Twisdom for September 30, 2013 at 10:15AM from DRUNKHULK

GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN! BIG DEAL! IT BEEN IN SLEEP MODE FOR YEARS NOW ANYWAY!

— DRUNK HULK (@DRUNKHULK) September 30, 2013

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September 30, 2013 at 10:15AM

Twisdom for September 27, 2013 at 03:36PM from pattonoswalt

Pretty soon Starbucks will stop being coy and offer to just shove a pumpkin & a fistful of nutmeg in your ass for $20.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 27, 2013

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September 27, 2013 at 03:36PM

Twisdom for September 27, 2013 at 03:19PM from MaryRobinette

The clerk at @RadioShack had no idea what a rotary dial phone was. When I said it was an antique phone, she said, "like 1st gen iPhone?"

— Mary Robinette Kowal (@MaryRobinette) September 27, 2013

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September 27, 2013 at 03:19PM

Twisdom for July 29, 2013 at 02:32PM from techemployee

like steve jobs, i don't ask what a user wants. i ask what a 20-something yuppie would casually throw money away for

— Entitled Tech Worker (@techemployee) July 29, 2013

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July 29, 2013 at 02:32PM

Twisdom for September 26, 2013 at 08:37AM from weatherchannel

Oops...you misspelled "baller." RT @larissat18: I'm sitting here drinking coffee and watching the weather channel...I feel like a granny.

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 26, 2013

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September 26, 2013 at 08:37AM

The TechTalk show where I blather briefly about mobile devices

On my latest TechTalk radio appearance, I discuss some rather banal issues with mobile device usage among the elderly before dropping a question about Einstein's most famous (and famously misunderstood) equation. Luckily Paul Ulreich from Verizon is there to clean up my mess -- at least on the phone front.

If you're curious about age-based accessibility for mobile phones, this is actually a very fine episode to give listen -- so long as you mute the parts where I'm talking. You know, the usual.

As always, my complete archive of podcasted misdeeds is available here

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The TechTalk episode where I talk about the secret history of Steve Ballmer

In this TechTalk radio episode, I reveal what dark history Steve Ballmer lived out between his days at Harvard and his illustrious run as a minion of Microsoft. Here's a hint: it involved a midwestern state, pastries and another legendary Fortune 100 CEO. No foolin'.

Mercifully, we spent much more of the episode discussing Oyster and its "Netflix for ebooks" pitch, as well as the future of the prose-for-pay industry. The parts when I'm not talking are definitely worth a listen.

As always, my complete archive of podcasted misdeeds is available here.

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I am returned to Techtalk Radio, discuss the end of the Space Shuttle program

After weeks of missed connections and conflicts, I'm finally back to dragging down the quality of TechTalk Radio. This week, I throw out a quick missive on smartwatches, some trivia on the last cargo item the Space Shuttle placed into orbit, and lay down a challenge about the secret history of Steve Ballmer.

More importantly, Mike and Dave go deep on Google Maps tech with Daniel Seiberg. You can fast-forward past my drivel to the good stuff, no worries.

Listen to the TechTalk podcast here.