Jerry recently passed this article along to me: It’s Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing.
You know – this is one of those times where Apple is truly at a loss. I know I’m not exactly an Apple sympathizer or anything, but think about it. They release one mobile device a year (now two, with the iPad) and those new releases are really just updates to the existing platform. Google gave their operating system to every manufacturer that wanted it… and they all wanted it. Motorola alone will release two more Android handsets on Verizon wireless in the next three months. LG has committed to 20 (yeah, twenty) new Android handsets released worldwide by 2011. HTC isn’t slowing down either. And their EVO 4G simply outclasses the new iPhone4.
The iPhone4 was equaled or surpassed on all counts before it was even released by the Evo 4G. This has never happened to Apple before. It’s going to hurt.
Hopefully Apple has built their army of fanboys (and girls) strong enough to weather the next year of mediocrity. I hope so – the world needs competition from innovators like Apple.
Kingston Springs Elementary. The water was another four feet over this at its highest point.
The other side of Burns Park (see photos from yesterday for the ball-field side.)
Burns Park again.
The active (well, not any more) railroad bridge near Burns Park…. note the bottom has been washed away.
Asphalt destroyed on the bridge leading up Pinnacle Hill in Kingston Springs.
The old bridge (and the area around it) near Burns Park is just wrecked.
This is the railroad bridge across from Burns Park in Kingston Springs. Word is that by now (2 hours after taking this photo) the water is nearly over this bridge.
This is one side of Burns Park in Kingston Springs, TN. The dog park and skate park are both completely submerged… you can barely see the old jungle-gym and swingset on the right.
The bridge leading out of downtown Kingston Springs, going toward White Bluff is totally flooded. When the news says not to try to cross standing water, this is the shit they are talking about. Looks crossable, but beyond the bridge is much deeper and the water is moving more swiftly than it looks.
Wooohooo – I just got an email from Lego with my closed beta invitation key for Lego Universe. Sadly, if I understand correctly, the confidentiality agreement prevents me from sharing screenshots and other gems of excitement… so I won’t be posting anything up here of that sort.
I am terribly sick of biting into a McDonalds hamburger and hurting my teeth on the random piece of hard bone or cartilage that seems to be in ever burger I buy from them. And it’s not singular to my most convenient location. It seems that any McDonalds I eat at, I have a (roughly estimated) 70% chance of getting a burger with this random cow-shrapnel in it. It ruins my meal and often my day. Just the fear of getting one of these all-too-common “bone” burgers has made me pass up McDonalds on countless locations even though I don’t like the taste of most other fast-food burgers. And when I do occasionally give in to the desire of a McDee’s burger, I am reminded why I usually drive on by.
If you are a 2002 or 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX driver like myself, you are often greeted by the smell of gasoline whenever the weather gets cold. I complained to Subaru about the problem a couple years ago and was directed to Subaru Technical Service Bulletin #09-36-03 which acknowledges the issue, but offers no assistance in fixing the problem. Forums like NASIOC and i-Club offer excellent DIY guides, but the process is far from fun and quite time-consuming…. so I (as many others like me) have just put up with the fuel smell and simply hoped that it’s not bad enough to explode my beloved car… or my family.
