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The Podcast Consumer 2009 - Ryan MF

"Wake me up when we have some hardware specs on the Memphis, the only device on the roadmap that looks to provide a meaningful update to the Dream/G1. And yes, I'm aware Memphis hasn't been officially announced as an Android phone (it hasn't been officially acknowledged at all, actually), but with the trackball and that chin I'll be very surprised if it isn't." - Ryan MF

Packs of 8-Bit Tarot cards are now available in the Lunarbistro.com Store! Packs cost $5 (+shipping) and they contain 13 cards. When all six packs are available you'll have the entire deck! These packs are limited to a series of just 100, and if you purchase a pack online I'll let you know when the next pack is going to become available, so you'll have a heads-up, and it'll be easier to collect all six packs. - Ryan MF

The top 15 out of a 31-quip week. A = Authors | C = Community A / No. 57 / Armin / Card Observer, observing business card design. [Via Nice Fucking Graphics] C / No. 48 / Plamen / The 50 Dollar Logo Experiment. I'm sure we can all guess the outcome. A / No. 59 / Armin / Probably the prettiest toilet paper packaging you will ever see… even if it looks like someone just unpacked the Unilever logo on it. A / No. 54 / Armin / Fifteen great man bags. Not exactly sure why I'm quipping this, but as a designer man, I always feel men get shortchanged with their carrying options. Any of these sure beat a fanny pack. A / No. 60 / Armin / If you like random visual inspiration and have hours to kill you will love this site, "a lyrical encyclopedia of visual propositions. [Via It's Nice That] A / No. 55 / Armin / Nice calendar concept: Scratch off the days as they go by. [Via Sub-Studio] A / No. 71 / Armin / The winners of the 2009 Type Directors Club typeface competition. A / No. 56 / Armin /... - Ryan MF

[voice, body shaking] "We're really gonna to make it work this time, promise...Seriously, really, from one Joe to a Bro." AIG Is In Talks With Government To Secure Additional Funds to Keep Operating [CNBC] - Ryan MF

The punk years were pretty rough, both economically and sartorially speaking, but there’s no doubting Debbie Harry was one of the highlights. Add in a few older gents settling into wine-soaked adulthood—we’re looking at you, Bowie and Keef—and it’s a photoset we’re more willing to take a glance at. The photos are all courtesy of godfather of rock photography Bob Gruen (hat tip to Phazerblast), and there’s plenty to like. Don’t be surprised if the jeans look familiar. —R.B. - Ryan MF

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The first shipment from APC's spring/summer 2009 collection is here. We always feel the season can't truly begin until we begin getting pieces from APC. Below are some quick shots I could take before my camera ran out of batteries. More item shots will be up soon on the webstore! APC - Narrow Jacket in black or light gray DETAILS: Slim fitting jacket with darting along front. Fits narrow through the shoulders and arm holes. Single vented. Fabric has a very subtle texturized Prince of Wales check pattern. 100% cotton outer with 60% acetate/40% cotton body lining and 100% rayon sleeve lining. note: Matching slim-fitting pants also available. sizes/black: XS, S, M, L sizes/light gray: XS, S, M, L $454 APC - Narrow Shirt in marine/blue stripe DETAILS: Fits narrow through the shoulders and arm holes. Single breast pocket. Made from a texturized lightweight seersucker fabric. 100% cotton. sizes: XS, S, M, L $170 APC - Narrow Shirt in Multicolor Madras DETAILS: Fits narrow through the... - Ryan MF

The top 50 entries in Core77's Greener Gadgets Design Competition have been announced—and we have selected a group that have a good shot of making it to the top ten. We loved the RITI coffee printer concept as well. It uses used coffee grounds instead of ink. Click on through to see the rest! [Core77] - Ryan MF

Who Is On Twitter: people who are just back from a really awesome runpeople who are involved with “computers”people who are involved in “social networking” and optimizing the power of re-Tweeting and “computers”people who really like the newspeople who are hungrypeople who are back from an OK runRachel MaddowThe full list is great. - Ryan MF

Creator of Electric Sheep - Ryan MF

Notable photos from the Bush Presidency. - Ryan MF

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List of Best Shapes - Ryan MF

This is fucking awesome. Do yourself a favor and check it out. - Ryan MF

""NOOOOOO!" is far from the most interesting commentary to be found in foot-ball. Por ejemplo, in the FIFA video game series, turning on Spanish language commentary exposes you to this gem: "Facíl! Facíl! Facíl! Como tomando un vaso de jugo de zanahoria!" For the anglos, the literal translation of that is "Easy! Easy! Easy! Like drinking a glass of carrot juice!" Drinking a glass of carrot juice, which doesn't seem easy, advisable, or even like it's a real thing." - Ryan MF

