The Insomniac Coder

From Sunday At Borders : I don't understand why everyone is in shock about the news that Borders went bankrupt. I knew they were screwed the last time I set foot on one of their stores more than a couple of years ago: I was in a mall with Ivette killing time between appointments, and I had my Kindle . We were browsing the new arrivals section and noticed that one of my favorite authors had a new book out. I immediately opened the Kindle, downloaded the free preview for the book and left the store for the Starbucks elsewhere in the mall. Borders lost the sale, Starbucks at least sold two drinks out of this one. Now I wouldn't even need to have the Kindle, I could just open the Kindle app from my phone and do the exact same thing. How the hell can brick and mortar compete against a digital product that is a 1:1 equivalent? I am not talking about art books, or relics/collectables/etc, I am talking about mass produced hardcovers and paperbacks that have zero physical value ...

The New Starbucks Trenta Cup Is Bigger Than Your Stomach I am a bit amused that when I saw this my first reaction was not about the price of so much Starbuck's coffee , or the need. I guess that since I am now a bit older and wiser, my mind just went into overdrive with things like: How much would you end up hurting your stomach lining by drinking so much strong coffee in one sitting? Can anyone drink the whole thing before it goes cold? How come it doesn't have a handle? Wouldn't it be too heavy? What about the sleeve? Isn't this against Starbucks' mandate to be douche bags about being a green company? Will they charge companies to advertise in this much bigger sleeve? How come the logos say Starbucks Coffee? Did the logo redesign got canned already? Have the efficiency experts taken into account caffeine rage across the country as caffeine fiends wait extra because of the two douche bags ahead of the line that ordered the trenta half decaf four extra sh...