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How gadget bloggers report on Apple (humor)

March 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · humor

I found this info graphic yesterday, and I think it’s both true and hilarious. There’s a larger version after the break, and you can also click on the image at right to see it full sized.

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One downside of epaper (humor)

March 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · humor

This is an old joke, but it’s still funny. You can click on it for a larger version. via Mimi and Eunice

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Copyright (humor)

February 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · humor

The Mimi and Eunice comic strip from today pretty much sums up how I feel about copyright. via Mimi and Eunice

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On the closing of libraries (humor)

January 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

If you’ve been following the news lately then you probably know about the budget problems in the US and UK. One regrettably common response to the budget shortfall is to close libraries. Tom Gauld drew this comic a few days ago in The Gaurdian. It pretty much sums up what books will do with their [...]

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Piracy in the Bible (humor)

October 15th, 2010 · No Comments · humor

Could someone help me find the original source for this? I’d like to give credit. via Imgur

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The Future has arrived (humor)

October 6th, 2010 · No Comments · humor

Of course, I don’t know what the problem is. I play books on my giant TV screens. Why, just yesterday I read Romeo & Juliet. (Leonardo di Caprio was great.) Click on the image to see the rest. via Comics.com

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Product placement in 19th Century British novels (humor)

September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · humor

Normally I’d just link to an aritcle like this ,but I’ve already seen this reported as fact. The following is a joke, but the satire is subtle. I don’t want you to think I’m taking this seriously. There’s an article in today’s Seattle PI about the first in-book advertisements: What is little known is just [...]

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Why kids love e-readers (humor)

September 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · humor

I found this in today’s Sunday paper. It pretty much sums up all the concerns I’ve heard about children’s reading apps. (click to enlarge) via comics.com

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Humor: David Pogue reviews the K3 (video)

August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · humor, video

So David Pogue of The NYTimes got one of the early Kindles (of course) and he did this video where he tries to compare it to the iPad. It’s hilarious. The news coverage for gadgets has gotten so serious that the only option left is satire. I couldn’t help snickering

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Humor: Book vs Ebook (3 videos)

August 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · humor, video

This popped up in my Twitter feed this morning. A college student is starting his own publishing imprint as a senior project, and he made a series of video ads.He psoted the first one today.

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