Paper Or Plastic?

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Our environmental problems are the result of billions of individual decisions, and making the right choice isn’t always obvious.

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July 25th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

Paper Or Plastic?

Just published at Forbes.com:

Our global environmental problems are the net result of billions of individual decisions, and the right choice isn’t always obvious. Should you use a paper bag or a plastic one? Be buried or cremated? Buy an apartment in the city,…

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July 25th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

New York State Passes Video Game Label Law

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The governor of New York has signed a bill that singles out video games and unfairly restricts both developers’ free speech and consumer’s access to an important form of media. Senate Bill 6401 will require all video games sold in…

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July 25th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

Super Mario Kart Wedding Cake

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Flickr user M.A.L. has posted pictures of a ridiculously awesome Mario-themed wedding cake — click through the picture to see the full set. Then take a look at the Mii table centerpieces. Too cool.

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July 25th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

No Babel Fish Yet

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This photo of a sign in China demonstrates why you should never rely on machine translation for anything important. drno.de via seriouseats

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July 21st, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

Feist Goes To Sesame Street

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Musician Feist (perhaps best known for this iPod commercial) appears in a recent episode of Sesame Street to celebrate the number four.

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July 21st, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

Beer Monday: Iron Hill Ring Of Fire Porter

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I almost lost an eye sampling this beer. Was it worth permanently impairing my vision? No. But I’d be happy to try Iron Hill Brewery’s Ring of Fire another time — as long as I can wear a hockey mask…

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July 15th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

Friday Gallimaufry: Phone Home

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Why don’t you use your fancy-lad phone to check the links in this gallimaufry? • Dig Dug pillows • Exterminate! Ex-ter-mi-nate! • Anti-paparazzi sunglasses • Boom de yada, boom de yada • Crack the Fermilab secret code • Can’t go…

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July 15th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

iPhone Upgrade Finally Works

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Despite earlier difficulties, I am happy to report that Apple’s iPhone upgrade servers are back up, and I have successfully completed my phone’s update. In fact, I’m posting this using the new iPhone TypePad blogging application. My early impression is…

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July 15th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »

Apple’s Update Bricked My iPhone

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At precisely 9:00 AM this morning, I plugged in my first-generation iPhone, booted up iTunes and excitedly began the process of updating the phone to software version 2.0 — an upgrade that should allow me to install and use the…

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July 11th, 2008 by dme | No Comments »