December 2006
118 posts
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New York Times piece on Child's Play Charity →
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...some stars and planets in scale →
See the size of lots of heavenly bodies.
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians →
Full movie, on Google Video.
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The title of J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter... →
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Pac-Man hits the road →
Minnesota painted white dots on its roads to help people know not to follow other cars too close. Someone painted a giant Pac-Man.
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del.icio.us: tagometer: badges badges badges... →
I’m not a huge fan of those buttons at the bottoms of posts, but this is a nice implementation.
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del.icio.us: tagometer: badges badges badges... →
I’m not a huge fan of those buttons at the bottoms of posts, but this is a nice implementation.
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Icon't →
Man, the new Adobe (Photoshop, etc.) icons are, well, see for yourself.
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Icon't →
Man, the new Adobe (Photoshop, etc.) icons are, well, see for yourself.
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OpenID's Growing Momentum →
OpenID is very handy. Only one login/password to worry about, and you get to choose who you trust enough with that information.
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OpenID's Growing Momentum →
OpenID is very handy. Only one login/password to worry about, and you get to choose who you trust enough with that information.
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Real Star Constellations in the Wii Forecast... →
Double awesome. The constellations visible in the Wii weather view are the actual stars, not just random dots.
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Madden Wii Uses the Forecast Channel →
Awesome. The weather in Madden reflects the actual weather in that region.
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New at Pentagram: New Work: Saks Fifth Avenue →
Neat look at the design of the logo.
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New at Pentagram: New Work: Saks Fifth Avenue →
Neat look at the design of the logo.
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New Transformers Trailer →
Looks pretty awesome, actually.
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New Transformers Trailer →
Looks pretty awesome, actually.
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Break Your Cingular Contract Without Fee →
Cingular is raising its text messaging fee. If you have a contract with them, it states that you can break your contract without a termination fee if they raise rates, but you have to act within 30 days.
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Break Your Cingular Contract Without Fee →
Cingular is raising its text messaging fee. If you have a contract with them, it states that you can break your contract without a termination fee if they raise rates, but you have to act within 30 days.
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TSA Travel Tip: Cheesecake is not a Gel →
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TSA Travel Tip: Cheesecake is not a Gel →
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Six Apart Holiday Movie 2006 →
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Six Apart Holiday Movie 2006 →
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The Areas of My Expertise Audiobook →
Hilarious book, free right now on iTunes. (Link opens iTunes.)
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The Areas of My Expertise Audiobook →
Hilarious book, free right now on iTunes. (Link opens iTunes.)
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I got into the beta for Newsvine last night. I haven’t played with it too much, but if nothing else it does present a nicer layout than most other wire-service news portals. I’ll leave the full Web 2.0 rant to Zeldman, but I find their use of RSS a little redundant. Sure, I can subscribe to all my news using their feeds, but isn’t Newsvine itself an aggregator? Isn’t it a...
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Good piece today in the New York Times about airport security: Theater of the Absurd at the TSA.
The blog of the Indiana University PhD student referenced in the article has some good stuff, too: slight paranoia.
The case against the alleged liquid bombers in London from a few months ago has been thrown out of court, by the way. There’s little chance that this will actually mean...
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Celebrity Mii Contest results! (kottke.org) →
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Theater of the Absurd at the T.S.A. →
New York Times piece on airport “security”.
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Theater of the Absurd at the T.S.A. →
New York Times piece on airport “security”.
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Retailers profit from unused gift cards →
“Last winter, Best Buy Co. reported a $43 million gain in fiscal 2006 from cards that hadn’t been used in two or more years.” Wow.
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Apple seems to have recently added two shows from The CW to the iTunes Store. I recommend Veronica Mars, which has its current (third) season for sale.
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Christmas Playlist 2006
I’ve been very carefully building a Christmas playlist for the past few years. I only add one song a year, and I only listen to the songs on the list between Thanksgiving and the Epiphany. There are now six songs on the list.
The Pogues: “The Fairy Tale of New York”. Sometimes I listen to the No Use for a Name Cover, but this original is just so damn good.
Jeff Buckley:...
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Amazon Customers Vote Homepage →
Amazon’s taking sign-ups for the Wii and PS3. Instead of first come, first serve, they’re doing a drawing.
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Georgia Officials Back Harry Potter →
GA Board of Education refuses to ban Harry Potter from its libraries.
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Georgia Officials Back Harry Potter →
GA Board of Education refuses to ban Harry Potter from its libraries.
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Rush-Hour Metro Fares May Rise as Much as $2.10 →
Yikes. The idea here that charging more for crowded stations will get people to move to other stations is absurd. I don’t really have the option of moving my office building to a less crowded area.
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Rush-Hour Metro Fares May Rise as Much as $2.10 →
Yikes. The idea here that charging more for crowded stations will get people to move to other stations is absurd. I don’t really have the option of moving my office building to a less crowded area.
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Two Phrases That Destroyed American Culture →
“I have a theory about asshole customers: I think they only act that way because no one ever calls them on their bullshit.”
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Two Phrases That Destroyed American Culture →
“I have a theory about asshole customers: I think they only act that way because no one ever calls them on their bullshit.”
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sex.com -- a url worth dying for? →
Man, this thing just keeps going and going.
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sex.com -- a url worth dying for? →
Man, this thing just keeps going and going.
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GameStop Can't Sell Wiis Either →
EBGames and GameStop are also reportedly holding onto Wii units until Sunday.
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Rumor: Best Buy Holding Wii Shipments Until Dec.17 →
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State of the Ben →
Interview with Brian Michael Bendis about comics and TV.
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State of the Ben →
Interview with Brian Michael Bendis about comics and TV.
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Flickr's excellent Xmas easter egg →
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Flickr's excellent Xmas easter egg →
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Ho ho ho! Flickr Gifts and Upload Limit Changes →
Paid Flickr members now have *unlimited* uploads, and standard members get 100mB a month.
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Ho ho ho! Flickr Gifts and Upload Limit Changes →
Paid Flickr members now have *unlimited* uploads, and standard members get 100mB a month.