Author Archives: Dan Studnicky

Signed audio units

Looks like audio units and other plugins will be subject to Mountain Lion’s Gatekeeper. If you are distributing Mac software or audio plug-ins outside of the Mac App Store, Gatekeeper will affect your users who adopt Mountain Lion and download … Continue reading

The One-Up’s Mario Kart album

Check out their Koopa Beach cover. Mario Kart meets Daft Punk. The One-Ups – Super Mario Kart Album

Taubes vs. Weight Of America

There is an alternative theory, one that has also been around for decades but that the establishment has largely ignored. This theory implicates specific foods—refined sugars and grains—because of their effect on the hormone insulin, which regulates fat accumulation. If … Continue reading

They couldn’t call the show “Spoiled Rotten Bitches”

On Girls: There’s been no irony in the way show-creator Dunham augments her generational-voice status by making the PR rounds, talking about how she was inspired to create Girls because she never saw herself or her friends represented on TV … Continue reading

When did the term “douchebag” enter the popular parlance?

I remember hearing it on Scrubs a lot, so around early/mid-2000s. English (language): When did the term “douchebag” enter the popular parlance? – Quora

Facebook shuts down Grooveshark App

Guess that means they’re serious about playing with the big boys. Facebook Breaks Up With Grooveshark

Copyright Maximalism

Good short read for anyone else who thought it was weird that licensing an old Beatles song costs a quarter-of-a-million dollars. Pathetic Fallacy: Surrender to the void via

“These people are weird”

Bob Hoffman’s skepticism on Social Media marketing: Yes, I know there are examples of brands that have been successful with “conversational” social media strategies. We always hear about them. We never hear about the thousands of failures. Yes, I also … Continue reading

Mad Men Beatles License Cost $250,000

Mad money for when anything but the real thing just won’t do. ‘Mad Men’ Beatles License Cost $250,000 (Report) – The Hollywood Reporter

“Of course a writer would like the ipad”

I would say a good 90 percent of the debate on the iPads usefullness as a computer is coming from writers and casual users and this is where I find the debate getting a little one sided. Of course a … Continue reading