By William M. Hartnett on Jun 5, 2007 in oddities | 1 Comment
Just try to tell me you haven’t always wondered about this: Did pirates really say “arrrr?” No, apparently, though “pirates were known to dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.”
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By William M. Hartnett on Jun 5, 2007 in geekery | 0 Comments
This combines commercial aviation and mapping, two of my favorite things: JetBlue has added Google Maps to its seatback personal television system. Passengers can now see their plane’s real-time altitude, speed and location in the familiar Google Maps interface. No word on when we can look forward to an in-flight Google Maps API.
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By William M. Hartnett on Jun 5, 2007 in whinging | 0 Comments
Three things currently burning up the tech, pop culture and media sections of my Google Reader, and which I’m incredibly tired of hearing about:
> UNRELENTING IPHONE INSANITY
It debuts June 29, has only one button and instantly makes my WinMo Moto Q, iPod, Volkswagen, coffee grinder and every computer I’ve ever owned stupidly obsolete. It’s a [...]
