December 2008
Mobile Carriers and the SMS Gold Mine →
Randall Stross in The New York Times on the cost of text messaging: Senator Herb Kohl, Democrat of Wisconsin and the chairman of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, wanted to look behind the…
Dec 29th
What Carriers Don't Want You To Know About... →
An anonymous reader writes “Randall Stross has just published a sobering article in The New York Times about how the four major US wireless carriers don’t want anyone to know the actual cost…
Dec 29th
3am-up late setting up/de-crapifying/protecting the new PCs that my huge family have gotten. I’m off to bed…someone owes me a beer or 6.
Dec 24th
Seth MacFarlane →
“The two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change.”
Dec 22nd
$1.6 Billion Of Your Tax Dollars Straight To... →
And thank goodness for that. Otherwise they might have had to throw up their hands in disgust and leave for a competitor.
Dec 21st
Rove's IT Guru dies after his plane runs out of... →
The Raw Story
Dec 21st
Heading out to pick a few things in preparation for going back home for Christmas.
Dec 21st
America's Pastor at the Inauguration →
Shared by Rick Really? A Prop 8 supporter, Obama? Gay marriage equals incest and pedophilia. Abortion equals the Holocaust. Or so thinks “America’s Pastor Rick “Saddleback” Warren,…
Dec 18th
Scaling Facebook To 140 Million Users →
Shared by Rick This is cool. 1sockchuck writes “Facebook now has 140 million users, and in recent weeks has been adding 600,000 new users a day. To keep pace with that growth, the Facebook…
Dec 18th
New York The Latest To Propose Taxing iTunes... →
Shared by Rick This sucks. If a track goes over $.99 will people look toward a Bay of Pirates for entertainment? Earlier this year, some politicians in California, which is struggling with massive…
Dec 18th
Gay teenagers at higher risk of pregnancy.... →
Shared by Rick Interesting (Vancouver Sun)
Dec 17th
Man Guesses EXACT Price in Showcase Showdown! on... →
Today’s Price is Right contestant guessed the EXACT price of his showcase during the Showcase Showdown. Drew Carey, however, remained nonplussed.
Dec 17th
UnChrome Anonymizes Your Google Chrome... →
Windows only: Free application UnChrome bolsters your browsing anonymity by removing the unique ID from Google Chrome that Google associates with your Chrome installation. UnChrome isn’t the…
Dec 16th
Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld Expo;... →
Bombshell: Apple today announced that this year is the last year the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will…
Dec 16th
Cop seen on video knocking over bicyclist has been... →
No wonder police officers sometimes confiscate and destroy the cameras of people who videotape them committing illegal acts — the officers occasionally end up having to pay for their…
Dec 16th
Experts Say To Switch Browsers In Light of IE... →
It appears that the exploit in IE briefly mentioned a few days ago is causing a serious reaction: SteveAU writes “Microsoft has begun flooding media outlets with information advising users to switch…
Dec 16th
Tonight's Movie: Brokeback Starbucks →
Black guy in suit to stranger at same table: Oh, so you’re married! I’m so sorry, I didn’t realize. White guy in suit: Oh, no worries, it doesn’t mean I’m dead or anything. Black suit: Are you…
Dec 16th
xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and... →
via http://xkcd.com/162/
Dec 16th
Ecofont | less is more →
The prints we make for our ‘daily use’ not only use paper, but also ink. Lots of ink! Most appealing ideas are simple: how much of a letter can be removed while maintaining readability? After lots of…
Dec 15th
Little Frasier and Niles Were Quite the Handful →
Teen boy: (glares at brother, bites thumb) Younger brother: Mom! He’s non-verbally quoting Shakespeare at me again! Denver, Colorado Overheard by: Lee Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down |
Dec 14th
Sad photohistory (4 photos) | FreakyMartin.com →
via http://freakymartin.com/2008/01/13/sad-photohistory-4-photos/
Dec 13th
PC Prince of Persia contains no DRM. It's a trap! →
Ubisoft has shipped the PC version of the newest Prince of Persia to retails with absolutely no DRM. The downside? The company is apparently hoping to make a point about piracy rather than to make…
Dec 12th
Rare Mount Rushmore Photo →
Most people only see Mount Rushmore from the front. Comments | Posted in Humor
Dec 12th
News: McCain campaign sells off everything from... →
My Fox DC
Dec 12th
Or He Wouldn't Inflict Believers on Us →
Girl #1: Oh my god! God really hates us atheists. Girl #2: Yeah, word. —63rd Drive Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted…
Dec 12th
Dear Apple: please stop spamming me with holiday... →
Dear Apple: please stop spamming me with holiday emails. I now get three emails a week from you. I am aware of your iPod invention. Thanks.
