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Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.
My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day.
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Nobodys Gonna Slow Us Down: “
Going into Monday night’s game the Dodgers had lost 4 of their last 5. The Rockies had won 20 of their last 23. The Giants were making waves, if ever so small, up north. The Red Sox were only 2 games back of the Dodgers for the best record in all of baseball. Momentum was not on the Dodgers side. That was going into the game…
Andre Ethier and the Los Angeles Dodgers are making a habit of fantastic finishes. Ethier’s two-run homer in the 13th gave the Dodgers a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night in the opener of a suddenly significant series between NL West teams.
‘I can’t believe we did it again,’ said Ethier, who hit three home runs last Friday against Seattle. ‘I’m just enjoying it and having fun.’
Lost in all the Andre Ethier walk-off commotion was the stellar team effort of the bullpen. All seven relief pitchers made an appearance, and not one run was allowed over the course of the final seven frames. That, in my opinion, is the reason the Dodgers came away with the W.
A series shifting momentum swing? Let’s hope it continues through the next few games. Come Friday we will have all the momentum we need.
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(Via Reflections of Blue.)
Adobe Shuts Down for a Week: “
Uh-oh:
Adobe Systems has shut its North American operations for the week as part of a cost-cutting effort that the company said it will repeat at least once more this year.
This strategy has never made any sense to me. In a manufacturing business — like an auto factory — I get it. But at a software company, shouldn’t every week be a productive week? And I can only guess that on some, if not most, teams, there is subtle (or even not so subtle) pressure to keep working from home on whatever your current project is.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to a blog post from John Dowdell explaining how this is a positive sign for the future of Flash.
Update: Apparently this is old news, but it’s still bad news.
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(Via Daring Fireball.)
