Diabetes Walk, take 2

alternateorg on October 24, 2005

There’s still more time! Since we decided to do the American Walk for Diabetes in Boulder instead of Denver, hoping for better weather, you can still make your donation to the cause.

You want my son to get cured, right? You have a little extra cash, right? Do I need to draw you a picture? Thanks to Tai and Phil for donating through Alternate. Ian appreciates it.

Sigh

alternateorg on October 20, 2005

You know you have a problem when even you skip over your blog’s tab in Safari. “Why go there? There’s nothing new, and I know, because it’s mine. And it sucks.”

Sigh.

"This guy trashes the HIG the way Johnny Depp trashes a hotel room."

alternateorg on September 13, 2005

You’d probably have seen this anyway because you all should read Daring Fireball, but I just had to point this out, and right now. Daring Fireball: The iTunes 5 Announcement From the Perspective of an Anthropomorphized Brushed Metal User Interface Theme

Brushed Metal: Who did they go with for iTunes? Not that Unified Title and Toolbar cocksucker…

Mike: No, they got someone new.

Brushed Metal: New?

Mike: Yeah, and he’s hot. Very hot. He looks like Unified with a tan.

Brushed Metal: Beige?!

Mike: No, not tan colored. Like suntanned. He’s like Unified but darker. His color is a lot like yours, but smooth and shaded like Unified. And thinner. No borders. It’s a very chic look. Reminds me of you, back in the day.

Jobs calls father of teen killed over iPod

alternateorg on July 7, 2005

Holy shit.
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs personally called the family of a 15-year-old New Yorker to offer his condolences after the teenager was killed last week during a fight over an iPod, according to a report published Wednesday.
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“Some people talk to you like they’re something remote. He was so familiar. After every word, he paused, as if each word he said came from his heart,” Rose told the Times.