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Time To Nut Up Or Shut Up — pauldavidolson.com Gets @CloudFlare
So I just turned on CloudFlare for this domain … my primary domain that’s tied to my primary email address. Scared as hell. Results to follow.
I Think 75% Of My Twitter Followers Are Prostitutes
I’m not an avid Twitter tweeter. Or Twitterer. Or Tweeter (that’s got to be trademarked, right?). Anyway … I’m not on the Twitter a lot. But I’ve got some followers. I looked at them today, and I think they’re almost all prostitutes. Seriously, check these out: @sf_meg (maybe), @Inezbu64 (definitely), @Hannalouise_24 (um, naked profile pic), [...]
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Mid-Air Blog Post — Thanks, Louis CK
I’m in the air as I type this. Enjoy some Louis CK:
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Google, Please Offer A CDMA Nexus S So I Can Use It On Virgin Mobile
I have to admit, I miss my Nexus One. The only thing that could make the pain go away would be a CDMA Nexus S (unlocked, of course). Sure, T-Mobile and AT&T are great, but Virgin Mobile’s $25 for unlimited data and 300 voice minutes is a helluva deal. Google, what do you think? Please?
4 Reasons Why BlackBerry is Beating Apple’s iPhone
StatCounter is claiming that BlackBerry is beating Apple’s iOS for the first time ever … forgetting, of course, that when Apple launched the iPhone, the BlackBerry was already about a decade old and was beating Apple. Anyway, here’s why it’s happening: Cheap BlackBerry devices on Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile. On Virgin, you can get [...]
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What will we do with all these apps?
Kid, in my day, “apps” were called “applications” — and you had to run them on your personal computer. The personal computer sat on your desk, and it had a screen the size of a small TV and a keyboard big enough that you could type with all of your fingers instead of just your [...]
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The recession is over, part 3 — Black Friday preview
Warren Buffett agrees with me — the recession is over. Yay! Here’s another economic indicator that things are better: I’m avoiding Michigan Avenue again. Last weekend it was packed with shoppers and Chicago tourists. There was a crowd at the Gap — I had to wait in line to try on my jeans. It hasn’t [...]
Goodbye, Nexus One — Are our smartphones making us stupider?
I sold my Nexus One on eBay. I bought a simple AT&T GoPhone instead. The thing I’ll miss most about my old phone? The camera. The Nexus One takes great pictures, even in low-light. My new phone doesn’t have a camera. But here’s why I did what I did. photo credit: Denis Dervisevic I stopped [...]
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My Bandwidth Usage Is Down 39% With @CloudFlare (So Far)