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  • Larry Sharp
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So... Josh's choice to be his advertisement for his taste for all to see (and plenty will borrow his ZHD) is...

Cow on toilet?

Even Freud would be shaking his head right now...
Just sent one to college, she could use this kitch...
Man, do I need (almost) everything here... I'm the worst kind of techno-geek... a broke one.
What Josh seemed to miss here is something that is being pointed out by he and his minions every week on the Engadget podcast... that the Palm App Submission Process is NOT like Apple's "spin the wheel" process. Specifically:

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Palm will accept apps into the beta test program based on the following criteria:

Apps should be useful and engaging to users.
They need to have an appealing design and user interface aligned with Palm UI guidelines.
They are written specifically for webOS and not delivered through the browser.
They leverage webOS platform and device capabilities, for example, notifications, multitasking/background processing, location services, accelerometer.
They have acceptable performance and response time on the device; apps with slow UI response or sluggish performance will be rejected. Applications that consume excessive power on the device will also be rejected.
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Now, in my eyes, this is the way life SHOULD be. You write a decent app and we'll include it. Not we'll include it if it doesn't contain dictionary entries we don't like (which, by the way, reminds me of the Monty Python bookshop skit) or include functionality that the parent company wishes it had included from the beginning - like Apple.
I've been wanting to put one of these together... but I'm broke.
Stop giving money to everyone. Let the car companies fail.
Go back to an agrarian economy. If you didn't grow it, you ain't got it.
Farewell to Ryan Block was my favorite post...
Loved your good-bye gush-fest when Ryan hit the road...
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I own an iPhone 3G and I'm looking for a decent speaker / alarm clock for it. I am going to listen music in a mid-sized room, so I want nice quality speakers with solid bass. I also want to use it as an alarm clock, so it would be great if there is such a feature. The price can be low-mid to mid-high range. I was looking at the Klipsch iGroove SXT; it's powerful, slick and the reviews are good, but it doesn't have an alarm clock feature. It's no deal breaker if I can set it up from the iPhone, but I'm not sure. Thanks!"

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