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A Florida professor was arrested and removed from a plane Monday after his fellow passengers alerted crew members they thought he had a suspicious package in the overhead compartment.

That “suspicious package” turned out to be keys, a bagel with cream cheese and a hat. Ognjen Milatovic, 35, was flying from Boston to Washington D.C. on US Airways when he was escorted off the plane for disorderly conduct following the incident.

With a name like ‘Ognjen Milatovic’ I’m sure he must of been non-American and therefore easy to mistake him for a terrorist. Good thing we aren’t letting the terrorists make us live in a constant state of fear.

Story via Daring Fireball

• This Week in Tweets: 2010-12-26 – http://acburk.com/30 #
• Initial Macbook Air Impressions – http://acburk.com/31 #
• If your device doesn't have at least a 1280×720 display, it should be illegal to say it has "HD" video #
• This is a joke, right? RT @Lifehacker World Wildlife Foundation's paper-saving file format, WWF, is now available http://lifehac.kr/dJw24f #
• Why does my Macbook Air come with iDVD installed? #
• Snow? #
• Pretty clear explanation of how an electric watch works if you were ever curious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pM6uD8nePo #
• Snow-ish hail? #
• LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL // Hackers obtain PS3 private cryptography key due to epic programming fail? http://acburk.com/32 #
• Don't be evil, indeed // Adsense, no sense at all –
  what it’s like being sacked by a computer… http://acburk.com/34 #
• This is why we haven't been to Mars or been (back) to the moon // NASA Signs $2.5B Contract With HP – http://ow.ly/1rZ1se (via @mashable) #
• Just went to the WikiLeaks site for the first time. Is it just me or does it look like it was put together by a high school student? #
• I thought Android's 'openness' solved all this // Android still has horrible text messaging bugs http://t.co/hHeBs8W via @engadget #
• There really isn’t much of a “tablet” market -Marco Arment http://acburk.com/35 #
• Going live with the first DSC for 2011 at http://noagendastream.com #@pocketnoagenda (via @adamcurry) #
• Pretty cool street performers http://acburk.com/36 #

Bought the 11.6″ MBA about a few days ago and thought I’d share some of my initial impressions:

• The build feels solid. Form factor is amazing. Has a great feel to it.
• Screen doesn’t feel as small as I thought it would. 1366×768 is the same as the 13″ Macbook Pro, just in a smaller space meaning the dpi is higher which leads to a crisper picture.
• Overall performance is good. I was afraid going from a 2.8ghz Macbook Pro to a 1.6ghz Macbook Air would have been a little rougher but the Air keeps up with mostly everything I want to do.
• Graphic performance has been outstanding so far with the Nvidia GeForce 320M. The thing can run Starcraft 2 better than may old 15″ Macbook Pro. Perfect machine for Minecraft.
• Performance coding: GREAT. Xcode runs great, which makes this the perfect machine to carry to the coffee shop and bang some code out on. When I go to work, mini-display hooks up perfect to my 30″ monitor and I have a full screen to code with.
• Battery has been good but not great. I’ve been getting about 3.5 hours. From what I hear, I should be getting about an hour more, I am running some pretty heavy applications though.
• I thought I remembered hearing the keyboard was full-size but it is definitely not. Feels like 99% or 98%, just not quite full size. Maybe the “letter keys” are full size but the function keys definitely are not and the bottom keys (space, command, alt, etc) are a bit smaller. Takes a little getting used to but I have no problem with it.

• This Week in Tweets: 2010-12-19 – http://acburk.com/2y #
• RT @macgasm: Steve Jobs credited with the design of the send button in Mail.app http://mcgsm.co/fcT3o7 #
• WTF happened to the Orange Julius in the Bellevue Square Mall? #
• lol // CIA Creates new task-force to analyze impact of wikileaks called "WTF" – http://acburk.com/ciawtf #
• RT @macgasm: This made me laugh: "new Google designs = old Apple designs" http://bit.ly/hdpgqH #reddit #
• The App Store is too easy. I just mindlessly purchased a $10 app, World of Goo. I'm sure I'll like it but I have no idea why I bought it. #
• Ugh, trying to resist the urge to go and buy a MacBook Air. Somebody help convince me its a good idea. #
• Performance bonuses are awesome http://yfrog.com/h63npij #
• Macbook Air better at Xcode and compiling code than I could of hoped #
• Weird // Speed Up iTunes Conversions by Keeping Preferences Open http://t.co/pE4ylAC via @lifehacker #
• lol, awesome // What Happens When You Steal a Hacker's Computer http://t.co/6GxzTvP via @gizmodo #
• fuck taxes #
• cant believe the stupid fucking slaves they found to get opinions from – Woman arrested after refusing enhanced pat down http://t.co/V7FYih6 #
• RT @CampusSocialite Raunchy German Sprite Commercial (NSFW) http://bit.ly/e6bh1N #

