Russell Holliman

"Tesla is NOT asking for a loan to build the Roadster. They are asking for a loan to build a second, family-friendly, $60,000 version of the car called the Model S." ... "Only the rich can afford a $60,000 car? Really?" - Surely he can't be serious with this defense. - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

Yes, only the rich can afford a $60,000 car. A household is considered affluent when it has an annual income of more than $75,000, which is just 25% more than the cost of that danged car. I don't know much about how to figure out how much car one can afford, but I'm thinking that kind of purchase just isn't sensible (if possible) for anyone close to the affluence level, let alone below it. - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)

His rebuttal would carry more weight if he wasn't so buddy-buddy with the Tesla guy. http://valleywag.com/358015/in... - Sprague D

this is how Apple killed our Podcast Ready application. - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

You'll never find one of these at Home Depot. - Russell Holliman via mail2ff

I've never sledded before. It didn't snow much in Mississippi, where I grew up. I also didn't live around any hills. The closest I came to enjoying this experience was sliding into a ditch on a cardboard box on one of our exceedingly rare days of accumulation. I've seriously got to do this the right way before I get too old. - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)

Whoa! This is cool! - AJ Batac

nice find! - Shey

AJ Batac, correct - you need to be logged into your google account. You need to be logged in somehow :) - Kamath ॐ

for $30 a month? Their service will have to be a lot better before I'll consider that. I'm really regretting my switch from Sprint. - Russell Holliman

Yeah, their service will have to ROCK for 30 a month. I have an aircard through Strands, I wonder if the service is as good or cheaper? - drew olanoff

Jelly? School breakfast program? - Paul W. Swansen

it was supposed to read "jello". damned iPhone. - Russell Holliman

Russell, you just sound British by calling it 'jelly' =D - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

classic. - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

It's always been free to me as an AT&T DSL customer, but the new authentication method is much easier. - Russell Holliman via mail2ff

"A demonstration from Chef Craig Koketsu on how to rid broccoli of all its troublesome health benefits." - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

i wanna be a bank - Russell Holliman

I think i've lent people money in the past. Does a £5 loan count? - Roberto Bonini

looking forward to the day GM and Ford decide that they are banks too - Alex Nesbitt

"Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in September they would comply with congressional demands for transparency in a $700 billion bailout of the banking system. Two months later, as the Fed lends far more than that in separate rescue programs that didn’t require approval by Congress, Americans have no idea where their money is going or what securities the banks are pledging in return." - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

Actually, you can do that...go to your account settings and under "Feed Publishing" is the checkbox to do just that! - Bob Bichler

I didn't even know about it. It looks cool in concept but I have to think about how I actually want to use it. On the other hand, I could stop posting solely through ping.fm and just post to friendfeed. Hmmmm. - R. Francis Smith

awesome. nice that they've made it an option. :) - Russell Holliman

Congratulations Mike! - Russell Holliman

"GM: OK, the bugbear attacks you. What do you do? OBAMA: I send one of my 672 henchmen after it. MCCAIN: OK, seriously. Why does he have so many henchmen? I’m a level 72 ranger and he’s only a level 8 paladin." - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

Free movie downloads - Russell Holliman

"Like what? We still think the Apple TV would benefit from a DVD drive -- people still own/rent a lot of DVDs, and then the Apple TV would be able to replace something in the living room, not just add to the mess of cords. And we think opening the gadget up to video beyond Apple's iTunes store and YouTube -- sites like Hulu, MLB.TV, ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox, or any Flash/Silverlight-enabled video on the Web -- would be a smart, harmless move." - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet

I need a better strategy. I use an XBox 360 and Connect 360 to extend content from my Macs to the TV, but I'd really like to be able to control it with the iPhone Remote Application. - Tom Harrison

A lot of folks saying that they use their XBOX or PS3 for media center stuff - don't count that out for Apple - Jobs could be looking at that market right now for all we know. Heck a few years ago if you said Apple would have sold ~7m phones in one quarter I would have laughed at you. - www.MarketSaw.com

My 4yr-old's teacher posts his Spanish lessons on YouTube for him to practice. - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

nice office dude! - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)

We call that a "hard stop". - Russell Holliman

Oh to have 70 degree weather right now, I am soooo coooold! - Danielle Closs

excellent question! weird huh?! - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)

Tech services don't get a bailout, because they figure we are good at making our own money, lol! Plus, hey, it's a free service, how do you make money with those? (j/k) - Danielle Closs

I'd have thought that AIG was good at making their own money too. oops. Good news though: it seems ping.fm is just having an issue with a domain transfer or something... not down for the count. - Russell Holliman

"“Most people don’t know a lot about it, but people who do know a lot about it are really creeped out,” Professor Nelson said of the 1873 crisis, which resulted in a near total collapse of the financial system." - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

"Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela and Ecuador, whose economies tend to be most dependent on high oil prices and whose ministers are among the most hawkish of the 13-member group, have all lobbied for the cartel to drop output." = we're screwed - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet

EU might require replaceable batteries by law. - Russell Holliman

"A boulder-size asteroid discovered just a few hours ago will become a bright fireball when it enters Earth's atmosphere at about 10:46 eastern time tonight, astronomers announced." - Mona N. via Bookmarklet

"The fiery meteor will likely be visible for a few seconds only to people in eastern Africa" :( - John Cozen

That's why we have the Internet, John! Oh wait, we should blame this on McCain, too. It's all his fault!! ;) - Mona N.

No more drunk-emailing - Russell Holliman via Bookmarklet