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Dear Rockbox, take a graphic design lesson from Apple. Your new looks are fun, but you can't read shit.

I downloaded this a few weeks ago and was plenty skeptical: Cooliris. It's surprisingly simple and feeds me lots of images and videos with minimal clicking and intuitive scrolling. Oh, and it looks cool, which is always a nice bonus.

A new laptop came my way a few weeks ago, and it's been treating me well. I'll probably do a mini review of it when I get a chance and want to record my thoughts in that department.

Anyone have any news on 32gb iPhones?

internet speed

Maybe I'm missing something, but shouldn't these numbers be the other way around if I'm at home?

A Few Good Architects

This came thru the email forwards...

Few Good Architects

One Act Play

Cast:

Architect: Tom Cruise

Engineer: Jack Nicholson

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Engineer: You want answers?

Architect: I think I'm entitled to them.

Engineer: You want answers?!

Architect: I want the truth!

Engineer: You can't HANDLE the truth son; we live in a world that has beams, columns, and lintels. And those components have to be located in walls. Who's gonna design them? You? You, Mr. Architect? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.

You weep for lost parking spaces and you curse the size of my truss girder. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that those structural systems, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at parties; you want me on that design team. You need me on that design team. We use words like design, code, and analysis. We use these words as the backbone to a life spent providing owner comfort, safety, and efficiency. You use 'em as a punch-line at a party.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain my design to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very environment that I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said 'thank you' and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a Risa-3d and design a building system. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!

Architect: Did you oversize the columns on the east wall?

Engineer (quietly): I did the job you hired me to do.

Architect: Did you oversize columns on the east wall?!!

Engineer: You're damn right I did!