Linkdump for 10 February 2011

sparrow – The New Mail for Mac Sparrow is a new Mac mail app that looks like it may deal with Gmail accounts in a reasonable way. I am waiting for the Lite version, which will be free (ad-supported) according to their blog. Interim Apple Chief Under Fire After Unveiling Grotesque New MacBook | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source Quoting: "And you definitely cannot look at porn," Brick added. "The thing got really aroused." (via Further) Custom Suitcase Holds Whiskey, Brass Knuckles Great design. YouTube – Hamster Powered Walker I am impressed. (via Mish) Digest powered by RSS...

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Posted on 10 Feb 2011 | 1 comment

FOX’s Traffic Light: How to Make Lying Unfunny

I didn’t plan on watching FOX’s new show “Traffic Light” last night on Hulu, but I was trying to switch my brain off after a particularly intense round of homework. Little did I know that those twenty-two minutes would annoy me enough for me to write a review. There are many things I could say about “Traffic Light”, many things that I hope other, better reviewers will say. Right now, my annoyance is focused on how “Traffic Light” sucks all the funniness out of lying. In real life, lying isn’t funny. I’m not talking about hyperbole or sarcasm, because those are plenty funny. I am talking about the lying that “Traffic Light” depicts: misrepresenting oneself intentionally to another person in...

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Posted on 10 Feb 2011 | 8 comments