Why Steve Jobs Needs to Become President - No, Seriously

“America needs to focus on getting Jobs — Steve Jobs. Because something tells me that Apple would have come up with a better idea for stopping an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico than putting a giant box on top of it. In 2001, Apple reinvented the record player. In 2007, the phone. This year, the computer. I say, for 2011, we let them take a crack at America. Our infrastructure, our business model, our institutions. Get rid of the stuff that’s not working, replace it with something that does. For example, goodbye US Senate — Hello Genius Bar! So good luck, Steve — you’ll need it!”

This video caught me off guard too! Political pundit and comedian Bill Maher claimed last night that Steve Jobs would do a better job of running America than the Obama administration. This raises many questions, but more answers follow…

Jesus Diaz - 'John Gruber is a Liar and an assclown'

I am going to enjoy this. Jesus Diaz has apparently snapped - along with everyone else at Gizmodo who think they are proper Journalists. Journalists don’t do stuff like this, but you know who does? People that lie about buying a stolen an iPhone, wreck a person’s reputation, and then act like a bunch of dicks as they slowly crumble into pilfering dust. Pathetic…

Weekend Vids - NES Sequels, Story of HTC, & LAG

In this installment:
Rinry takes us through a top 5 list of some of the best NES sequels; HTC gives us a history lesson on their backstory; our own contributing editor, Kristen Perez, runs down the week’s best news in her new video series: LAG; and finally, the newest extreme sport, Liquid Mountaineering.  

Videos after the break!