How is it not 9 p.m. yet?
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Digg Bought by Betaworks⇢
The former social superstar went for just half a million.
Apple Releases Mountain Lion Advanced Administration Guide⇢
If you get paid to be a Mac nerd, you need to start absorbing this.
via The Verge
The Dell XPS 14⇢
That machine looks familiar.
NASA’s Shuttle II⇢
David S. F. Portree at Wired:
Although the fact is mostly forgotten today, NASA launched plans to replace the Space Shuttle even before the first Space Shuttle mission in April 1981. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan formalized these by signing a directive ordering the U.S. civilian space agency to develop a Space Shuttle successor. Notably, this occurred before the January 1986 Challenger accident laid bare the Space Shuttle’s frailties. NASA has attempted to develop a Space Shuttle successor ever since, but for a wide range of reasons it has not succeeded.
Famous Images Recreated Using Star Wars Figures⇢
Iwo Jima is my favorite.
On Apple’s Refurb Store Outage⇢
Eric Slivka:
Over the past three days, numerous MacRumors readers have noted that Apple’s online store for refurbished products has been completely empty, with the store pages simply noting “Sorry there are no products available, please check back later.”
I really hope this store isn’t going away.
On the 30 Pin Dock Connector⇢
Cult of Mac dives into the Dock Connector as we know it, and why Apple probably can’t “just switch” to using mini USB or some other standard already in use on the market.
United Pixelworkers — Memphis⇢
Ordered.
Phone Booth Wi-Fi⇢
Superman always changes clothes where Wi-Fi is strong.
TBR Goes to Paid Model⇢
Ben Brooks:
All non-members of the site will have access to every post that members have access too, with one caveat: non-members won’t see those posts until seven days after I posted them.
Therefore, you can still enjoy this site, in full, without paying a dime or seeing a single ad — you just have to be OK with enjoying it seven days after members enjoy it.
I realize this isn’t ideal, but being as what I write is not time relevant, I feel that this is a decent tradeoff.
On Credibility and That Book I Wrote, Which People Linked To
Anthony Kay, writing about my e-book Bartending:
Again, 10 bucks give or take isn’t going to break the bank, but when compared to other established tech blog authors like Patrick Rhone or Michael Lopp it’s a high price to pay for something so brief. But again I figured, it’s written by someone who was “on the inside” so it must be really good even if it is exceptionally brief, especially with all the glowing reviews it received, right?