I Would Have Flunked Him, Too

Now, while I admit there's some legitimacy to this former Duke lacrosse player's anger, seeing as the girl his team was charged with raping suddenly forgot whether or not she had actually been raped (which also makes you wonder whether she was either making it all up to begin with or paid off), you are not going to convince me that 1) a class called "Politics and Literature" is not completely subjective or that 2) an "F" merits a $60,000 lawsuit. Someone should just read his final paper aloud to the jury and let them decide whether he deserves to fail or not.

A Promise

One day, I'm going to enter.

iPhone

Really, there's nothing else to say about the iPhone. In addition to the obvious cellular capabilities, it doubles as an iPod, runs the current Mac operating system, has a 3.5 inch display with a resolution of 320 x 480 (160 ppi!) that can be turned sideways for e-mail and general web use, has a 2 MP camera, and is, well ... amazing.

But is it worth $500?

Let's reconstruct what gadgets would be required to perform a similar set of functions:

Blackberry 7130C - $199
E-mailing, web browsing, calendar, and contacts just like the iPhone -- except the iPhone runs Safari and loads the full (scrollable & zoomable) website, instead of a trimmed down alternative.

4GB iPod Mini - $199
Same amount of storage -- except the iPhone really acts as a video iPod.

Nokia 3250 2MP Camera Phone - $219
Pfft.

...I'll let you decide for yourself.

Stranger 009

Wooster Collective Memorialized

For New Yorkers who didn't have to time to brave the lines for the few short days that the Wooster Collective was open, Graffiti Archeology has put up an extensive website layering the evolution of 11 Sprint Street over the past few years.

Gardens in a Petri

These have been circulating for a while now, but Pruned's photo posts of "Gardens in a Petri" (also here and here) are stunning (and fractal!). Who knew bacteria could be so pretty?!

R = V/I

Only ThinkGeek would sell earrings made from resistors...

Stranger 008

No More Broadsheet?

I really don't know about the WSJ's new look...

(On a different note, News Designer is a pretty good blog, and features a nice selection of links to "Today's Front Pages.")

Piven Portraits

Hanoch Piven's cutesy mixed-media portraits of various politicians and artists are simple but oddly accurate. Seen above are, of course, Larry King, Bill Clinton, and Marilyn Monroe. Check out his recently-started blog for more images.