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Friday, January 25, 2008

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sight

The neon glow from the Apple Store window illuminates a sea of low-rise denim and oversized hoodies perfectly as I track the early ripples of the App Store’s digital conquest. Above the shivering crowd, a kiosk hums the rhythmic thud of "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, vibrating through the chilly January air like a pulse for this frenetic, transitional century. Omg, the sheer contrast of these forgotten Vermont ski lifts against the sudden rise of the Android silhouette is a masterclass in societal friction. Everyone is huddled in North Face puffers, oblivious to how these tiny glass screens are about to rewrite the human gaze.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Low"

Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

The must-have

Wall-E Animatronic

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2008

  • Yes We Can
  • Why so serious?

Tech Check

App Store, Android (Release), Spotify & Chrome.

Cost of Living (2008)

Loaf of Bread

$1.37

Gallon of Gas

$3.27

Average Home

$229,600

New Car

$25,200

Meanwhile

  • The Great RecessionHousing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).

Time Elapsed

6,706 days ago

(18 years, 136 days)