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The other day Apple rejected Sony’s eReader app for the App Store/iOS platform. This wouldn’t have made much news, since Apple has a history of rejecting it’s competitors in certain markets regularly. What made it news was the new policy behind the rejection: All “storefront” Apps ( Read more... )

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The following happened on one of the XKCD IRC Chat rooms. We know, we, we have the log.

So why was Jesus given gold when he was born? Wouldn’t diapers or clothing make more sense?
Not really, as they kingly gifts.
Kingly gifts? For Jesus?
He is King.
Oh, King, eh. Very nice. ( Read more... )

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There are times when I hate capitalism…

Did the FCC just bless a capped, two-tier Internet by Nate Anderson (ArsTechnica.com)

So the basics to come out of this article is that the FCC has basically green lit everything the telecoms have asked for then turned to the people (you and ( Read more... )

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo&feature=player_embedded#!

Professor Hans Rosling teaches world health, and with the help of some awesome visualizations, shows human ( Read more... )

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http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=11054

So I’m a bit of a fan of Warren Ellis. Most of the time. I’ve found that I don’t like all of his work but I do like a lot of his work, and I love Transmetropolitan. The above link takes you to a blog post where he talks what tools he uses to ( Read more... )

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So in Part 1, I started this way too long article about eBooks and gifts.

In Part 2, I rambled about Amazon and iTune’s ebooks and asked a question that I didn’t really answer.

Around Part 3 I stated that this article would finally finish next post.

The end!

Okay not really. But I ( Read more... )

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So in Part 1 I talked about what started this endless series of articles.

In Part 2, stated some questions about eBooks and never really answered them.

In this part I’ll continue analyzing the four different avenues of eBooks that I’ve selected from the perspective of others ( Read more... )

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In Part 1, I discussed what led me to the following questions:

How do I communicate to the people wanting to purchase books for me what particular eBook vendor or file format to use and are there methods for them to actually gifting these books?

The question is a bit of an issue ( Read more... )

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So it is the time of year where I start to think about gifts. I like gift giving, especially if I can think of a good gift for someone. The end of the year is about the only time I can give a gift without people giving me a weird expression. Plus I have this awesome scheme where I ( Read more... )

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iPad’s orientation lock to mute switch change will be permanent by Sam Abuelsamid (TUAW)

Came across this while reading a new SillyBean blog entry. SillyBean is the website of author Stephanie Leary, a friend of mine, who offers me a lot of advice and help, especially in my ( Read more... )