March 2007
Chris Brogan: At the lobster tank in the grocery...
Chris Brogan: At the lobster tank in the grocery store with my daughter. Remember doing that as a kid? (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Microsoft to "periodically" check Vista installs...
There’s little doubt Vista is the most secure version of Windows, even as new vulnerabilities surface. When we talk about security in Windows we usually mean what Microsoft is doing—or not doing—to keep us safe. But it’s also true that Microsoft intends to vigorously safeguard its own interests. That means Vista will also be the hardest to pirate. (via Digg / Technology)
AMAZING HDR of Times Square: This One's Sick!
Forget about all the other “HDR” images and see New York like you’ve never seen it before. (via Digg / Technology)
Leo: Off to see Blades of Glory. I think it's a...
Leo: Off to see Blades of Glory. I think it’s a remake of Roshoman. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Slashdot: How To Properly Archive Data On Disc...
Slashdot: How To Properly Archive Data On Disc Media http://tinyurl.com/22jrjv (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Chris Brogan: At the Inn Street playground with...
Chris Brogan: At the Inn Street playground with the family. Just got done feeding a buffalo and 2 llamas. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Justine: Going to the circus!
Justine: Going to the circus! (via Twitter / James with friends.)
10 Lessons Movie 300 Can Teach You About...
“Frank Miller must be an online entrepreneur in his spare time because 300 is the perfect metaphor for online business. Now I know what you’re thinking, this guy has completely lost it, and to be honest, that might be not far from the truth. Nevertheless, here are 10 Lessons Frank Miller’s 300 can teach you about successful online business…” (via Digg / Technology)
Slashdot: 48% of Americans Reject Evolution...
Slashdot: 48% of Americans Reject Evolution http://tinyurl.com/ypoyhw (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Leo: I love getting calls from international...
Leo: I love getting calls from international listeners - even if I can’t help them at all (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Linux: Mac, it's ok, we are friends.
Linux runs in both PC and Mac. Advertisement video by Novell. (via Digg / Technology)
Crash this server to help my team get 1000 points...
The faceless invasion is a scavenger hunt throughout Montreal. One of the tasks is to crash their server, and I thought, what better way than to digg it? Please help us and make this site feel the digg effect. (via Digg / Technology)
Slashdot: Google Using Pre-Katrina Imagery on...
Slashdot: Google Using Pre-Katrina Imagery on Google Maps http://tinyurl.com/2eegou (via Twitter / James with friends.)
GParted-Clonezilla LiveCD Now Available at...
Best opensource-combo to replace those old pirated Norton Ghost, TrueImage and Partition Magic-versions with something better… ;-)for all your cloning, partitioning and backup needs. (via Digg / Technology)
Chris Brogan: Justin says we should all jump ship...
Chris Brogan: Justin says we should all jump ship to Virb. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Justine: Where are you? Come back, twitter. I...
Justine: Where are you? Come back, twitter. I need your love. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Slashdot: Most Impressive Game AI?...
Slashdot: Most Impressive Game AI? http://tinyurl.com/2du9qk (via Twitter / James with friends.)
You’re caught Downloading “Dream Pinball”, Settle...
Having outstayed its welcome in Germany, a company is bringing its legal strategy against file-sharers to the UK. Its first targets are 500 P2P users who illegally distributed a game according to the company, even though many of the victims never even heard of the game in question. So who are the accusers and what quality of evidence do they hold? (via Digg / Technology)
The Architecture of Mailinator
Handling over 4.5 million emails a day on a single 2GHz box: The Architecture of Mailinator (via Digg / Technology)
Leo: Leo Laporte, the radio blow hard, at work...
Leo: Leo Laporte, the radio blow hard, at work again (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Chris Brogan: Do Subway sandwich artists ever tell...
Chris Brogan: Do Subway sandwich artists ever tell their friends or dates that they’re artists? Mine was more like Pollock. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Mac OS X Browsers Benchmarked
Andreas has a great article at macintalk that puts Mac browsers to the test against one another. He bases the test around intel Macs but also throws in a few things for PPC Macs. The tests cover HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Image loads in all the major browsers. The graphs don’t hurt either. (via Digg / Technology)
Slashdot: DHS Wants Master Key for DNS...
Slashdot: DHS Wants Master Key for DNS http://tinyurl.com/24tdpr (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Intel Mac Mini Beats the XServe G5
Apple’s latest Mac mini system with an Intel Core Duo processor and gigabit Ethernet outperformed an older Xserve G5 server system, according to one user who offers colocation services. (via Digg / Technology)
Chris Brogan: Steve Garfield Invents Twittermail:...
Chris Brogan: Steve Garfield Invents Twittermail: http://tinyurl.com/yszb46 (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Chris Brogan: Monkey Crimes:...
Chris Brogan: Monkey Crimes: http://flickr.com/photos/chrisbrogan/440928928/ (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Slashdot: Science Fair Project Exposes...
