Monthly Archives: October 2011

Movie: Drive

There are certain movies that are so good and so different that they are revelatory. Drive is such a movie.

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Review: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (2011) Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs is written for idiots. See the rest of the review at my new book blog: Mike Cane Reads.

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Review: Success: A Novel

Success: A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams (1921) This is a book I’m certain Ayn Rand must have read and been influenced by. See the rest of the review at my new book blog: Mike Cane Reads.

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Occupy Wall Street: October 30, 2011

All photos taken Sunday October 30, 2011 at some time before 8AM. Resized and resampled to VGA, click any to enlarge. Photos appear in the order they were taken. These are near-99% of the photos this time. The weather was … Continue reading

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Occupy Wall Street: October 29, 2011

All photos taken Saturday October 29, 2011 between 7:40-8:00AM. Resized and resampled to VGA, click any to enlarge. Photos appear in the order they were taken. These are near-95% of the photos this time. The weather was bad and there … Continue reading

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Back After An Interruption!

Triffid trapped in force field With the minor storm — less than an inch of snow! — came a two-day cable TV interruption.

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Max Gunther: You Want These eBooks

Informal e-reader library comparison That post prompted me to go see who added Max Gunther’s books since my original post. I’d requested yelled at both Kobo and Sony’s Reader Store to add them. I didn’t bother with Barnes & Noble … Continue reading

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TV: Hidden, Episode Four

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TV: American Horror Story, Episode Four

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Sony Reader WiFi: Sloppy Screen Redraw

I noticed this in the initial videos from a trade show months ago but thought it was a matter of pre-release software. Now it’s been confirmed in more than one video that Sony is doing something bizarre in its handling … Continue reading

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