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Mar 22 08

I need a new mobile phone. The iPhone is the obvious choice but buying a phone that is locked into a provider I haven’t chosen seems too much like a Microsoft trick to me. Making a new user jump through hoops and sign locking agreements, preventing them from using the product in the […]

Choosing a new mobile phone just got a lot easier

Feb 03 08

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Passage is a video game by Jason Rohrer that was selected for exhibition at Kokoromi’s Gamma256 event. It’s a free and very small download, for OSX, Linux and Windows, and I promise it will make you smile.
Commentators from all over the world, from independent bloggers to the Wall Street Journal, have tried […]

I promise this will make you smile

Dec 12 07

Robert Ellis_Etc.2 Comments

I’ve been hoping for a long time to find someone to take over Upstart Blogger, but it’s with mixed feelings that I write this post to let you know that Upstart Blogger is finally changing hands.
I’ll let the new publisher, Ashley Morgan, introduce himself in a future post. But I can tell you that […]

Upstart Blogger Changes Hands

Oct 02 07

Robert Ellis_Etc.4 Comments

I don’t usually succumb to posting rants, but Apple’s recent actions are beginning to make me question my long-standing loyalty to the company. Bricking the iPhone is only the latest in a string of ill-advised corporate decisions and a New York woman’s $1 million dollar suit against Apple and AT&T over the iPhone price cut […]

Boycott iTunes and Show Apple We Still Have a Choice

May 09 07

Robert Ellis_Etc.25 Comments

Freebase, the upstart database that some are calling the first major Web 3.0 application and others the bastard child of wikipedia and the Open Directory Project, is still moving through alpha. But it’s getting pretty damn interesting. And I’ve got some free invites to give away.
Have you ever been frustrated by Google, trying to narrow […]

Freebase: The World’s Database (Free Invites)

Jan 07 06

Robert Ellis_Etc.37 Comments

Though still in beta, Newsvine is becoming one of my favorite destinations for news. Described as a news “collective,” Newsvine aggregates news from traditional news sources (like the Associated Press and CNN) and enables discussion through commenting and live chat.
But what really makes Newsvine unique is the option to contribute to the news, either […]

Newsvine: Read, Discuss, or Write the News

Jun 26 05

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Interesting post on Slate by Daniel Engber about his attempt to win a “contagious media” contest by creating a site called Crying, While Eating. The site features videos of distraught individuals bawling about everything from failing to plan to always succumbing to temptation, while eating a smorgasbord of depressing food ranging from “Hokey Pokey” […]

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