March 2009
Josh Marshall on the Kindle and the Future of... →
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I love my books, but now that I have (and love!) my Kindle I want to get rid of all the books in my apt. Because it’s so easy to carry so many books, I’m reading a lot more often…
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Six Foot Giraffe | Kyle Patrick Smith →
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IfYouBelieve.jpg (JPEG Image, 727x1024 pixels) -... →
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Remixing Is Creating And Original -- It's Not Just... →
At the beginning of the month we were one of the first to write about the amazing Thru-You “album” created by a DJ named Kutiman, who took individual sounds off of YouTube and mixed them into a…
Sleight Of Hand: If We Don't Call It DRM, We Can... →
I was upset that I had to miss the FTC’s workshop on DRM earlier this week. I had been invited to speak at the event, but had already committed to speaking at the Leadership Music Digital Summit in…
Good mornin’ Thursday. Can today have a few extra hours in it? I kinda need it.
Schott’s Vocab →
“A miscellany of modern words and phrases” — new weblog at The New York Times by Ben Schott.
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Jeebus! March is approaching its end already!
NPR ratings are waaay up. Suck it Rush [Cool] →
Washington Post
Whoa! No need to jailbreak iPhone to install apps... →
Whoa! No need to jailbreak iPhone to install apps from Installer anymore! Check out the Installer.app desktop edition: http://is.gd/oMU9
Express Sloths →
This sign was spotted at the terminal for express trains to Gatwick Airport in London. Maybe they are trying to imply something? Link -via Buzzfeed
U.S. Government Unstimulates Economy By Switching... →
Despite a trillion dollar stimulus plan, it looks like the United States government is set to work against itself.
The U.S. Agency for International Development has dispensed about 10…
Biodegradable Packaging for McDonald’s? →
In a move that makes a whole lot of sense, a grad student named Andrew Millar has created packaging that doubles as a tray. Not only that, it’s biodegradable/renewable, and is naturally…
My God, it's full of tabs →
Rod McLaren tracked every browser tab he closed for more than a month. The total: 1725 tabs, an average of nearly 50 a day. I would be hesitant to undertake a similar tabulation for fear of…
Calibre: A Good, Free Open Source eBook App →
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Yeah, the interface could use some work (I suspect the cross-platforminess poses an issue), but I’ve been using Calibre to manage my Kindle and it’s fantastic.
CNet has an …
Sad Monday. Half of my coworkers are no longer coworkers.
The "boss level" of internet worms. →
Conficker C is scary as hell. Conficker C represents a best-of-breed specimen of malware, with its swiss-army-knife-from-hell approach to digging in, staying hidden, and making your life…
Did the Netbook Improve Windows 7's... →
Arnie87 writes “One Microsoft Way has an interesting article suggesting that the reason Microsoft is focusing so much on speed with Windows 7 is the whopping sales of netbooks. The article concludes…
Journalism.org- The State of the News Media 2009 →
A fascinating, exhaustive look at the various media and where they are/where they’re going. “The State of the News Media 2009 is the sixth edition of our annual report on the health and status of…
Researchers Ponder Conficker's April... →
The Narrative Fallacy writes “John Markoff has a story at the NY Times speculating about what will happen on April 1 when the Conficker worm is scheduled to activate. Already on an estimated 12…
Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable →
Clay Shirky on the death of the newspaper as a repeat of the original Gutenberg revolution. Not a quick read, but worth the time investment. Bookmark this on Delicious - Saved by …
Drinking: Create Edible Gummy Shot Glasses →
Trying to figure out what to serve your skittles-infused vodka in? Why, a flavored gummy shot glass, of course.
DIY: Make Your Own Kahlua « Broke-Ass Stuart’s... →
Ingredients: water (2 cups), dark brown sugar (1 ½ cups), granulated sugar (1 ½ cups), instant coffee (1/2 cup), shitty vodka (1.75 L), vanilla extract (2 tsp.), vanilla bean (1 whole bean) *note:…
AIG tells its employees to avoid wearing AIG... →
Daily Mail
Google's Very Hungry Caterpillar →
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was one of my favorite books when I was a kid and I’ve loved reading it to Ollie over the past few months. So of course, Google’s logo today is aces. Now do…
Wow! It’s snowing. I didn’t expect that at all.
