http://www.dimensionsix.net technology, politics, culture, life Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:03:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the more incredulous things to be postulated in the wake of the announcement of the iPhone 3G was this tidbit from CNet columnist Don Reisinger: And although the BlackBerry has led the way, Steve Jobs just dealt a decisive blow that will not only ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/06/the-blackberry-killer/ When even a Beltway wonk like Tim Russert can see things this clearly, it's time to hang 'em up and put 'em out to pasture because the writing is on the wall and it's so big that it can't be ignored. PS: http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/05/the-writing-on-the-wall/ I have to say that one of the best things that ESPN has done over the past year or so was to start offering some real investment into getting some first class blogs going on their site. Hashmarks, their NFL blog, and TrueHoop, their NBA blog are both loaded with ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/04/a-memo-to-the-gods-at-espn/ So after Hillary's win in PA, the new spin from her supporters, bloggers and politicans alike, is that she's winning in the popular vote and therefore, she should be the nomiee for president. Obviously, only she can win the big states. He's faltered now that the pressure is on him. ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/04/pyhrric-victory/ So I log into my Flickr account today and I see this, and the first thing I think was that LOL Speak may have finally jumped the shark once and for all... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/04/saltando-el-tiburon/ Yes, seriously. Honestly, I don't know what would ever motivate anyone to dress themselves up as a super hero with a giant Wiimote on the front of themselves, but then again, what the hell do I know? The best part? The Wiimote on the chest actually fucking works. That just raises the ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/04/wii-man/ I admit that I will follow the results of American Idol in passing, mostly thanks to my mom who really likes the show. I'm always amused when people get up in arms about how people who were deserving got kicked off the show because they were outvoted, like has happened ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/04/idolated/ By now we can pretty much tell that there's a growing class divide between supporters of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. More college educated and upper class Democrats support the former while more lower and working class Democrats support the latter. This has led to some rather embarrassing attempts by ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/04/an-honest-question/ So I'm finally bringing back a feature of the old (old!) d6 with the return of the MeroMusic Minute; some quick thoughts about what's new in music I've decided to focus the first MMM installment on Gnarls Barkley's The Odd Couple, the successor to 2006's St. Elsewhere. The album's first single, ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/03/mmm-the-odd-couple/ I upgraded the blog to the newest version of WordPress, 2.5. While the experience for you, the reader, should be pretty seamless, this new version of WordPress is great on the back end. It's a lot easier to do things now, and the WordPress interface is finally catching up to ... http://www.dimensionsix.net/2008/03/im-liking-it/