Reviews

Motorola's new, cheap cellphone

Motorola's new MotofoneMotorola’s just come up with a very nice and thin cellphone that’s just that: a cellphone. It’s called the Motofone, and has no other features — no music player, no digital camera, no fancy gadgets, games, etc. It’s just a cellphone, and it looks really cool!

It’s getting billed as the “dumb phone” by folks in the media, but I think it’s a really smart choice on the part of Motorola. I for one have been asking for just such a device for over a year. They’re targeting this phone for developing countries, but I say bring it to the States, too! I’ve been waiting for it for some time, get it over here! And make it even smaller and “dumber” if possible. I’m sick of bulky devices. I just want a phone, credit-card thin if possible. That would make me very happy!

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Reviews

My favorite blogs and feeds

I’ve wanted to publish a list of my favorite blogs and feeds for some time, so here goes… These are blogs/feeds I read either daily, or at least once a week, and they’re listed in alphabetical order. Some of them are from established news sources, and some are personal blogs. They’re a snapshot of my current feed subscriptions in Google Reader. If you ask how I keep up with them, it’s pretty simple, and only requires about 30-45 minutes a day — pretty much the same amount of time it would take to read a newspaper. Thankfully, some of them aren’t high volume feeds, or I’d be in trouble…

You’re welcome to check them out, of course, and do subscribe to them yourselves if you like them.

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Thoughts

Michael J. Fox campaigns for stem cell research

Michael J. Fox appeared in some TV ads recently, to support stem cell research for Parkinson’s disease. The ads showed him moving uncontrollably, due to Parkinson’s. They were candid, and truthful. I’ve always liked Michael as an actor, and I thought he’s been a real gentleman throughout his ordeal with Parkinson’s. I agree with him, and with the ads. Stem cell research should be allowed, because it holds the potential for so many cures. So I was shocked to hear that Rush Limbaugh — although it shouldn’t be a surprise that he’s callous and inconsiderate — accused Michael of faking it in the ads. I love Michael’s response, which shows, again, how much of a gentleman he is:

“The notion that you could calculate for effect … People out there with Parkinson’s are going, would that we could.”

If I had been in his place, I wouldn’t have minced my words — and perhaps, that’s why I’m not in his place. Bravo to you, Michael! Keep up the fantastic work you’re doing, and I do hope they find a cure for Parkinson’s soon!

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Skidboot, the dog

If you haven’t heard about Skidboot, the amazing dog from Texas, you’ll definitely know him now, and love him, too:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5249518974978628334

[Thanks, Samy!]

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A tired kitty, and 155 t-shirts?

What does this all mean? Two great videos from YouTube, of course. Enjoy!

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