November 2008
Excited by site launch for work tomorrow night. Of course, that means a weekend of testing/IE bug squshing. Next up: custom CMS. This 1 sux.
October 2008
MTV Bleeps Filesharing Software Names In Weird Al... →
An anonymous reader writes “We’ve all heard Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Don’t Download This Song,’ which came out a couple years ago, but did you know that MTV is apparently so afraid that kids listening to…
CSS Browser Selector →
CSS Browser Selector is a very small javascript with just one line and less than 1kb which empower CSS selectors. It gives you the ability to write specific CSS code for each operating system and…
#15541 - Photos of a decaying Six Flags New... →
Photos of a decaying Six Flags New Orleans, left derelict, three years after being damaged by Hurricane Katrina. From a photo blog by Erich Morton. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and …
MTV Bleeps Filesharing Software Names In Weird Al... →
An anonymous reader writes “We’ve all heard Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Don’t Download This Song,’ which came out a couple years ago, but did you know that MTV is apparently so afraid that kids listening to…
Obama just got endorsed by The Economist. →
Obama just got endorsed by The Economist. Yes that Economist. My favorite economic publication and often noted for its pragmatic conservative-centrist approach. Good stuff here.
Silicon Valley Stands United Against Prop. 8 →
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Add my name to this list.
This is a full page ad that will run in the San Jose Mercury news tomorrow. I want to make fun of the wine and cheese crowd flocking to jump…
Comics: Zits →
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More evidence that Twitter is going mainstream. This is not a geek comic, found in many newspapers.
Going to Heartland Brewery @ 51st&6th. Arriving in 10mins. Anyone want to is have a beer? D me
Student Charged With Three Felonies For Finding... →
Well, yet another teenage hacker who “did the right thing” by reporting a security flaw is being punished for his actions. Although it definitely sounds like the whole story may not be in the clear…
QUOTE: *Brown:* So are you going to run for... →
Brown: So are you going to run for governor? Barkley: I plan on it in 2014. Brown: You are serious. Barkley: I am, I can’t screw up Alabama. Brown: There is no place to go but up in your…
In Brief: Pepsi gets Official →
I think this should give us some closure on this whole odyssey: Pepsi has sent to twenty-five lucky “digital and social media influencers” three separately-shipped packages unveiling the new…
Newsom: "We Can Stand Up To Right-Wing... →
Gavin Newsom isn’t taking any chances on Proposition 8!
The mayor of San Francisco this weekend released a video urging his fellow Californians to fight the ballot measure, which would…
Nintendo's Homebrew-Blocking Update Hacked →
ElementC writes “Team Twiizers, the group behind almost all of the Wii Homebrew scene, has released an update to the Homebrew Channel (and installer) that allows for installation on a Wii with the…
Lots of progress on the new website for work…but will our intrepid hero finish on deadline?
[Obvious] Six weeks after Hurricane Ike, FEMA has... →
Houston Chronicle
Obama in art ! →
Barack Obama has already inspired many designer, who produced lot of great pieces of art about him, I picked the best ones :
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[Obvious] People who drink every day are happier... →
Stuff.co.nz
Brian Williams: McCain Campaign Spread 'B' Hoax To... →
So we already know the McCain campaign played some sort of a role in helping get the ‘B’ hoax off the ground in the first place. Now, thanks to Brian Williams, we know that once it was off the…
YOUTUBE MEME + POLICAL MESSAGE I AGREE WITH = EPIC... →
YOUTUBE MEME + POLICAL MESSAGE I AGREE WITH = EPIC WIN
ACLU Creates Map of US "Constitution-Free... →
trackpick points out a recent ACLU initiative to publicize a recent expansion of authority claimed by the Border Patrol to stop and search individuals up to 100 miles from any US border. They have…
Tip: Follow Passion, Not The Buck →
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Shared for the image alone
Great news! The lure of Wall Street and disproportionately paid finance executives is finally behind us. The current debacle presents an amazing…
Sole Man →
In the wake of Palin’s shopping spree, we were glad to see Obama scoring points for having resoled his shoes along the campaign trail. Of course, the political blogs are spinning this as…
Pepsi, New Bottles →
And the goodies keep coming in! Let it be known that the week of October 20, 2008 has been declared as Pepsi Week at Brand New. A kind reader has sent in these renderings of the new bottles….
