Nest’s New Thinner and Smarter Thermostat

New shiny, thin NestWhen I originally learned of the Nest Learning Thermostat, I understood that its creator had a history within Apple and thus the design of the device was slick and it the device itself, revolutionary. Now I’m reading that the third generation Nest device is about to be released. The site, nest.com is touting the new device as having “a refined design that’s enclosed by a single solid stainless steel ring.” This starts to remind me of the song and dance we’re used to by now with Apple releasing an ever thinner and faster version of basically the same exact thing – year after year. So it seems that design isn’t the only thing Tony Fadell, (co) inventor of the iPod, learned from his days with Apple. Continue reading →

The Daily Sausage – Tuesday Edition

Political Mercy Fuck, La Bachmann’s Epic Fail, a Democrat Betrayl?, refusing to refuse to vote for Obama, confessions of a partisan, why The West Wing is a terrible guide to American democracy, Scott Brown: Scalia “model justice”, NY AG sues JP Morgan Chase, and more GOP voter fraud. Continue reading →

The Daily Sausage – Monday Edition

Mitt Romney: Fact Checker, Warren/Brown II: Warren/Brown Harder, the real RINOs, the circular firing squad begins, financial heroin, the next narrative, Paul Ryan: no time for the jibba jabba, Obama’s 11th Dimensional Chess, #RomneyShambles becomes #GOPShambles, About Mr. Sproul, Church of England, Florida Republican Volunteers, and something relevant to our interests. Continue reading →