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The rollercoaster ride

“Air” Rollercoaster, originally uploaded by nic0. I bought a new battery for my iBook last night. Which means that after months of eyeing a room’s outlets anytime I wanted to use my computer, I’m finally back to the land of laptop users enjoying the convenience they paid for. But part of me wonders if my [...]

Public Radio app turns iPhone into geekiest device ever.

This weekend, Kerry and I became proud owners of iPhones. We’re a little late to the game, but I don’t really mind. It’s been worth the wait. And half of that reason is how geeky I can make the device. If I open up the calculator, for example, and turn the phone sideways, it becomes [...]

Sarah Vowell Explains it all

I was looking for a story from “This American Life” which understood and delineated exactly how I feel about local TV news – it’s all panicky and yell-y about every last little thing (DID YOU KNOW ONE DROP COULD KILL YOU??). I was looking, but I didn’t bother finding it because I found a link [...]

Purgatory by the Dashboard Lights

What you see above may not seem like it, but it is among the longest drives you can make. Psychologically, anyway. Were it longer, it could take more than one day – which would be preferable, as you would be able to sleep. Instead, it takes eight hours to get from Memphis to my parents’ [...]