Finally an eBook reader that is good enough to put... →
I was hoping for an eBook reader that would gain enough acceptance worldwide, so that it can become the new standard for all book publishers. Kindle was a great start, but the device doesn’t has…
Bullet Ice Cube Tray →
With the release of the new Bond movie Quantum of Solace iminent, this bullet ice cube tray would be perfect for a Bond themed party.
So Let's Let Liquor Decide →
Layer-wearing college student: We went to Ikea in a Zipcar, and some jerk had left all their Starbucks trash in the front seat. Queer: You are such a trendy bitch I don’t know whether to hug you or…
San Jose Marriage Equality Supporters Point Out... →
The Proposition 8 battle is being fought on the street in San Jose. After one family claims a ‘Yes on 8’ sign was stolen from their front yard, they replaced it with a huge banner on the…
[Obvious] It's Wednesday, so that must mean that... →
CNN
Huffduffer's ingenious Mad Libs style signup form →
I would like to use Huffduffer. I want my username to be ___________ and I want my password to be __________ . My email address is __________.
By the way, my name is __________ and my website is…
Celebrate International Caps Lock Day by Remapping... →
Today, October 22nd, is International Caps Lock Day, so share with us a moment of silence to reflect on screaming emails and ponder the mysteries of the most useless key on your keyboard….
Grumbling about using an old XP laptop because I can’t get Leopard to connect to my companies VPN.
watching last weeks True Blood. Good show and reminds me of Carnivale somehow. That was an awesome show.
Obama is Marketer of the Year →
Barack Obama deservedly wins Advertising Age’s Marketer of the Year for 2008. (link)
Listening to podcasts while coding for work. They use a very old, very difficult templating system for their CMS + this is taking a while.
TSA Employee Caught With $200K Worth of Stolen... →
The plane moves me or I move the plane? writes “After years of people complaining about their luggage locks being broken in the name of the Transportation Security Administration, and after countless…
Colin Powell Endorses Obama, Blasts Republican... →
Colin Powell explains why he will not be voting for his friend of 25 years, John McCain. An eloquent, thoughtful speech, one that should make a lot of centrist Republicans even more unsettled by…
Fey & Palin in the same scene. Awesome. My head may have ‘sploded. Palin’s still totally unqualified.
And Brolin hosting SNL. I want to see W.
Obama Rally in St. Louis Draws 100,000 →
Obama Rally in St. Louis Draws 100,000
Chicago Tribune Endorses Barack Obama for... →
The first time in the 161-year history of the Tribune that it has endorsed a Democrat for president. (Via FakeJohnMcCain.)
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If Democrats are to win the 2008 election, they... →
If Democrats are to win the 2008 election, they must not simply beat McCain at the polls - they must beat him by a margin that exceeds the level of GOP vote tampering
Ooh! A new You Look Nice Today™ podcast. *Squeee!*
Cramer: Obama tax plan won’t hurt economy →
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“Obama is a recession. McCain is a depression.” i love it
NBC’s Matt Lauer asked if Barack Obama’s tax policy would damage the economy. Cramer said, “What we need is someone with…
Asus Eee Touchscreen All-in-One Pops Up for... →
The many, many promises that Asus would release a touchscreen Eee by the end of this year have been fulfilled—by pasting an Eee sticker on a touchscreen all-in-one (also promised,…
Public Service Announcement →
Really interesting campaign developed by designer Shaz Madani. We are all guilty of too much internet.
Slicer VisualCulture
Remembering Matthew Shepard →
Ten years ago today gay college student Matthew Shepard died after having been savagely beaten, left alone for 18-hours and found tied to a fence five days prior on the outskirts of Laramie,…
"The reason Rove continues to survive is the same... →
“The reason Rove continues to survive is the same reason that Johnnie Cochran was called a genius for keeping a double-murderer on the golf course — because this generation of Americans has become so…
someone on my street is playing the Numa Numa song very loudly. I haven’t heard that in a while.