Author: Ultra Slacker

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The Spotify Effect.

I signed up for a free Spotify account before it required Facebook login. I found out that I had been postponing music purchases if I could listen to them on Spotify.

How would Spotify help the artists?

Well, when my free Spotify account is 6-month-old, I would have to abide by the limitation.

After 6 months, you’ll be limited to 10 hours of streaming a month and a 5-play limit for any individual track. Unless, of course, you’ve subscribed by then!

I was going to buy Megadeth – Th1rt3en but I couldn’t find it at local store. Since I found out the album is available on Spotify, I have postponed the purchase.

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Still broken this Safari 5.1.1

Safari 5.1.1 is still suffering from hang-ups and excessive memory usage despite of what Apple claimed. In OS X Lion, Safari 5.1.1 hangs up when opening multiple tabs or windows. Safari 5.1 becomes unresponsive as phantom page reloads occur.

I noticed this as I was downloading files in the background. The download was interrupted as the phantom page reloads happened.

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Adobe Flash and HTML5.

The headline: “Adobe to cease Flash development for mobile browsers, refocus efforts on HTML5.”

Adobe confirms this.

I had a conversation with a cousin of a friend who turned out to be one of Adobe Senior Vice President. We had a brief conversation about tablets. He told me to get the one from Motorola or RIM instead of an iPad. The reason: Adobe Flash. I do not remember exactly when, but it was definitely sometimes in December 2010.

Flash forward (no pun intended) to November 9th, 2011 around 18:00 hour. I just got the confirmation for a meeting with this Adobe Senior Vice President a few weeks from today.

I would have a good 120 minutes to talk to him on multiple subjects. Now, what topics should I discuss with him?

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Having fun with EasyPay at Apple Store.

I went to Apple Store earlier today to test out their newly rolled out EasyPay. The EasyPay requires Apple Store app with iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S.

I walked into Apple Store, South Coast Plaza and saw the little signs by the merchandize.

I then took my iPhone out and launched Apple Store app. Immediately it gave me the option to use EasyPay.

Unfortunately I really don’t have anything to buy at the Apple Store.

Well, the next time I really need to buy something from Apple Store I will use EasyScan, if possible. They don’t allow EasyPay to buy a MacBook Pro yet, for some obvious reasons.

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South Park: Season 15 Episode 13 – “A History Channel Thanksgiving”

South Park: Season 15 Episode 13 – “A History Channel Thanksgiving”
After watching a Thanksgiving special on The History Channel, the boys believe that aliens were involved in the original feast. But, questions remain was the first Thanksgiving Dinner haunted? Is alien technology responsible for stuffing? The truth could change Thanksgiving everyone.
Original Air Date: 2011-11-09

Watch “A History Channel Thanksgiving” stream on South Park Studios starting Wednesday November 9th, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. until Tuesday November 14th, 2011.

You can search for “South Park S15E13“, but you will not find any leaks before the episode aired.

Preview “A History Channel Thanksgiving” here. (“This Isn’t History” – The truth about what really happened at the first Thanksgiving is about to be revealed.)

“A History Channel Thanksgiving” Press Release

References:

  • Asgard/Thor
  • Green Lantern
  • Marklar (only in the preview trailer.)
  • Natalie Portman
  • Wormhole
  • The Destroyer

Funny.