Dec 12th
#17170 - Snow Couple on Mailboxes →
Snow Couple on Mailboxes (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)
Dec 12th
Teacher Throws Fit; Linux is NOT Free and Holds... →
A teacher in Austin, TX reprimanded a student for demonstrating Linux to his classmates and distributing free Linux CDs. She then goes on to contact Ken Starks of the HeliOS Project, who provided the…
Dec 11th
Throwing Star Magnets →
Shared by Rick umm…want Give your refrigerator a ninja makeover with these Throwing Star Magnets ($19). Sold in packs of two, these unique decorations come in a ninja-styled box,…
Dec 11th
Protip: If you're planning to "call in gay" today,... →
Salt Lake Tribune
Dec 11th
AT&T Testing Femtocells →
AT&T is currently testing femtocell products and hopes to have them in trial markets by next year. Femotcells are connected to a home’s broadband Internet connection and boost in-home cellular…
Dec 11th
How GoDaddy Profits from Expired Domains →
How GoDaddy Profits from Expired Domains
Dec 11th
The Full Trailer for Terminator Salvation →
Shared by Rick My first thought when Bale started to speak was that his voice is only slightly better than his Batman voice. It got better and the movie looks kinda good. Wow! Sony…
Dec 11th
ABOVE: GIVING TO THE POOR →
From Above: “Recently completing the 6-month long South Central tour’s witty Word/Play paintings thru South and Central Americas my focus has taken a healthy transition towards…
Dec 10th
Secret iPhone video-out features hacked, used for... →
Shared by Rick Wouldn’t it be cool to play DS/Wii-like casual games or party games like this? Filed under: Handsets, Apple Hey, just because using secret undocumented iPhone SDK…
Dec 9th
RadioShack To Sell Acer Aspire One For $100 With... →
Shared by Rick I just bought an Aspire One and I dig it. It would be nice to have 3G built in, but I don’t need *another* AT&T contract…evil bastards. What’s better than an Acer Aspire…
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
Bad Sign →
When the big papers start to tumble, it’s not good. Tribune (Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, et al.) Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing Tribune Co. is preparing for a possible bankruptcy-protection…
Dec 8th
Obama Promises Massive Works Project, Including... →
President-elect Barack Obama announced a massive public works campaign during his weekly address. Part of it is broadband availability for all Americans. Said Obama: It is…
Dec 7th
Secret iPhone video-out features hacked, used for... →
Hey, just because using secret undocumented iPhone SDK calls might get you booted from the App Store doesn’t mean it’s not a good time — Ars Technica commissioned Freeverse to mod its…
Dec 6th
Alexa Quinn. →
via http://alexxxxa.tumblr.com/page/2
Dec 6th
#16908 - Japanese design team, Tibori Design, have... →
Japanese design team, Tibori Design, have an awesome blog called Dotter Dotter where they post 8-bit inspired pieces of 3D art from classic Nintendo games. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org…
Dec 6th
Simpson sentenced →
O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for armed robbery. Simpson will remain in custody if he appeals. He may be eligible for parole in six years. An L.A. Times timeline of …
Dec 6th
Do You Plan To? →
Guy selling CDs: Do you want my CDs? Girl walking by: No, thank you. Guy selling CDs: Why? I haven’t shot anyone yet. —42nd & Broadway Overheard by: Mogan Alsome | Thumbs up | …
Dec 6th
Wow. Just wow. This level of podcast LOL is usually reserved for @ylnt, but today’s @the404 was teh funny! http://the404.cnet.com
Dec 6th
Getting concerned cuz this dream job seems to be liquidating all stock. Layoffs coming? Hope not
Dec 5th
[Scary] Turns out Chuck E. Cheese is as full of... →
The Consumerist
Dec 5th
[Scary] Man faces criminal charges for posting... →
LA Times
Dec 5th
How To Steal The Empire State Building →
Consumerist points us to a story about how The Daily News newspaper in New York was able to quickly forge some documents and get the deed to the Empire State Building handed over, no questions…
Dec 5th
WITH, LIKE, ELBOWS! →
YO, CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME GIANT SQUID-TYPE THING WITH, LIKE, ELBOWS, DUDE!!! WHOA!!!!
Dec 5th