Derek Rose: Archive

“It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the...”

– Steve Jobs No camera, no multi-tasking, no phone calls, no tethering, no Flash, no background apps, no new multi-touch interface, no USB port, no SD card slot, no file management, no widescreen, no “open development”, no switchable battery, no stylus, no live streaming TV, no...

Jan 29th

“You know how everyone who has ever done Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? always...”

– Stephen Fry

Jan 28th

“The State of The Union has been boring since the second season. I dunno why NBC...”

– comment I approved. (via peterfeld)

Jan 28th

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iPad thoughts

Just wanted to write down some initial thoughts about the iPad, without having ever used one of course, but no one else has used one either so we’re all just basing our reactions on bullet points and glossy photos at this point. Name Really not feeling the name. I’m one of the people that thinks of Maxi Pads every time I hear it or read it. There’s also a lot of jokes going...

Jan 28th

27" iMac first impressions

I purchased the new 27” quad-core iMac a couple days ago and wanted to post some of my first impressions about it. Picked it up at the Cherry Creek Apple Store rather than ordering online because I’m very impatient when it comes to getting a new Mac. The specialist that got the computer for me was a little disoriented when I walked up to him and rattled off to him exactly what I...

Dec 3rd

“The quieter you become the more you can hear.”

– Baba Ram Dass

Nov 22nd

Sneezing girl - I love the internet.

It started with this: Then this: And finally: I’m sure it’ll keep going from there. So awesome. Especially at 32 seconds. WAhahaha

Nov 16th

Apple makes changes to stores for X-mas →

Funny that as soon as Microsoft blatantly copied every aspect of the Apple store in their own stores for no reason other than to copy them, Apple decides that some things about their stores are bad so they change them. Namely they are going from multi-colored shirts for each type of employee, to having one color shirt for everyone, as customers found the multi-colored shirts confusing and usually...

Oct 30th

Oct 29th

Wolfram Alpha just blew my mind →

I’ve been reading headlines and snippets of articles about Wolfram Alpha for a few weeks but hadn’t been able to watch the screencasts and things because of the crappy internet in Iraq. Now that I’m in Qatar I have much more acceptable connection speeds and finally watched the screencast. I highly, highly consider giving it a look. It is extremely impressive. As it grows it is...

May 16th

USAF Staff Sergeant reports fuel loss →

A USAF Staff Sergeant reported fuel loss on a plane travelling to Japan and may have kept the plane from crashing later. That’s a hell of an EPR bullet. (An item to put on your yearly review, for people not in the AF)

May 15th

Green day

I just bought the new Green Day album on Amazon MP3 Downloads today. It is on sale for only $5. I’ve spent more money buying music in the past few months since Amazon MP3 Downloads came out than in the past 5 years probably. Still haven’t spent that much, but I’ve spent more. Reason 1: No DRM. I can download it on my Windows laptop here in Qatar and then when I get home...

May 15th

SNL by the numbers →

Interesting analysis of SNL with who is in the most skits, who is made fun of the most, etc.

May 15th

Hackers are stealing your Twitter porn name →

I don’t really believe these silly memes were created to steal people’s secret questions, but it’s something to keep in mind that even simple things like this could potentially lead to compromised information.

May 12th

Etiquette

My roommate put his shoes under my bed with my shoes. I’m pretty sure that is a breach of some kind of roommate etiquette. I feel violated.

May 12th

UAV warfare →

Been considering re-training into this career field. Enlisted members control the $1 million dollar sensors on these planes and also guide the rockets which are actually fired by the pilot. I spent 5 hours with the guys flying these here at our base in Iraq and got a good look at what they do. I even got to control the sensor for a while. It was pretty amazing. I was following trucks on the...

May 12th

Soldier kills 5 Americans. →

Wow, sadness. It’s bad enough worrying about the bad guys over here without worrying about one of your own going on a rampage. I’m sure we’ll be sitting in even more briefings about mental health very soon. That seems to be the solution to everything, more briefings! More Powerpoint slideshows!

May 11th

Awkward Family Photos →

Fantastic. Almost as good as Why The Fuck Do You Have a Kid.

May 11th

Trekkie lives in starship →

This is some serious dedication. I bet he was in line to see the new Star Trek movie when it came out. I want an office like the Matrix. Kind of like the guy in the movie Grandma’s Boy I guess. :)

May 8th

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Oct 24th

Watch

More brilliance. So funny.

Oct 16th

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So, so, brilliant. via Kevin!

Oct 9th

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Oct 7th

Ike destruction pictures →

Some very amazing pictures of the destruction caused by hurricane Ike. I really hadn’t heard much about it so I didn’t know it was this bad in places. Some of the shots are quite incredible though.

Oct 4th

Oct 3rd

“Ron Paul on the “bailout” bill currently being redrafted by...”

– Almost everything I read from Ron Paul makes sense to me. He should be president or something. Oh wait.

Oct 3rd

Boy kills zoo animals →

This is why kids should be spanked. Often. Also why kid’s parents shouldn’t be morons.

Oct 3rd

Boxer - DOSBox for Mac →

Good to have on hand in case I get a hankering for an old DOS game like Duke Nukem 3D or something. Emulates an old DOS machine so you can play them on a Mac.

Oct 1st

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I don’t care about politics, but this is a funny impersonation. And if you watch the real interview video Tina Fey actually didn’t have to modify it that much.

Sep 28th