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"All due respect to Sophie, but AnyList is pretty awesome. Similar item suggestion as you type, and list sharing. Also, free." - Brad Choate

"Applying a rating is not "policing". Enforcing usage rules based on ratings would be, and that's left up to the owner of the device. And as for the "but Safari!" objections, well, parental controls can be used to disable Safari too." - Brad Choate

"You might also try https://github.com/correia/pas... which is a Safari extension for doing the same thing (but automatically). But... is it just me, or does the page in question allow paste now? Seems like the "onpaste" attribute is missing now (although "oncut" and "oncopy" remain, which is redundant for a password field since those don't permit cut/copy by default)." - Brad Choate

"Of course. I didn't imply they had no expense in divorcing from Google. Just noting that Google isn't profiting from the Maps app that comes with preinstalled on iOS now." - Brad Choate

"Yeah, this logic is pretty faulty. Apple developed the Maps app using Google Maps data. They are systematically cutting their reliance on Google on a number of fronts: Maps, YouTube, etc. BUT, where before Apple was paying Google to license the maps data, now they aren't. But Google Maps is now back on iOS and Apple isn't paying Google a dime for it. And, it's a free map for users. So, it's a win for consumers and for Apple, but not Google. I don't understand it myself... they should be promoting their mapping services on Android as a differentiator with iOS. Now what? Is the revenue they make from in-map business data (reviews, etc.) really that compelling?" - Brad Choate

"I have discovered more new music using Pandora than any other service I've previously used. I subscribe to Pandora and I buy music often (whole albums!) from tracks I discover this way. Please artists, don't take Pandora away from music lovers." - Brad Choate

"http://apache.org/server-statu..." - Brad Choate

"Personally, I regularly use 5 screens. iPad, iPhone, 11" MacBook Air + external display and a widescreen TV at home. So, I may pass on an iPad mini — I don't need an iOS device in-between a full-size iPad (which I will keep since I can reasonably type on it) and my iPhone. It might be a good choice for my kids, if they didn't already use a hand-me-down iPad 2. Another factor against it is maintenance fatigue. I don't think I need another device to apply system/app updates and charge regularly." - Brad Choate

"If you like the soundtrack and want to hear all of it, you can find it at http://chipzelmusic.bandcamp.c..." - Brad Choate

"I'd love to drop Java, but it pops up unexpectedly in apps that are cross-platform in nature... where companies cut corners and don't want to invest in native application development. So personally, that list includes Juniper Network Connect VPN, CrashPlan, and bits and pieces of Photoshop (at least as of CS5)." - Brad Choate

"The code excerpts look much better now — thanks!" - Brad Choate

"Here's a screen shot: http://cl.ly/2e2d3W3g0j1Q3o141... Personally, I don't care for the end result, but the code compiles/runs and demonstrates how to build custom cells that draw themselves and provides an implementation of a table view controller that uses the address book, so there's value there. The code excerpts here are sloppily formatted (">", "<", "&" instead of "<", ">", "&" characters; "#import" with nothing following from the first excerpt; commented-out lines like "// cell.delegate = self;",  etc.), so don't expect working code from copying from this article. Use the Github project instead." - Brad Choate

"I appreciate the code, but this post could really use a picture." - Brad Choate

Did The Onion accidentally cross-post to NPR's site? - Brad Choate

Let's see. Apple is succeeding with the MacBook Air because... - They started selling it at ~$1700 and reduced the price eventually to ~$1000. - They weren't already selling ~$300 netbooks, so instead of the Air looking 3x expensive, it looks like a bargain compared to the rest of their product line. - It looks as if someone actually gave some thought to the product's design. - Apple created a market for MacBook Airs, not "ultrabooks" (as they created a market for iPad, not a tablet market). - It runs Mac OS X and a ton of other affordable software via the Mac App Store, but ultrabooks never will. - Brad Choate

Lets see. Apple is succeeding with the MacBook Air because... - They started selling it at ~$1700 and reduced the price eventually to ~$1000. - They weren't already selling ~$300 netbooks, so instead of the Air looking 3x expensive, it looks like a bargain compared to the rest of their product line. - It looks as if someone actually gave some thought to the product's design. - Apple created a market for MacBook Airs, not "ultrabooks" (as they created a market for iPad, not a tablet market). - It runs Mac OS X and a ton of other affordable software via the Mac App Store, but ultrabooks never will. - Brad Choate

This is awesome!! - Brad Choate

Sorry ya'll for sharing this one, but THIS is why I'm unsubscribing from MSNBC. THIS IS NOT THE NEWS I'M LOOKING FOR. - Brad Choate

Oh good grief. I'm not going to be upgrading my Mac mini to Lion (or buy a new model) until the Front Row app is available in the App Store. It seems like that's where it is moving. But then again, Apple may be dropping it in favor of having you use an AppleTV. But I like having a real Mac attached to my TV! - Brad Choate

Keep blazing those trails, Sony. - Brad Choate

Why can't Fiona Apple just sing everything, 24 hours a day? - Brad Choate

Wow. Just, wow. - Brad Choate

YES!!! Finally! - Brad Choate

I use this. It's awesome. - Brad Choate

YES! - Brad Choate

To encourage folks to use reusable shopping bags (cloth or insulated, like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods promote), why don't we just tax plastic and paper shopping bags? $1 per bag should do it. - Brad Choate

"Took the family tonight for the first time and everyone really enjoyed it, especially the kids. Portions were generous for the price. Everything was hot and fresh. I ordered a steak gyro myself and…" - Brad Choate

"Hi... here's my version of the "Preview Package" command, which detaches the adl process from TextMate, so you can continue working in TextMate while the AIR app is running: #!/usr/bin/env ruby -wKU require "#{ENV['TM_SUPPORT_PATH']}/lib/tm/detach" TextMate.detach { `adl "#{ENV['TM_PROJECT_DIRECTORY']}/application.xml"` } This assumes "adl" is in your PATH; something you can set in the TextMate preferences if necessary. The latest TextMate builds do not source your .bashrc files when running a Ruby command like this. I've also noticed that setting CLASSPATH is unnecessary; adl can find the .jar file relative to where it lives. Oh, and you lose the tooltip response with this, but I've never found that particularly useful. I always use the AIR Introspector dialog myself." - Brad Choate

""A different Brad": I haven't tried the Bamboo tablet yet, but I've heard good things about them (and used previous Wacom tablets in the past; good brand). But yeah, this is for my "HTPC" so wireless is important. I do use my iPhone as a trackpad sometimes, but I need a general purpose device that stays with my mini, since I can't afford to equip each of my three kids with an iPhone/iPod touch." - Brad Choate

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