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- Tweet Tweet #
- Yeah... I'm kinda posting my shit on Twitter now. I'm not sure if I'll continue to use this or not. Today can be remembered as the day Web 1.0 ended. (Thanks for the memories.)
- Happiness Hat #
- On the subject of really stuffed up.
- Modern World #
- This is pretty stuffed up.
- A Graphic History of Newspaper Circulation Over the Last Two Decades #
- I don't want to ruin it for you, but... the LA Times dies at the end.
- SHUT UP WOMAN, GET ON MY HORSE! #
- By killing our Geocities, you only make us stronger.
- Browse Like You Mean It #
- Pretty site with the best browser compatibility guide yet. (Scroll to bottom.)
- Windows 7 Get a Mac Ads #
- These have been pretty obnoxious in the past (still are?), but I love Broken Promises with its increasingly ridiculous clothing. Hodgman is the man.
- Nook eBook Reader #
- Ooh, now I want an eBook reader. (Contrast with the Kindle, which made me hate the entire concept of eBook readers.)
- Twitter Blog: Location #
- Users can opt-in to having their position embedded in their tweets. So you can "switch from reading the tweets of accounts you follow to reading tweets from anyone in your neighborhood or city." Plug me in.
- Why Hasn't Vista Sold Well? #
- "Our industry has collectively taught average people over the last few decades that computers should be feared and are always a single misstep from breaking." Sure have, and it's worked on me too, I hate upgrading anything ever. This is mostly the result of being a Microsoft refugee - get the new version, it's slower and more difficult to use!
- New Things From Apple #
- Due to the favourable exchange rate, the prices ain't bad. Most interesting is the Magic Mouse - the whole mouse is a trackpad.
- The Marlboro Man #
- He was the most influential man who never lived.
- Video: Drunkest Man Ever Tries to Buy Booze #
- You know this is going to be funny.
- YouTube: Run Boris Run #
- Nicely done.
- YouTube: Baby Run Over By Train, Unharmed #
- This is one of the scariest videos I have ever seen. Watch the mother. Looking up as the pram rolls towards the tracks. Her feet literally skidding as she vainly tries to catch up. Then holding her arm out over the platform's edge, reaching, grasping... as the train surges through.
- YouTube: iDon't (iPhone Killah Ad) #
- I actually think this ad is a bit crap, mostly because of the low production values, but also because they go really niche-geeky at the end. Still, concept is good, and a bit of serious competition is a win for iPhone users.
- YouTube: Madonna on David Letterman #
- I have quite the distaste for Letterman but woah, guy is sharp. A lesser man would not have withstood that.
- YouTube: Apple's iPhone Introduction #
- Do you remember where you were the day the iPhone news broke? (Not that I do. Historic, though.)
- Leisure Suit Larry #
- Famous as it is, I had never actually seen this game. I totally hate those text adventure things, but it's certainly well put together.
- NYT: Wall Street Smarts #
- "If you really want to know why the financial system nearly collapsed in the fall of 2008, I can tell you in one simple sentence."
- DF: Microsoft's Competition for Windows 7 #
- "The truth is that no one really knows why Vista fared so poorly in the market."
- Photos: Edward Burtynsky's Oil #
- Beautiful shots.
- YouTube: The Chin Game #
- (TR Knight interview on The Ellen Show.) How many can you do?
- Breaking: The Internet Cuteness Bar Has Been Raised #
- There's no going back, people.
- Windows Vista Also Reviewed Well #
- Windows 7 is well-regarded at this stage, but it's interesting to consider that Vista also received (mildly) positive reviews at launch. Personally I expect 7 to be pretty good (I say with the confidence of someone who has no intention of using it), by Windows standards anyway. But this highlights that no matter how good it looks in the lab, the true software review happens when you give it to real people.
- NBR: New Telecom Logo #
- I can see what they're going for, but looks awfully messy to me. Also, sigh, when will the war against capital letters end? (NB. Saw the light show downtown last night, pretty impressive.)
- YouTube: Radiohead - No Surprises (HD) #
- The other day, someone asked me what my favourite band was. I thought about it for a bit (hm, some kind of indie rock band I guess...) then told them: Radiohead. It's taken ten years, but, hey...
- NYT: Petulance and the Prize #
- Would an op-ed by The News from Lake Wobegon's Garrison Keillor be awesome? Yes.
- Daily Show: Rod Blagojevich Extended Interview #
- I love the way Jon Stewart handles these - not even a pretense of co-operation, and so up-front and open about it.
- Video: Every Nickelback Wikipedia Page Vandalism Ever #
- "The vacuum created by Nickelback's sucking has more force than a black hole."
- DF Link: Quoting 'Where the Wild Things Are' Author #
- Gold.
- Technology Quiz #
- "If you were to travel 2000 years into the past, how useful would you be in jumpstarting technological advancements?" It's pretty hard... I was pleased with my 8.
- Stuff: Airport Trials Naked Passenger Scanner #
- "This scanner completely takes away the hassle of needing to undress."
- WaPo: Obama Not Meeting with Dalai Lama #
- While understandable given the circumstances, it's a good example of the fairy tale crunching ashore on cold reality. Being a politician is hard.
- Webstock 2010 #
- Don't miss the navbird.
- DF Link: Tron Legacy Trailer #
- So... was there some movie called Tron that I missed or something?
- Camille - Too Drunk to Fuck (Cover) #
- Now this is how you cover a song.
- The Best Flag in the World #
- No hating now.
- iPhone on Market Share Rampage #
- "The company has gone from 2% global share to 14% share in a year." See also LOLs from the Macalope and Microsoft's other mobile platform in "danger".
- The Original IBM ThinkPad #
- Origin story.
- BumpTop 3D Desktop #
- Pretty cool. Is this the right interaction paradigm though? (I always keep my desktop completely empty.) It almost needs to replace the entire windowing & file system.
- Atomic Bull #
- You have to say, this is a pretty good effort.
- Regretsy #
- Ah, the people.
- PG-Porn #
- "For people who love everything about porn... except the sex!". I recommend Squeal Happy Whores (a musical!), Helpful Bus ("That bitch needed a ride!") and a star turn by Firefly's Nathan Fillion in Nailing Your Wife.
- News of the Day in a Tweet #
- "Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, Marge Simpson is in Playboy, and NASA bombed the moon." This was a weird start to the weekend.
- Upskirt iPhone App #
- Ah, the Japanese.
- Small Wonders #
- Nikon photo competition. The baby fly muppet is fucking insane. Prepare to wake up screaming tonight.
- A Review of the Pirated Copy of Windows 7 I Bought On eBay #
- Nicely done. Watch the taskbars.
- Arial/Helvetica Quiz #
- I link to this only because I got 20/20, and enjoy showing off.
- Photosketch: Free-Hand Sketch + Internet = Magic #
- The technologies are out there... you just gotta think of the ways to use 'em.
