All Blog Posts (Page 37)

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.

Sep 06, 2008
iPhone Zoon Politikon

Accusations of Bias

I’ve been accused in the reviews of Election ‘08 of demonstrating a pro-Obama bias in the listed polls. Here are a few facts: Yes, I'm a liberal. Duh. I'm not going to change your mind about who to vote for by publishing this app. I will sell ...

Sep 06, 2008
iPhone

#10!

I was out shooting pictures at the Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair this afternoon (lots of fun, and pix will be up tonight or tomorrow) when I checked the AppStore to see how Election ‘08 was doing, only to discover that I had broken into the top 10! S...

Sep 05, 2008
iPhone

Election '08's just a buck

And apparently people dig it. Nice! Thanks to everyone who’s already bought it, and especially to everyone who’s given me feedback on it!

Sep 04, 2008
Zoon Politikon

Someecards

Too good not to pass along. Found on PhotoShelter’s Shoot! the Blog, along with many more fantastic ones:

Sep 04, 2008
Zoon Politikon

Merlot-drinking liberals

Although I appreciate Nate Silver’s detailed, attentive analysis of Sarah Palin, I must take umbrage at this characterization of us as “Daily Kos reading, merlot-drinking [liberals].” I don’t fucking drink merlot, and lately I’ve been more of a ma...

Sep 04, 2008
iPhone

Election '08 for iPhone

I launched an iPhone app last night, called Election ‘08, which I describe as follows: Impress your friends and confound your enemies with your up-to-the-minute knowledge of which candidate is winning in each of the fifty states, and the District...

Sep 02, 2008
Zoon Politikon

Read. My. Lips.

Well, not really, but you get the idea. I had heard this a while ago, but it’s always nice to run into it again in the NYT. Did you know that ordinary folks’ incomes rise more under Democratic Presidents than Republican ones? Take a look: [If] his...