May 14, 2005

David Greenberg paraphrases the Simpsons' Stacy doll in as many words: "Blogging ... is ... Hard!"

BTW, Has anyone else noticed the New York Times has changed their page titles? It's a welcome improvement.

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Jeremy Wright says, "This is Blogging's Inflection Point - Don't Be Afraid"

It 's well thought and well written -- but premature. I think that blogging has not even begun to inflect. This is more like the stutters and pops you get when you're starting a motor.

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May 13, 2005

The Savannah pussy, an offspring of a wildcat - the African serval - and the domestic house cat

It's becoming popular as an apartment pet, according to the New York Times. In the whole article, though, there's no mention anywhere about the number of these animals in New York, America, the world, etc. make me wonder (Thanks J.D.!)

The Savannah pussy, an offspring of a wildcat - the African serval - and the domestic house cat

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TIME Magazine tells us that it's "flight, flight or freeze," and that our own instincts might in fact get us killed

I really wonder how I'd react. Pretty well, I think -- not 'cause I have better instincts, but just because I've had a damn lot of training and experience in dangerous situations. Like polar bear attacks and earthquakes.

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Geek Squad helps you with a Star Wars-themed absentee note

I actually have pictures of the line forming at Ziegfeld's on May 10, which I will eventually post to Flickr just after it's too late and nobody cares anymore.

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Think we know everything about the universe? Read about The Oh-My-God Particle

Picture a single proton with as much energy as the equvalent mass of an average-sized bacterium at rest. (Thanks, holycola.net)

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Toyota.com's Model Selector

It's everythign a flash app should be: smooth, useful, with a good URL and does something that can't be done easily in straight HTML. Kudos, Toyota!

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May 12, 2005

Brand New: The Google Content Blocker

It's a spoof -- for now.

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Tired of e-cards with dancing kittens and bad puns? Try Hipster Cards

Go ahead, send me one -- it'll make you hip!

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May 11, 2005

Toast Titanium 6.1 update disables iTunes burning

"We decided to remove useful functionality from a working product because these days, frankly, Apple scares us." Or so they ought to have said. (Thanks, The Tao of Mac

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I gotta say this for Republicans: They are KINGS of sneaking rules through Congress

Does anyone actually READ these damn laws? I mean, it's not like it's THEIR JOB or anything. Sheesh.

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dodgeball.com acquired by Google

Another social software service merges -- this is how the Borg got its start, no?

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The Justice League -- Live and Unsuper!

Second from the left looks like she just happened to be walking by. Is just a red cape even a costume?

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This "Travis Smith" is not me

I'm twice as buff. No, really, I could take him.

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May 10, 2005

An article about Super-Dooper Secret Top frequent flier programs

Sometimes, you don't even KNOW you're in the program, that's how secret it is

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How a software company would design a tree swing

I like what a friend added: How an environmentalist wants it: (tree with nothing fun about it)

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Wendy's (U.S.) is giving away free Frostys this weekend

I bet "QSR Online" will be seeing a rather huge traffic spike for this story. BTW, sorry, Canadians...

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The L.A. Times says traffic in L.A. in 2003 was better than 2002, 2001 or 2000

From my perspective it got clearly worse from 2000 to 2004, with 2001 being slightly better, to the point where the daily drive was a crushing burden to some of my commuting friends.

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In any nice-looking house you drive by, there could be living .. a Crazy eBay Mom

You have to laugh, because it's otherwise so disturbing -- and perilously close to reality for any clutter-collecting person.

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May 09, 2005

Fascinating set of articles about Dick Dasen, a well-respected man who also fueled the meth trade in Western Montana

From the articles: "Dick Dasen was a successful entrepreneur and investor, an observant Christian, and a generous supporter of local charities. The story of his secret life seemed too extreme to be true."

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May 08, 2005

NAID (The National Association for Information Destruction) has some interesting facts to share

They're not so interesting, I just like the name of the association.

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Did you know Master Yoda had a blog?

George Lucas Inc is going to death star this guy's ass, but it's a good read until it's gone.

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