The Rigged-Up Net

I saw X3 last week on Friday… and when I saw the Juggernaut come on and say what he says in the clip below, I was stunned… Was it planned? Or a coincidence? hmm… Pouya would be proud…

Everyone knows I love Vonage… so a lot of people have been asking me if I was going to participate in their IPO. Many where shocked to hear me say: No. Don’t get me wrong, as a customer, Vonage is awesome… there’s no other phone service I’d ever have. However, this is an investment decision […]

This is a very impressive and compelling demo of Parallels for MacOS:

Watch this…. you’ll want a Vette afterwards: 😀

All you ever wanted to know about Apple’s New NYC Store. If you didn’t already know, its all underground. Video: Apple’s 24-7 retail store And here’s a CNBC clip: Update: Here’s a sweet Panaramic photo of it: http://www.panoramas.dk/newspanos/f20-apple-store.html

Wow, its like Motorola is trying take over with cell phone radiation! Ten highest-radiation cell phones (United States) Ten lowest-radiation cell phones (United States)

Hate how SWA doesn’t have assigned seats? Don’t like the “herding of the cattle” while trying to board? Change is not certain, and could not happen before 2008, company says. Southwest considers move to assigned seating

This is trippy:

I’ve always thought this was true, but its good to see someone has written about it: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter. CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character

Is this some sort of new indie film genre? Because if it is, its awesome. If not, its still pretty damn funny. 😀

I imagine, when Dirk got his first computer (an Atari ST was it?) I think it must’ve gone something like this: (Just imagine that the girl in the video is Brett or something 😀 )

This is fascinating stuff: Successes or failures of employees in the workplace can be traced to what kind of father they had, a psychologist argues in a new book. In “The Father Factor,” Stephan Poulter lists five styles of fathers — super-achieving, time bomb, passive, absent and compassionate/mentor — who have powerful influences on the […]

Everyone thinking about buying a house should read this: Sell Now! : The End of the Housing Bubble One of my favorite quotes in the book talks about how the housing market in San Antonio has dropped 20% in value as of late, but nobody knows it because its typical that people don’t adjust for […]

This guy must be great at parties… and maybe even weddings…. 😀

The Halo 3 trailer is out! Maybe its time to get a Xbox 360 and an HDTV set after all… 🙂 Halo 3 Trailer

Apple’s new set of ads are great… the “Restarting” ad reminds me of the Kill Bill ad that Dirk sent me a while back… Good stuff: http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

Woah: Rackspace use bullying marketing tactics, don’t listen, and hide behind semantic trickery. Avoid like the plague. Rackspace Spam

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