Beers for Sgt. James Crowley [ E H PI ]

On a scale from 1-10, Sgt. James Crowley should've requested any of these beers.

10. Black Hook Porter (Red Hook Brewing)
9. Haystack Black Porter (Portland Brewing Co.)
8. Blackstone Irish Stout (Blackstone Brewing)
7. Black Cat Stout (Portsmouth Brewing)
6. Nutfield Black 47 Stout (Old Nutfield Brewing Co.)
5. Black Forest (Saranac Brewing)
4. Black Chocolate Stout (Brooklyn Brewery)
3. Wit Black (Wit Brewing)
2. Bing Bear Black Stout (Sonoma County Brews)
1. Arrogant Bastard Ale (Stone Brewing)

Why I Jailbreak [ A G T ]

Why I jailbreak my iPhone.

I want Google Voice. (GV Mobile)
I want to be able to record video on my ancient iPhone 3G. (iPhoneVideoRecorder)
I want to be to be able to tether my iPhone 3G connection to my MacBook via BlueTooth (MyWi)
I want to be able to stream live video with sound (Bambuser)
I want themes themes themes (Winterboard)
I want to force apps - when appropriate - to run in the background (Backgrounder)
I want to be able to simulate the quality of a 4 Mp camera (ClearCam)
I want 5 icons in the "Dock" (5 Icon Dock)
I want digital zoom and the option to select lighting type (e.g. fluorescent) for the camera (Snapture)
I want pictures to appear in the list of names, not just each individual entry (Cyntact)
I want to be able to download and save files from websites (Safari Download Manager)
I want to be able to email said files as attachments (iFile)

And "yes" I have donated to all who requested donations for their products.

Apple Tablet Musings [ A T ]

Here is what I think the new Apple Tablet will have, and I have to admit the idea is not mine but a concept a late friend came up with about 20 years ago in design school. This is why I think the tablet will be "revolutionary".

The tablet will have a slot for the iPhone to pop in; like a PCMCIA card or ExpressCard slot. The tablet will run OSX (albeit not as powerfully as MacBooks) but be able to also run iPhone Apps on-screen. The game Apps will be upscaled so they will still look quite good on the larger screen.

The Tablet will also use the iPhone's 3G/Edge data connection, as well as the WiFi connection, which will keep the Tablet's pricepoint lower.

For those without iPhones, there will be an accessory "cage" (maybe 3rd party) with a slot for your phone's SIM card and WiFi support.

Earth to the Moon

"Houston, Tranquility Base here; the Eagle has landed"

Had a more stirring phrase been uttered before? If you are near my age you remember this like it was yesterday.

And if you were me you would know this excruciating bit of trivia: the command module Columbia was named in an homage to the Columbiad cannon used to shoot men to the moon in Jules Verne's classic From the Earth to the Moon.

We won the space race, but to what end? One could have conjectured that - based on plotting a graph of progress over the years - that we'd have colonies on Mars by now. There are those who say we have enough "issues" to spend money on here on earth; why should we go to space. Probably the best answer is resources. Asteroids provide an enormous amount of metals for potentially a lower cost than mining on earth. And an ice asteroid can provide almost limitless amounts of water.

My only hope is that we return to the moon and establish bases there and on Mars. One thing to remember is that someday a large asteroid will be on a collision course with earth. Only a group like NASA could try to develop something like the atom-bomb-powered Orion spacecraft.

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iPhone 3.0

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Well, I guess images do not paste with the new OS 3.0 "cut and paste" feature...

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Palin Please

After the great David Letterman joke about "white trash" methinks it would be best if Governor Palin just plain STFU. Don't you get it; Dave was making a joke about your bimbo daughter getting knocked up AGAIN!

She already had an illegitimate kid, so what is one more "among friends". Obviously you did not get the subtle irony.


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EPA Gaseous Emissions [ G P T ]

The US EPA has now officially concluded "carbon dioxide..." is a "major hazard to American's health. I certainly hope they are right, and that they manage this program with all the alacrity of the SuperFund program. I mean that had certainly done well...


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