Fresh Stuff From Vinchen →
More from Vinchen here.
The nerdiest way to passive-agressively tell... →
I have realized that a guy I was interested in was no longer interested in me after I noticed he unfollowed me on twitter after a date. Do I win? (Cue sad trombone sound here)
Rumor: AT&T to Sell iPhones with No Contract... →
AT&T is set to begin offering existing customers iPhone 3G on March 26 without requiring on-site activation or the 2 year service contract new and upgrade customers must agree to in order…
#19841 - Latest from Improv Everywhere - Video... →
Latest from Improv Everywhere - Video which creates a gallery opening in a NYC subway station. Not only are there waiters serving champagne and elegantly dressed people, but they’re also…
Rumor: AT&T Selling Unlocked iPhones with No... →
AT&T is set to begin offering existing customers iPhone 3G on March 26 without requiring on-site activation or the 2 year service contract new and upgrade customers must agree to in order…
Fire the AIG Management →
Philip Greenspun: We (the taxpayers) own AIG. We should fire the top 20 managers immediately as an example to the rest. They should be replaced with people who have never been employed by AIG;…
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[ Overly Judgemental IE6 Splash Pages,... →
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[ Overly Judgemental IE6 Splash Pages, from Hugs For Monsters :: The Work of Visual Artist Joe Lifrieri ]
Subway art gallery opening →
Improv Everywhere turned the 23rd Street C/E subway platform into an art gallery opening, complete with a cellist, sparkling drinks, signs explaining the “art”, and a coat check. An explanatory…
Obama vows to block AIG bonuses [Hero] →
KNBC 4 Los Angeles
Yay! I’m a proud owner of a 1st gen Kindle.
Goodbye Sci Fi, Hello Syfy! →
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Interesting that SciFi Channel is changing their name. That way it sounds the same to people that already say it, but for people who don’t it’s like a new channel. New content is…
A pictorial guide to the subtle differences... →
We’ve yapped it up with MID and UMPC makers before in order to figure out exactly what makes the two any different from one another, and now that lines are being blurred at a blistering…
"Hopedomes" begin popping up across the USA... →
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Bankruptcy auction entrance fee: $0. Bidding for... →
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WE THE ROBOTS →
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hotdogsladies: No, every person in Austin. Your... →
hotdogsladies: No, every person in Austin. Your waitress has not seen your blog.
Order, eat, tip well, then leave.
Slashdot | Cybercrime-As-a-Service Takes Off →
Malware writers that sell toolkits online for as little as $400 will now configure and host the attacks as a service for another $50, according to email offers cited by security experts. A technical…
The Simple Dollar » Bulk Breakfast Burritos:... →
The Simple Dollar shows us how incredibly easy it is to make bulk breakfast burritos filled with beans, eggs, and salsa that are just as cheap and fairly healthy. In about an hour you can make 32…
Tim Berners-Lee on the next Web | Video on TED.com →
Tim Berners-Lee: The next Web
Hotmail Finally Enables POP3 Worldwide [Windows... →
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Look everyone! HoTMaiL is useful again!
The Windows Live team announces that POP3 access to Hotmail has been enabled worldwide, finally ending years of your email being…
Finally on my way home. @sith212 bought Resident Evil 5 this am. Don’t know of I want to play that or finish Fallout.
http://twitpic.com/20dhg - Old Mac classic on the street. I wonder if it works. http://piurl.com/1Kja : current location
IE8 May Be End of the Line For Internet Explorer →
snydeq writes “InfoWorld’s Randall Kennedy reports on rumors that IE8 may be Internet Explorer’s swan song: ‘IE8 is the last version of the Internet Explorer Web browser,’ Kennedy writes. ‘It seems…