Joel Ross Housman

In another news, it looks like Rick Perry is giving up and going back to Texas. Good riddance. Can...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:25:17 -0500

In another news, it looks like Rick Perry is giving up and going back to Texas. Good riddance. Can Texas go ahead and secede now?

Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:59:13 -0500

Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually:

Larry Downes, writing for Forbes:

First comes the strategic bankruptcy, well in progress at Best Buy, where management’s sole focus is improving some arbitrary metric from last quarter, even when…

My Year In Cities 2011

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:31:21 -0500

My Year In Cities 2011:

This will be my third year keeping track of this, having done so for both 2009 and 2010 previously. In 2009 I saw Jason Kottke do this and liked it, so I decided to do it too.

Once more, one…

Bubbly http://t.co/ME9pexHK

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:38:13 -0500

Bubbly http://t.co/ME9pexHK

A Classic

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:38:37 -0500

A Classic:

A photo captured nearly 30 years ago and brought to light this week shows a shaggy-haired Steve Jobs, clad in blue jeans and a leather jacket, expressing his affection for then rival IBM…

→ Samsung’s Lack of ICS Updates is an Android Problem http://t.co/CMiP7jua

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:51:04 -0500

→ Samsung’s Lack of ICS Updates is an Android Problem http://t.co/CMiP7jua

RT @gte: A Merry Christmas from Ronald Reagan! http://t.co/KzEcSjiT

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:44:36 -0500

RT @gte: A Merry Christmas from Ronald Reagan! http://t.co/KzEcSjiT

We’ve unwrapped our presents (we do it late on Xmas eve). Mostly everyone is sleeping, except...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:51:17 -0500

We’ve unwrapped our presents (we do it late on Xmas eve). Mostly everyone is sleeping, except me. Merry Christmas all.

Packing the car for a 5 hour car trip to southern VA. Please let the DC traffic gods smile upon us.

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:12:46 -0500

Packing the car for a 5 hour car trip to southern VA. Please let the DC traffic gods smile upon us.

RT @iTunesTrailers: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will debut on iTunes Trailers today at 7pm...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:48:02 -0500

RT @iTunesTrailers: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will debut on iTunes Trailers today at 7pm PST : http://t.co/hafK2wIe #hobbit #the …

RT @joshtheoak: @joelhousman don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:48:13 -0500

RT @joshtheoak: @joelhousman don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed.

My favorite thing about republicans is when they pretend to care about the original intent of the...

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:33:22 -0500

My favorite thing about republicans is when they pretend to care about the original intent of the constitution. Or, you know, people.

RT @reddit: SOPA has NOT been postponed to 2012! The Committee members who support SOPA quietly...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:11:27 -0500

RT @reddit: SOPA has NOT been postponed to 2012! The Committee members who support SOPA quietly changed the hearing date to the … http …

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:21:21 -0500

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011:

The video above, is classic Christopher Hitchens, during an appearance on CNN talking about the subject of the death of Jerry Falwell. No one could communicate his point so harshly, yet so…

RT @ryanchris: Debbie Wasserman Schulz, the head of the DNC, is a sponsor of #SOPA. So much for that...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:18:15 -0500

RT @ryanchris: Debbie Wasserman Schulz, the head of the DNC, is a sponsor of #SOPA. So much for that whole “Democrats get the internet” …

Construction worker or city employee? Either way need to STOP driving like an insane person esp....

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:35:20 -0500

Construction worker or city employee? Either way need to STOP driving like an insane person esp. during pedestrian crowded rush hour

How Fox News is Helping Barack Obama’s Re-Election Bid

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:28:02 -0500

How Fox News is Helping Barack Obama’s Re-Election Bid:

Jonathan Freedland wrote an article for the Guardian that makes a lot of sense to me.

Because Fox has put off the best Republican candidates, Barack Obama will be much less vulnerable at the…

What about Internet streaming? @BreakingNews: NFL approves 9-year TV deals with CBS, Fox, NBC -...

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:45:57 -0500

What about Internet streaming? @BreakingNews: NFL approves 9-year TV deals with CBS, Fox, NBC - @CBSSports http://t.co/GgoFZjxu

Get top apps for 10¢ each

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:16:48 -0500

Get top apps for 10¢ each:

First, Eric Schmidt says this:

Whether you like ICS or not, and again I like it a great deal, you will want to develop for that platform, and perhaps even first.

And then I see this:

…

RT @Brock: @sfeuer You mean the 5.11 Tactical Internet Pants?! You can’t lose those!

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:15:35 -0500

RT @Brock: @sfeuer You mean the 5.11 Tactical Internet Pants?! You can’t lose those!