by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 24, 2009 | Books, Commentary
There was a great interview today on NPR’s Morning Edition with director John Hillcoat, whose film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road hits theaters tomorrow. In the interview Hillcoat says that McCarthy’s novel: …just hit me like a...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 23, 2009 | Commentary, Featured
CNet reporting today that, according to Sophos, there’s a new worm in the wild targeting jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches. Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious | via CNET News Details on the worm and what it does here. The CNet article states that...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 20, 2009 | Commentary
You may have noticed a bit of a color change today. I’m in the process of reworking my Carrington Text WordPress theme to be more in line with what I like. Small changes overall. I like the simplicity of Carrington Text, but wasn’t in love with the color...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 18, 2009 | Commentary, Featured
Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly three weeks since Fred Foster passed away, harder still to imagine a world without him. He looms large in the early...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 12, 2009 | Commentary
Verizon: How Much Do You Charge Now? – Pogue’s Posts Blog | via NY Times Here’s how it works. They configure the phones to have multiple easily hit keystrokes to launch ‘Get it now’ or ‘Mobile Web’—usually a single key like an arrow key. Often we...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 10, 2009 | Commentary, Writing
I got linked to the original WSJ article from Alexander Chee’s most excellent Koreanish blog. Chee’s piece was titled, Orhan Pamuk Writes By Hand. Hillary Mantel, Before Her Coffee. The comments are as enlightening as what Chee transcribed from the WSJ....
