 8, and configuring the Genius feature: Wow, I didn't think Apple could make iTunes look more inconsistent with the rest of the OS and itself than they already had. Guess they topped my expectation...

Sep 10, 2008
Music

Death Cab for Cutie and TV on the Radio

I’m just finishing up lunch, and was spending some time reflecting over the past couple weeks when I realized I never mentioned my day at Bumbershoot on Labor Day. I caught Death Cab for Cutie headlining that night, and was as thoroughly impressed...

Sep 09, 2008
iPhone

The latest on Election '08

Here’s what’s been happening over the past couple days with Election ‘08: A server hiccup made the app unusable for a few hours - I have an update in the queue with Apple to address this sort of thing in the future; I will be hosting all of the ...

Sep 07, 2008
iPhone

Still creeping up at #6

Against all expectations I’ve been carrying, Election ‘08 continues to head up the list of Apple’s top paid apps in the AppStore. I keep thinking that it’s finally topped out, and then am surprised to find that it’s gone up another spot. At least ...

Sep 06, 2008
Zoon Politikon

Sure it is, as long as you're a complete moron

Schwarzenegger: Even in the face of job losses and the mortgage crisis, the core Republican message is still appealing: No higher taxes, get government off your back, cut regulations and make us more competitive.