• This Week in Tweets: 2010-12-12 – http://acburk.com/2m #
• Listening to some 19 or 20-somethings argue about high-speed rail. The agenda is in full swing. #
• TAKE NOTE: Gawker accounts were hacked. If you had an account you NEED to change your password!!! http://lifehac.kr/h96NKy #
• LOL this must be comedy – Why I'm Returning My iMac http://acburk.com/2n #
• Richard Stallman On ChromeOS, "making extensive use of cloud computing is 'worse than stupidity'" – http://acburk.com/2o #
• Ha some of these are awesome // Top 50 Programming Quotes of All Time – http://acburk.com/2p #
• Excellent article on the current state of RIM – http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2010/10/whats-really-wrong-with-blackberry-and.html #
• I just unlocked the "9 to 5" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/eKTU6y #
• test #
• Got the nexus s from my work, what are some good apps/things to checkout for android? #
• I'm finding that when it comes to setting up the sdk for android vs iOS, its nice that its free but you get what you pay for. #
• So I guess I'm an android developer now, right? http://yfrog.com/h453jzpj #
• OH: Look how light this (MacBook air) is, probably so easy to break. Awesome. [teenage girl at the apple store] #
• Nice remote google http://yfrog.com/h2rlhjj #
• RT @dhh: TSA fails 70-100% of all attempts to smuggle guns past screeners: http://abcn.ws/eXQh1e -how long will this security theater go on? #
• RT @dhh:TSA spends close to SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS http://bit.ly/ebux48 to get this 70-100% failure rate! At least we get a free hand job now #

• awesome, DIY TSA naked body scanner http://acburk.com/diytsa #
• iD Software's John Carmack: iOS vs. Android – PCWorld http://t.co/K3xQp3k via @PCWorld #
• Come on Google – http://acburk.com/8 #
• Am I misunderstanding something or did Google just make it so we have to pay for websites? #
• RT @THErealDVORAK: I'm in on the boycott of the heartless a-holes at Macy's this Christmas. Screw them. http://goo.gl/ocrlO #
• RT @robconery: "with all due respect" == "I think you're an asshole" #
• Infinity Blade takes a slice out of US iTunes store http://t.co/OBI64aR via @engadget #
• Kinect meets its maker with new air guitar hack (video) http://t.co/HVQYtFc via @engadget #
• Just watched willy wonka 2: Slugworth strikes back. Pretty good, kinda dark towards the end. #
• Redefinitions http://acburk.com/definitions #
• Top 10 iPad Apps – http://acburk.com/2j #
• iTunes 90 second previews rock! #

Everyone is getting iPads! Two people have asked me for my favorite apps now so I just thought it would be easier to make a blog post. (No particular order)

1. GoodReader – Don’t let the name fool you, it has little to do with reading. GoodReader is kinda a file explorer, giving you the ability to store and view files and move files from your computer and your iPad.
2. Skyfire – Not an iPad app (iPhone) but what it does is too cool; it’s a web browser that converts flash video on their servers and send you h.264 encoded video. Also has some other features like private browsing.
3. iTeleport – Expensive but well worth it for anyone that uses VNC for remoting into another machine.
4. Dropbox – If you have a dropbox account, this app lets you access your files and even save select files for offline access.
5. Flipboard – Very cool, magazine-like app that does a pseudo-screen scrape/rss aggration and put together a very nice looking newspaper-like presentation.
6. VLC – Lets you play .avi and .mpg (and other non-Apple) video files.
7. Netflix – Instant stream to your iPad.
8. Infinity Blade & Rage HD – Not the best games, more tech demos but the graphics are incredible.
9. Star Walk – Cool “show it to your friends” app. Load up the star chart, hold up the iPad to the night sky, and it shows you where constellations are and what they are called.
10. Magic Piano – Fun little piano. Play with other people online.
11. Uzu – Particle visualizer. Strangely hypnotic.

Why you telling me file size in bytes, it’s like telling me driving distance in inches.

• And from the department of 'sounds fucking useless', I give you… http://acburk.com/3 #
• Even verizon knows android screens/ui look like shit http://acburk.com/6 #
• RT @palekayle: BREAKING: @Comcast will block Netflix? Tell @FCC to stop the abuse and protect the open Internet! http://bit.ly/hmVXkp #
• Hypocrisy In One Beautiful Image — http://acburk.com/bonopos #
• Just backed @adamcurry's The 3 Hour FUBAR Friday Extravaganza!: http://kck.st/eZVG1p #