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"Mark Beccue, a senior analyst at Abi Research who studies consumer mobile technology, also has..."

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:57:14 -0500

“Mark Beccue, a senior analyst at Abi Research who studies consumer mobile technology, also has reservations. “What puzzles me is, what market we are addressing here?” he says. “I saw a video of using [Square] in a coffee shop and thought, ‘Don’t they have a cash register?’ ” Beccue concedes that the product may work for certain niches, such as markets or art fairs, but he doesn’t think it has mainstream appeal. He suggests that most small businesses will prefer traditional point-of-sale systems for managing credit cards, and that ATMs are convenient enough that individuals aren’t likely to turn to Square to pay each other.”

- Technology Review: New System Swaps the Cash Register for an iPhone (via kevintwohy)

This puzzles me about Square.

(via mikehudack)

Not me. My business involves meeting people in public places or in their own homes for consultations and ordering sessions. We currently don’t use a mobile Point of Sale system to accept credit cards, so people can’t pay with them. We’d love to start accepting them without signing a contract with someone, though.

"Those who say they will forgive but can’t forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle..."

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:18:24 -0500

“Those who say they will forgive but can’t forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use.”

- D. L. Moody

Not since the treasure bath have two amazing things coalesced so...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:48:48 -0500

Not since the treasure bath have two amazing things coalesced so perfectly to form something even more amazing. I present the Trolley Scooter. Air travel just got competitive. (via Trolley Scooter Luggage Shaves Minutes Off Terminal Lap Times - Luggage - Gizmodo)

(via soupsoup) So much win.

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:17:52 -0500

(via soupsoup)

So much win.

Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:46:14 -0500

Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World

justluving: polarbare: Glee Cast - Last Christmas I’m...

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:42:33 -0500

justluving:

polarbare:

Glee Cast - Last Christmas

I’m addicted to this show.

"A Long Island deli owner who held a robber at gunpoint, then let him go after giving him $40 and a..."

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:15:39 -0500

“A Long Island deli owner who held a robber at gunpoint, then let him go after giving him $40 and a loaf of bread, says he got an anonymous letter from the crook that included a $50 bill and a thank-you for saving him from a life of crime.”

- Ex-thug repaid deli owner who helped him - NYPOST.com (via hilker) (via mikehudack)

taterloyyd: copycats: “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” - Neil...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:23:57 -0500

taterloyyd:

copycats:

“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” - Neil Young
originally by Will Smith
(posted by sometimesagreatnotion)

This might just be the best cover I have ever posted. Neil Young played this last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and the universe was complete.

ETA: Man, I’m going to start having to basically add a P.S. to every post I make on here from now on! Yes, of course, I am well aware that this is not Neil Young, but rather Jimmy Fallon doing a Neil Young impression. However, it’s funnier if you think it’s going to be Neil Young, which is why I put “Neil Young” as the artist. I apologize, again, to all the angry hipsters who were brilliant enough to let me know in their comments/reblogs that IT WAS ACTUALLY JIMMY FALLON - because otherwise, I totally would have been fooled by this impression. Thank you geniuses!

I guess I thought CopyCats could handle a joke - my bad.

This is a great cover, it makes me want to watch the show again!

Reblog for awesomeness.

Did you know?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:49:08 -0500

In English, there are unique words for the numbers 0-12, but in French and Spanish, the numbers are unique from 0-15.

I’ve always wondered why there were uniques past ten, since we’re largely a 10-base numbered society.

Earth could plunge into sudden ice age

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:14:39 -0500

Earth could plunge into sudden ice age:

In the film, “The Day After Tomorrow,” the world gets gripped in ice within the span of just a few weeks. Now research now suggests an eerily similar event might indeed have occurred in the past.

Looking ahead to the future, there is no reason why such a freeze shouldn’t happen again — and in ironic fashion it could be precipitated if ongoing changes in climate force the Greenland ice sheet to suddenly melt, scientists say.

(So “global warming” may cause the next ice age.)

Epic.

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:08:01 -0500

Epic.

What's the difference between a golf ball and an SUV? Tiger Woods can drive a golf ball 400 yards.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:39:00 -0500

*rimshot*

modiddy: hilker: The CIA magic book Totally on my Christmas...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:36:57 -0500

modiddy:

hilker:

The CIA magic book

Totally on my Christmas list.

taterloyyd: jesseddy: Great article on social software and...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:36:34 -0500

taterloyyd:

jesseddy:

Great article on social software and design for social impact.

Um…this was true for my first cordless phone, much to my dad’s dismay…

CEO of Blackwater: Tycoon, Contractor, Soldier, Spy

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:14:05 -0500

CEO of Blackwater: Tycoon, Contractor, Soldier, Spy:

kateoplis:

Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater security firm (renamed Xe), recently outed as a participant in a C.I.A. assassination program, has gained notoriety as head of the military-contracting juggernaut Blackwater, a company dogged by a grand-jury investigation, bribery accusations, and the voluntary-manslaughter trial of five ex-employees, set for next month.

“I put myself and my company at the C.I.A.’s disposal for some very risky missions,” Prince says as he surveys his heavily fortified, 7,000-acre compound in rural Moyock, North Carolina. “But when it became politically expedient to do so, someone threw me under the bus.”

For the past six years, he appears to have led an astonishing double life. Publicly, he has served as Blackwater’s C.E.O. and chairman. Privately, and secretly, he has been doing the C.I.A.’s bidding, helping to craft, fund, and execute operations ranging from inserting personnel into “denied areas”—places U.S. intelligence has trouble penetrating—to assembling hit teams targeting al-Qaeda members and their allies. Prince, according to sources with knowledge of his activities, has been working as a C.I.A. asset: in a word, as a spy. While his company was busy gleaning more than $1.5 billion in government contracts between 2001 and 2009—by acting, among other things, as an overseas Praetorian guard for C.I.A. and State Department officials—Prince became a Mr. Fix-It in the war on terror. His access to paramilitary forces, weapons, and aircraft, and his indefatigable ambition—the very attributes that have galvanized his critics—also made him extremely valuable, some say, to U.S. intelligence. But Prince, with a new administration in power, and foes closing in, is finally coming in from the cold. This past fall he decided it was time to tell his side of the story—to respond to the array of accusations, to reveal exactly what he has been doing in the shadows of the U.S. government, and to present his rationale. He also hoped to convey why he’s going to walk away from it all.

Must read.

soupsoup: sds

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:32:08 -0500

soupsoup: sds

davereed: Dilbert Oh man, Dilbert’s been on fire lately! ...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:54:55 -0500

davereed:

Dilbert

Oh man, Dilbert’s been on fire lately! Wally is awesome

Two die from mutated H1N1 virus in France (November 27, 2009)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:38:54 -0500

Two die from mutated H1N1 virus in France (November 27, 2009)

I’m thankful for family friends, and good food. I’m...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:20:11 -0500

I’m thankful for family friends, and good food.

I’m thankful for 4 days off work.

I’m thankful for all the great things that have happened this year with my wife and I’s business, and in our personal lives.

Obama Wants Computer Privacy Ruling Overturned | Threat Level | Wired.com

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:35:54 -0500

Obama Wants Computer Privacy Ruling Overturned | Threat Level | Wired.com:

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss (and possibly worse).