1. iDoubt It
From our Apple-Hater correspondent ( a growing percentage of the population to be sure)
So much for that whole iCloud thing..
@cnbc on Twitter
Apple (AAPL) may be king in the hardware space, but it sure is having problems mastering the booming cloud business.
Apple's iCloud suffered an outage over the weekend and its issues lingered into Monday.
The company's iMessage and Facetime services were down for some users Sunday, according to the the company's iCloud website. And Apple's iTunes Match, a service that lets users store all their music in the cloud and stream it from any Apple device, was also unavailable Monday morning, according to a report from Apple Insider.
"Outages are never good for consumers, but we all know there is a price to pay to going cloud," said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst for Gartner.
You mean a price beside Steve Jobs monitoring your life in an effort to better sell you devices that you don't really need or want, but for some reason you MUST OWN? (yes, he's really still alive monitoring the world in a window-less room a la The Architect at the end of the Matrix)
I hated Steve Jobs.. with his wee beedy eyes... "Oh, you're gonna buy my ipods, ohhh"
2. Dangers of the Selfie
Though I have to admit, until I read this article, I was confused as to what exactly a "selfie" was...
P.S. That slideshow, which Huff Post breaks out a lot, keeps getting better and better as more pics are added to it..
3. One of life's greatest mysteries... solved.
Apparently, there is a difference between Sweet Potatoes and Yams. Though, when used in their sexual innuendo form, both are indeed the same...
4. Speaking of Thanksgiving
What does your favorite part of the meal say about you?
(I justify getting fat because there's fruit in it)
5. Twinkie Cliff Averted?
And to think, all those people who spent the weekend stocking up on Ding Dongs and Ho Hos.. Oh well, guess you'll just have to gorge yourself through the new year..
Hostess, union agree to mediation at judge's urging
6. 6. All retired with nothing to do
Future hall of famer Chipper Jones has hung up the cleats.. and he's putting his new found retirement time to good use... he's finally figured out another of life's great mysteries.. Good for you, Larry!
7. Karma can be a bitch
If ever someone deserved getting prank called so much that the phone company had to step in... it was this guy.
8. Breaking down the Hipster Revolution
As only the NY Times can..
Of course, the Irony of this.. is the writer's tone was way too hipster-ish for me.. hence I stopped reading after the first paragraph. Let me know how it ends.
9. The Odd Couple
I smell a hit movie! Or perhaps -- better yet -- a sitcom.
Maciej Nowicki, 73, Accused Of Stalking Ex-Wife Brygida Scheffler, 28 - After She Stabs Him
The Huffington Post | By Steven Hoffer
Posted: 11/19/2012 11:11 am EST Updated: 11/19/2012 11:25 am EST
Four months after a 28-year-old Florida trophy wife allegedly stabbed her 73-year-old ex-husband, the old man was charged with stalking her.
Maciej Nowicki is accused of using electronic tracking devices to follow Brygida Scheffler, a buxom blonde beauty of Polish descent.
Scheffler told Deltona deputies that she saw Mowicki camped outside her friend's business when she visited around noon on Thursday. She said that Mowicki "bragged" about planting the trackers in her SUV, the Daytona News-Journal reports.
Scheffler also claims she saw her alleged stalker outside the house where she is living.
The odd couple's marriage unravelled in a bloody mess last July when Nowicki discovered his stunning wife -- 45 years his junior -- sleeping with another man.
Nowicki confronted his spouse, and a fight ensued.
According to the Miami New-Times:
As the two argued, Scheffler grabbed a six-inch kitchen knife and lunged at her elderly husband. He raised his left arm to fend off the attack and was stabbed in the forearm. The knife left a 3/4-inch puncture wound. Nowicki eventually grabbed a golf club to defend himself but did not hit Scheffler.
Police arrived and arrested Scheffler, charging her with aggravated assault on a person older than 65. At the time, the couple was 72 and 27, respectively.
“We have been married for 10 years,” Nowicki told HLN. “The last two years my wife somehow wasn’t herself. Age difference is a lesser evil here. If I had money there would be no problems…as far as I know she is living with her lover.”
He's probably too old to realize it, but he's got it all wrong. Mo Money... Mo problems..
10. Buying into the Green?
Unfortunately, this headline is not what it seems.. too bad, I'd love to see Snoop sitting courtside every game... and meet him outside ever pre-game..
Snoop Lion mulls investment in Celtic
Snoop Lion might take his love of soccer to a new level.
The hip-hop star, who earlier this year changed his name from Snoop Dogg, told the Daily Record that he is considering making a financial investment in Glasgow Celtic after watching the team beat Barcelona recently in Champions League play.
"I haven't really thought how much (I would invest). I don't need to run a soccer club but enough of a percentage to get me on the board so I can be heard," he told the newspaper.
When questioned about Snoop Lion's interest ahead of his team's Champions League clash against Benfica in Lisbon, Celtic manager Neil Lennon joked that he would welcome his investment in the club -- if he was invited to one of the music star's parties.
