Archive for the ‘geeklife’ Category

Wank 2.0

Via CollegeHumor, some clever logo mashes that show what popular sites are really all about.

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Sorry to be a Twit

So it’s like this: I’m conducting an experiment.
Over the last 12 or so months, I have heard a lot about, but have yet to determine any inherent value in, the web phenom known as Twitter.
But in my biz, it makes sense to take any Internet trend semi-seriously, at least until it proves itself to be [...]

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Wired on Jobs

Barn sent me a great article from Wired on Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Just this once, I urge you to read and reflect, rather than watching a clip of David Lee Roth getting hit in the nuts or some such other nonsense.
Basically, the premise is that Steve Jobs is a micromanaging tyrant, and that this [...]

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GTIV

How excited am I to play the new Grand Theft Auto?
Consider that this is only a sample of one of the many radio stations in the game, and that the radio stations, while great, are only one aspect of the game.

Femi Kuti, people. To host a radio station in a video game.

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The 411 on 411

Via BlogTO , an announcement that Google’s free 411 service now works in Toronto. Save your $.75. Wicked idea, but since it’s Google, always read the fine print.

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Updating

I’m updating the look and feel, in case you haven’t noticed.
That’s a euphemism for “Oh crap, I updated WordPress and forgot to save my theme folder.”
But that’s cool.

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Stuff White People Like

I liked this blog. The writing’s not always super-great but the concept and curation are quite funny overall.

GO

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See, some wars are winnable!

It appears that, almost before it started, the 21st Century version of VHS vs Betamax is over.
Just over a year ago, I picked up a newspaper whose headline trumpeted that the success of the so-called “Blu Ray” DVD format was “inevitable”. The name of that venerable publication: The Blu Ray Times.
Potential editorial bias aside, it [...]

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A year in the life

Very cool, beautifully designed personal annual report of, er, some guy.

GO LOOK

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You Suck at Photoshop

This is quite nicely done. I can’t say I learned all that much that I didn’t already know about Photoshop, but I think I’m much clearer on restraining orders and OCD.

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