"Tweeted on Dec 1 when I was dropping some dead weight from GReader: "Pruning my info stream. Do you publish a truncated RSS feed? Congrats! Whereas I used to read 200 characters of your shit, now I read zero!" http://twitter.com/Ryanmf..." - Ryan MF

"Tweeted on Dec 1 when I was dropping some dead weight from GReader: "Pruning my info stream. Do you publish a truncated RSS feed? Congrats! Whereas I used to read 200 characters of your shit, now I read zero!" http://twitter.com/Ryanmf..." - Ryan MF

The Poetry of Project Management Merlin D. Mann III on successful project management, in free verse: I remember telling a friend that being a project manager is a little like being a bouncer: where there's a problem *here* and a door *there* and it's your job to get the problem out the door. So For some a gentle gesture will do while others need a push and still others need to be picked up by their pants and carried But! In no case should you ever let someone get *further* from the door. So that's me. - Ryan MF

"Straight" = "Vote or Die" typeface - Ryan MF

Celestial Choir version of "Stand on the Word" --killer. - Ryan MF

Celestial Choir version of "Stand on the Word" --killer. - Ryan MF

"1. I totally read this article on my cell phone on the way home from In-n-Out right now. Though I did manage to wait until I got home to write this comment. 2. As JT noted in the post you linked to, that's totally legal. Calls where the phone is next to my head are the only action prohibited by the new law. From the California DMV's website: "DRIVERS 18 AND OVER Drivers 18 and over will be allowed to use a "hands-free" device to talk on their wireless telephone while driving. The following FAQs apply to those motorists 18 and over. Q: Does the new “hands-free” law prohibit you from dialing a wireless telephone while driving or just talking on it? A: The new law does not prohibit dialing, but drivers are strongly urged not to dial while driving. Q: Will it be legal to use a Bluetooth or other earpiece? A: Yes, however you cannot have BOTH ears covered. Q: Does the new "hands-free" law allow you to use the speaker phone function of your wireless telephone while driving? A: Yes. Q: Does..." - Ryan MF

"1. I totally read this article on my cell phone on the way home from In-n-Out right now. Though I did manage to wait until I got home to write this comment. 2. As JT noted in the post you linked to, that's totally legal. Calls where the phone is next to my head are the only action prohibited by the new law. From the California DMV's website: "DRIVERS 18 AND OVER Drivers 18 and over will be allowed to use a "hands-free" device to talk on their wireless telephone while driving. The following FAQs apply to those motorists 18 and over. Q: Does the new “hands-free” law prohibit you from dialing a wireless telephone while driving or just talking on it? A: The new law does not prohibit dialing, but drivers are strongly urged not to dial while driving. Q: Will it be legal to use a Bluetooth or other earpiece? A: Yes, however you cannot have BOTH ears covered. Q: Does the new "hands-free" law allow you to use the speaker phone function of your wireless telephone while driving? A: Yes. Q: Does..." - Ryan MF

New scripts for iGoogle, Bloglines, Gmail, Disqus, Digg, Reddit, Propeller, Mixx, TechCrunch, CrunchGear, LifeHacker, Problogger, Mashable, ReadWriteWeb, VentureBeat, ParisLemon, LouisGray, WinExtra, SheGeeks, The Inquisitr, Scoble, AllThingsD, Norg Media. All existing scripts now show favicons instead of text tabs for better space management - Duncan Riley

The GMail tab only seems to work if you run it in basic HTML mode. You will have to set that as your default for GMail or edit the script and change the URL. - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

I am not able to get it for some reason. Others in Cali have commented on Engadget and also aren't gettting it :( - Grant

arrgh, Google contacts only works with iPhone/Touch. I can't get them on my iPod! Not that it would be very useful but still... - Rahul Das

Yeah, I've noticed the same. I think the rep he gets is largely unfair - Matt Baron

Absolutely agree - I'm just a home-based Virtual Assistant garnering some success from my Joomla, design and SEO knowledge and a geek who loves playing with all the new toys... When Robert grabbed my FF, I nearly did a spit take...me? <grin> He rocks and I hope to meet him someday. - Cheryl Allin

Clearly I'm not. So frustrating. - Louis Gray

Just looking at that chatlog at the end says it all. It's truly disgusting what people can say, especially considering this was direct to their face. - CannonGod

Beaches, warmer water, more sunshine. - Hutch Carpenter

I was born and raised in Fresno John - Jeremiah Owyang