"It would be interesting if he did put money in," Lennon said Monday. "As long as I got invited to one of his parties, it would be OK."
11. Breaking Good?
This is why AV Club's "great job internet" is the best thing on the web. #GreatjobAVclub
12. One Hit Wonders
From our Asian Fad Correspondent (who also happens to be Asian)..
Take a long look across the stage, Psy.. you could be looking into your future. (Though as our correspondent added.. He's Asian. He knows how to manage his money.)
What's next, a duet between Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Divinyls... I call it Come on Myself. Zing!
13. Happy Anniversary
For The Malice in the Palace!
And while we're at it, Thanks Grantland!
14. Mind. Blown.
OJ was actually innocent? Can it be true? You be the judge.
15. Where is She now?
Oprah edition.
The answer.. still crazy after all these years...
16. Frampton Comes Alive
But perhaps, should have stayed dead. What a douchebag...
I have just put a lot of time and my own money into making available a three hour show on DVD and BluRay as well as a 3 x CD set of other versions from the FCA35 tour. It is something I am very proud of. It will most likely never sell enough to cover the cost of making it. But that’s absolutely fine with me. I didn’t do it to make money.
Right. didnt do it to make money at all. Just for the love of the game. While you're at it, why dont you take a few bucks to buy a new guitar pedal and a new shtick. Or maybe see if someone else wants to do a cheesy cover of "Oh Baby I love your way" we haven't heard enough versions of that one..
Meanwhile, Warren, as always.. was a busy, busy, bad, bad man..
Picture Show and Video: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Give Warren Haynes Shelter at the Beacon Theatre
Warren Haynes Sits In With Revivalists on Dr. Dre Cover
Sadly, no. It's not "Bitches Ain't Shit"
17. How Justin Bieber will ruin Phish
from our all things Bieber--all things Phish-- all things must pass correspondent..
Meet Justin Bieber's Guitarist, Dan Kanter: Phish Fanatic With a Pop Palette
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Accompanist, fellow Canadian, friend and sometimes life coach, THR gets to know Kanter, the guy strumming at Bieber's side on Sunday's American Music Awards.
THR: So you’re a huge Phish fan…
Kanter: They’re the greatest band in the world and Trey is my guitar hero. Working so much with pop music, Phish became like a vacation for me -- it was the complete opposite world. Phish is completely unpredictable and I love going to shows. It’s the one thing where I am a true fan boy.
Then why on earth would you bring Bieber to a show, start playing phish songs at Bieber shows, and even steal Phish' light guy for Bieber tour? Have you ever heard the expression, don't shit where you roll? DAMN YOU KANTER!
18. Happy Anniversary. Again.
In honor of the 15th Anniversary of one of the most epic runs in all of phishtory.. a look back at the epic 4 night run that made up the Thanksgiving Day run of '97. Phish, clearly at the peak of the funky 97 game, brought the house down 1st in Hartford, then 3 nights in Worcester. To commemorate the momentus occasion... I ask you to put aside your petty differences, forget about the impending doom in the middle east.. and give thanks.. that even if you werent at all 4 of those shows like me, or even at one of them.. you can relive a little glimpse of the magic right here.. on TDS..
1st up... 11/26/97
Hartford Civic Center (aka, the Ball in the Mall)
Setlist:
Wednesday, 11/26/1997
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
Set 1: Tweezer > Sparkle > Gumbo > My Soul, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Dirt, Split Open and Melt, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, TasteSet 2: Character Zero -> Also Sprach Zarathustra[1] -> Cities -> Ya Mar > Punch You In the Eye > Prince Caspian, Poor Heart[2] > Tweezer Reprise
Encore: Cavern[3]
[1] Super Bad teases; unfinished.
[2] Began as Rocky Top.
[3] Original, alternate lyrics and an All Things Considered theme tease from Page.
Notes: 2001 included Super Bad (James Brown) teases
and was unfinished. Poor Heart began as Rocky Top. Cavern included some
of the original, alternate lyrics and an All Things Considered (not ATR) theme tease from Page.[2] Began as Rocky Top.
[3] Original, alternate lyrics and an All Things Considered theme tease from Page.
Full Show: (Audio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m45HiFQ8NB8
My two cents:
-Tweezer opener. Always a good decision. Especially when the build up is super slow, and super bassy.. as it is here.
-Set II, started by the first and only truly "epic" character zero (which including a "Foxey Lady" jam (not noted... noobs)) and including some of the funkiest playing ever by four white nerds from the Northeast. Check out that 2001 (Also Known As Also Sprach Zarathrustra) which was indeed "super bad" and was also indeed "mind-blowing".. Even if you don't like Phish (and are therefore living a sad, unfulfilled life) this is the kind of shit that even the lamest of lamos can get into. It's got a funky beat, and you can truly bug out to it. Enjoy!
This is the most pleasant news site on the internet. Not a single mention of people in the middle east shooting rockets and missiles at each other and seemingly no risk of being fondled by a muppet.
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