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Archive: August, 2007
iPhone Unlocked!
This is great news for iphone owners who frequently travel overseas:
engadget: iPhone unlocked: AT&T loses iPhone exclusivity
Thanks to the iphonesimfree team, the six-man team which has been working non-stop since launch day to be the first to break Apple’s SIM locks on the iPhone with software.
Also:
engadget: Apple’s locked iPhones the subject of new class-action suit
According to the 9-page suit, which was filed Monday in a New York Supreme Court, Kliegerman traveled to Mexico a few weeks after purchasing the phone, where he proceeded to check e-mails and make calls, blissfully unaware (or so the suit tells us) that AT&T would be charging international roaming fees for the usage. Apparently, when Mr. Kliegerman received his bill, he was shocked to discover $2,000 in the aforementioned fees. The suit argues that if he had been allowed to unlock the phone and use a foreign SIM card, the costs could have been avoided.
As a result, Mr. Kliegerman is seeking a judgement which bars Apple from selling locked iPhones, plus an order for the company to offer unlock codes to all current owners.
Comedy Central's Web Shows
My new favourite late-night viewing indulgence. All original broadband programming from comedycentral.com. Shows include:
Honesty
Imagine a world where everyone said exactly what they were thinking.
Date:
Good God
A live action comedy, a la The Office, about God’s workplace
And sooo much more! If you don’t have time to browse them all I’ll be posting some of my favourites here :@)
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The Sprout Fund
Under the aegis of the Sprout Fund’s Public Art program, 31 gorgeously colourful murals have been dotted on walls and structures throughout the Allegheny County since 2003. They can even be found tucked away in neighbourhood gardens and around pokey little corners. Already there’s likely a Sprout Fund mural near where you live, work or commute. Nothing gives me more of a sense of happiness or feeling of belonging in my new home community than these murals.
The artists who create these public artworks have not only succeeded in completing a mammoth painting job that represents all the people who live there, but they have the whole community backing them. A huge amount of commitment on the comminity’s part is required. Once they put the application in to the Sprout Fund they commit to 4-5 months of meetings before the mural is even started. The community is also polled on the type of art they feel represents their neighbourhood and then the best artist is matched to the community.
But all that commitment pays off. The community receives a grant – not money, but a mural that revitalises the area.
More murals and other public artworks are in the pipeline. The application process for community groups and artists begins early next year.
i ♥ Pittsburgh
iheartPGH.com is a guide to greatness in the city of Pittsburgh. The places and things we love the most about Pittsburgh are not always the easiest to find, so we started this little website to share all of the good stuff with people who are looking for reasons to love this city more.
I wish I’d found this site a long time ago. We missed the Beer Hike!
Overheared in Pittsburgh
Overheardinpittsburgh.com: Pittsburgh as it is now in the words and actions of the people on the street. Voted Best Blog of 2006 by the Pittsburgh City Paper – saying that the site represents a trait of Pittsburghers being “nebbyâ€.
Wal-Mart, North Versailles:
Mother: [to young crying daughter] Don’t think I won’t beat you just `cause it’s your birthday!
Sonos Multi Zone Digital Music System
Play Any Song From Any Room Anywhere
Wirelessly stream digital music and Internet radio, all over your house—in up to 32 rooms.
Pandora Radio
Radio from the Music Genome Project. Enter your favorite artist or song and Pandora builds a radio station based on similar music where you can rate the songs. Pandora’s single mission is to play music you’ll love – and nothing else.
Pandora Radio
More about the Music Genome Project
Transformers Episode 1
The full first episode first run in 1984
Wait, did I say hilarious? Ho man. The comments are funny as hell.
Thanks Pieter!
Ultimate Transformer Watch
Oh my gosh Oh my gosh! The excruciating excitement I felt when I saw this picture and thought for a second I could buy one again!!!
The exact same watch my dad got me as a kid – I’ve tried to describe it to friends countless times and somehow felt like I never did it justice because no-one seemed that impressed. Well be impressed! I had a red one, Kenna the blue.
… my heart’s still pounding…
To celebrate the epic new Transformers Movie that is being released later this week and with a little help from mutual studio Transformers fans take a look at this mega 80’s transforming watch. The robot detaches and if almost by magic transforms into a free standing robot. You can buy newer versions of this watch now but not a patch on the retro version.
Protect the Western Arctic Reserve From Big Oil
The Western Arctic Reserve, also known as the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, is the largest tract of unprotected, relatively pristine public land in the United States. The 23.5 million-acre reserve is home to imperiled polar bears, seabirds and one of the densest populations of nesting raptors in the world. Its shores and lagoons harbor beluga whales, seals, walruses and other marine mammals. The BLM is accepting comments on a planning document that sets the stage for oil and gas leasing in the western Arctic for decades to come. Help save this national treasure by telling the BLM to protect the Western Arctic Reserve from dirty fossil fuel development »
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