Slashdot: Science Fair Project Exposes GlaxoSmithKline Lies http://tinyurl.com/2gpk7u (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Chris Brogan: While Twitter was down:...
Chris Brogan: While Twitter was down: http://tinyurl.com/yszb46 (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Slashdot: GTA IV Trailer Inflames Big Apple...
Slashdot: GTA IV Trailer Inflames Big Apple Politicians http://tinyurl.com/yu5esm (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Daily Giz Wiz 280: Okidata Dot Matrix Printer
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From the gadget warehouse, state of the art printing - circa 1990: The Okidata Dot Matrix.
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From the gadget warehouse, state of the art printing - circa 1990: The Okidata Dot...
Steve Garfield Invents Twittermail
Twitter is down. Poor Twitter is going through growing pains like there’s no tomorrow. So, in a quick email I dropped to Steve Garfield, he replied, “Twitter’s down, so you’re using email?” And the idea was born.
Just for giggles, I emailed about seven or eight Twitter users with a Twitter-like update.
Where there’s a […] (via [chrisbrogan.com])
The Importance of Collaborative Creativity
When we think of art, we think of singularly creative people. We imagine a sculptor or a painter. We think of trouble genius or a colorful personality. But more often than not, works of creativity, especially those we might experience in our everyday life, have the hands and minds of several people mashed into the […] (via [chrisbrogan.com])
Paint .NET 2.05 Final Just Released! Best Paint...
Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. The new version includes a new “Pencil Sketch” effect, better vista support, performance enhancements and bugfixes (via Digg / Technology)
Josh: chilling at my dad's place watching my...
Josh: chilling at my dad’s place watching my little bro play warcraft (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Chris Brogan: Out for a quick walk. First stop: a...
Chris Brogan: Out for a quick walk. First stop: a big iced coffee. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Chris Brogan: Parents: buy Here Come the ABCs by...
Chris Brogan: Parents: buy Here Come the ABCs by They Might be Giants. Lots of fun for little people. Listening to it now. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
amber mac: I am listening to Yoshimi Battles the...
amber mac: I am listening to Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Part 1). (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Slashdot: Inside The Search For Jim Gray...
Slashdot: Inside The Search For Jim Gray http://tinyurl.com/2srduw (via Twitter / James with friends.)
The Screwpole Emails: Fytte the Fourth
Mr Screwpole get warm and fuzzy about people…
Despite being left in a position of near-victory, Screwpole’s calamitous nephew Mugwort somehow failed to lead his project manager’s payment engine project into disaster. … (via The Register)
Chris Brogan: Strangely, my kids let me sleep most...
Chris Brogan: Strangely, my kids let me sleep most of the night. I wonder if they’re alive. (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Josh: coffee in the lanes somewhere, message me :)
Josh: coffee in the lanes somewhere, message me :) (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Slashdot: Credit-Card Data Breaches Drive Security...
Slashdot: Credit-Card Data Breaches Drive Security Solutions http://tinyurl.com/2fyjal (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Slashdot: Tactics in the Porn Industry's Fight...
Slashdot: Tactics in the Porn Industry’s Fight Against Piracy http://tinyurl.com/37hkj2 (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Josh: Going in search of the perfect egg on toast
Josh: Going in search of the perfect egg on toast (via Twitter / James with friends.)
Tim Berners Lee: The readers speak
Fan Flames for the Greatest Living Briton
Letters It’s no fault of Sir Timothy Berners Lee that he’s been knighted and feted as The Greatest Living Briton™. It’s no fault of Sir Timothy that he’s paraded before the world at every opportunity, with every gnomic utterance greeted as Chance The Gardener from Being There.…
(via The Register)
Will there ever be a real 'Lie Detector'?
Polygraph Pollyannas
Column Lie detectors figure prominently in the sauciest dramas, like espionage and murder, but they deeply polarize opinion. They pit pro-polygraph groups like the CIA, the Department of Energy and police forces against America’s National Academy of Sciences, much of the FBI, and now the US Congressional Research Service. The agencies in favor of lie detectors keep their...
Slashdot: Vista Failing "Blackboard" College...
Slashdot: Vista Failing “Blackboard” College Courses http://tinyurl.com/2xsdwp (via Twitter / James with friends.)
ICANN rejects .xxx domain registry
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has rejected a controversial proposal to create a new .xxx domain suffix for adult Web sites. (via Digg / Technology)
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Tango Marathon Friday a...
They said it couldn’t be done. “193 GTK icons…that’s too many to replace!” many diggers said. But these guys are monkeys on crack and they got the job done! Round of applause for open source art! (via Digg / Technology)
Is Gartner's Magic Quadrant really magic?
The disappearing act
Database myths and legends (Part 8) In this series we’re looking at the myths and legends of the database world; some are true, some false. The myth under the spotlight today is whether Gartner’s Magic Quadrant really is magic.… (via The Register)