Travis Smith: my resume, bio and photos back to the main blog page

A good video compliation of the “Failed” / “Owned” memes - funny

Some really amazing clips here.

posted at 10:20 am
on May. 30, 2008

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Did you know, there will be no Illuminares Lantern Procession this 2008?

I'm quite sad about this.

posted at 11:46 pm
on May. 29, 2008

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Video of the aftermath of an EF 5 tornado in Parkersville, Iowa

Everything -- wiped out. Looks like someone basically disassembled the town.

posted at 4:16 pm
on May. 28, 2008

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YouTube - Rogers Wireless screws another customer

Funny because it's not happening to me

posted at 10:29 am
on May. 28, 2008

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Long, long animated graffiti wall painting animation by BLU

So amazing -- white and black line art done so well.

posted at 1:43 pm
on May. 25, 2008

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Facebook Traffic Declines 10% in April

I clearly wasn't doing my part to keep the service afloat.

posted at 5:04 pm
on May. 23, 2008

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Bobcat driver loads his bobcat onto a truck without a ramp

Amazing little video. Thanks, SEB.

posted at 3:26 am
on May. 22, 2008

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OJR has a very wrong story about how robots.txt works

I sent in a long correction, but it's still erroneous.

posted at 7:59 pm
on May. 21, 2008

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A Flickr staring contest

Quick little video. Go for it, you can beat her!

posted at 6:39 pm
on May. 21, 2008

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Apple Store in Vancouver Opens May 24th: iPhones Soon to Come!

Awesome. I'll be there.

posted at 5:14 pm
on May. 21, 2008

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Plaxo (and thus my address book) has been acquired by Comcast

Uh oh, and kudos to Plaxo for blogging the announcement -- the comments there show I'm not alone.

posted at 11:48 am
on May. 20, 2008

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Cond? Nast (i.e. Wired) Acquires Ars Technica

A steal of a deal fo only $25 million.

posted at 12:22 am
on May. 17, 2008

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How’s Your Ear for Pitch?

I scored 355 then lost interest.

posted at 6:57 pm
on May. 16, 2008

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A blog of short video stories about the people who post to Craigslist Missed Connections

This one is HILARIOUS -- you have to hear the story of the girl who wants to get back in touch with the guy she hit with her car.

posted at 3:01 pm
on May. 15, 2008

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Fido’s offering a cell phone service that uses internet connectivity when you’re at home

It's called Fido UNO. But it only works with one Nokia phone right now. Call me when the iPhone does this, and I'll switch.

posted at 1:10 pm
on May. 15, 2008

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Did you know that Royal Bank had a twee group blog called RBC p2p?

Well, it does -- and the blog posts are decent, if a little boosterish. Closer to Google's blogs than to Adobe's, but still, nice job.

posted at 11:50 am
on May. 15, 2008

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mathematical shapes (klein bottle, mobius strip) made from Lego

Color me impressed.

posted at 10:04 am
on May. 15, 2008

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Craigslist sues eBay right back

Did anyone think this would work out?

posted at 9:43 pm
on May. 14, 2008

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Rap Song about Tea

Catchy. Thanks, Zak.

posted at 8:54 am
on May. 12, 2008

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Pictures of Things that Look Like Ducks

It started with a peanut.... ah, humble beginnings.

posted at 3:07 pm
on May. 10, 2008

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Erotic Falconry (NSFW)

And yet awfully funny.

posted at 11:47 am
on May. 10, 2008

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Map of Area Codes where Ludacris Claims to have ‘Hos’

Awesome.

posted at 12:05 pm
on May. 9, 2008

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Two Neighboring NY Lofts, Filled with Young Artists

The living conditions sound atrocious.

posted at 7:13 am
on May. 7, 2008

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Nintendo Wii Has More Sucky, and Fewer Good, Game than any other platform

I don't know why I switched from title case there.

posted at 1:29 am
on May. 7, 2008

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Metafilter comments vs. Youtube comments

It's a fact: Nothing on the Internet is less useful that the comments on YouTube.

posted at 1:28 am
on May. 7, 2008

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How Little Text Do Your Web Visitors Read?

An interesting study that says that you should stick to 100 words or less. Like this page!

posted at 11:48 pm
on May. 6, 2008

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Wikimania 2008 will be in Alexandria, Egypt

I so wish I was going.

posted at 9:08 pm
on May. 4, 2008

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A video on the nature of sportsmanship (the baseball homerun video you’ve heard about)

I should say: sportswomanship.

posted at 12:09 am
on May. 4, 2008

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Many of Flickr’s Group Pools Are Basically Empty

But a Canadian is fixing the problem as we speak -- they say.

posted at 3:00 pm
on May. 2, 2008

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Does honey make a good facial? She says yes.

I say without peanut butter you're wasting your time.

posted at 1:05 am
on May. 2, 2008

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Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

...who said it?

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

...who said it?

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

...who said it?

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

...who said it?

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