Things Jim Likes

I always knew I'd live forever. And now it's been proven by science.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:18:43 -0500

I always knew I'd live forever. And now it's been proven by science.

Missing Missy

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:36:46 -0500

Missing Missy:

If I ever lose a cat, I’m paying this guy to make the poster.

"So what’s the secret to making marriage last? Two people who choose to stay married. That’s it."

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:39:23 -0500

“So what’s the secret to making marriage last?
Two people who choose to stay married. That’s it.”

- The secret to a lasting marriage

nook for Android, finally

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:56:35 -0500

nook for Android, finally:

Barnes and Noble had a special opportunity to be the very first bookstore backed ebook reader available on the Android platform. Instead they are dead last, beat by both Amazon and Borders.

The special opportunity came in that their handheld reader, The Nook, runs the Android platform. So, presumably, very little modification would be required to port it to mobile phones as opposed to the specific hardware of the Nook.

Oh well.

The Kindle app is great. And the Barnes and Noble owned eReader.com website app is terrible. So I’m not sure I have any reason to take a chance on it now.

I guess competition is good though.

New policy aims elimnate no VBAC stances.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:48:50 -0500

New policy aims elimnate no VBAC stances.:

“Most women who’ve had a C-section, and many who’ve had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next baby, say new guidelines — a step toward reversing the “once a cesarean, always a cesarean” policies taking root in many hospitals.”

If only I were this lucky.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:00:01 -0500

If only I were this lucky.

Google Music Launching Alongside Android 3.0

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:41:07 -0500

Google Music Launching Alongside Android 3.0:

There’s still no guarantee any of the current crop of handsets will see these updates but, regardless, this is good news. Competition is good and, even when locked to the Android platform, there are not many solid offerings in this arena. Music in the cloud is one of the most interesting immediate uses of it for most consumers.

TV business kisses HDMI goodbye

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:48:45 -0500

TV business kisses HDMI goodbye:

Good bye, HDMI. Long live whatever new thing the device manufacturers think we should use (though, admittedly, this does seem better).

Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been open sourced

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:29:38 -0500

Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been open sourced :

And all the EVO users who hate sense but still want to use their cameras, their HDMI out, and their 4G connection rejoice.

Anyone want to start a pool on how long it takes to see an EVO Rom for this?

DROID X available on Verizon on July 15th

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:27:10 -0500

DROID X available on Verizon on July 15th:

Single 8MP Camera, HDMI Out, 4.3” screen, 1GHz Processor, Android OSP (Non HTC Sense), Android 2.2 (Froyo).

Should be a very nice phone for new and existing Verizon customers.

DCTA plans no night or weekend service

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:20:28 -0500

DCTA plans no night or weekend service:

Seems a bit absurd that a rail service paid for by Denton residents and customers would be designed not to benefit that very demographic.

"I’m not just a font. I am a force of motherfucking nature and I will not rest until every..."

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:00:42 -0500

“I’m not just a font. I am a force of motherfucking nature and I will not rest until every uptight armchair typographer cock-hat like you is surrounded by my lovable, comic-book inspired, sans-serif badassery.”

- I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.

An interesting look at the way we see time, the way we pace...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:11:29 -0500

An interesting look at the way we see time, the way we pace ourselves, and how technology and modern life and affecting the overall view. (via Ryan Abrams)

Face Recognition -- It's going to be the future soon.

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:38:12 -0500

Face Recognition -- It's going to be the future soon.:

“We’re at the point where you could snap a person’s face with Google Goggles and find out their entire life story: their employment, their friends, what they looked like before they dyed their hair.”

Technology destroyed the village. And it’s now technology that will bring it back together… though not quite the same.

U.S. official: Flow of oil from spill has stopped

Fri, 28 May 2010 10:53:10 -0500

U.S. official: Flow of oil from spill has stopped:

Hoo-effin-ray! Another 48 hours before we know for sure… but I like the sound of this.

Ten Reasons to Watch Less Television

Wed, 26 May 2010 10:53:27 -0500

Ten Reasons to Watch Less Television:

“The average American watched an average of 5.1 hours of television per day in 2009. That’s time you could have spent exercising, eating a meal together, entertaining, enjoying nature, meditating, enjoying a hobby, reading a book, or fulfilling a dream.”

5.1 hours a day is unbelivable. So I poked around looking for other sources to confirm this. I found many. Here’s one from the LA Times.

This alone makes me want to throw out every Television in my house (okay, I only have one, but still) just to help bring down the average even more.

Lost Finale Explained, supposedly by one of the writers.

Wed, 26 May 2010 08:56:01 -0500

Lost Finale Explained, supposedly by one of the writers. :

Lots of good bits in here that cover Dharma, the MIB, Smokey, and the Flash Sideways.

“The reason Ben’s not in the church, and the reason no one is in the church but for Season 1 people is because they wrote the ending to the show after writing the pilot. And never changed it. The writers always said (and many didn’t believe them) that they knew their ending from the very first episode. I applaud them for that. It’s pretty fantastic.”

Kissing a kid's owies may aid long-term health

Tue, 25 May 2010 23:52:48 -0500

Kissing a kid's owies may aid long-term health

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."

Tue, 25 May 2010 19:28:47 -0500

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”

- Henry David Thoreau

(via becomingminimalist)

Tue, 25 May 2010 15:22:47 -0500

(via becomingminimalist)