Archive for November, 2006

David Pogue on Free Services for Mobile Phones

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

David Pogue writes in The New York Times about FREE services for your mobile phone.

Is this Photo Safe (or Not..) For Work?

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

This photo may or may not be “safe for work.” It is sexual in nature.

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Richard Cohen: Iraq War II — Older Men Asking Younger Men to Die

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Richard Cohen writes in The Washington Post about his four personalities regarding first the Vietnam war, and now Iraq War II. It’s worth reading.

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Bake a Great Loaf of Bread, No Kneading Needed

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Mark Bittman writes in The New York Times about how to make bread with a very crisp crust, and almost no work.

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Michael Richards Ends His Career

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Camera phones are a big deal! Michael Richards (“Kramer” on the Sienfeld show) totally lost it while performing at a comedy club. It’s all caught on this very unpleasant video.

Photo: Birdcage Walk in November Fog

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

You’ll enjoy this photo.

Walking the (Kubuntu) Linux Walk

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

This post was composed using Kubuntu 6.10 Linux, freshly installed last week on a two year old HP computer I use on weekends.

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Anne Zelenka on AJAX and Flash and Frameworks

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Anne Zelenka has a thoughtful post about AJAX and Flash and frameworks. Worth a read.

PCNames Domain Search

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

PCNames is an interactive free domain name search tool. Try it, it’s the best I’ve found. [via David C. Hill]

Camera Phones Capture Police behavior

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

YouTube has a powerful video (mainly audio…) of events at UCLA where campus cops shot a taser at a student five times. You don’t need an advanced legal degree to understand this significant abuse of authority.

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Sam Hallmark, a.k.a Fubar Sam

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Sam Hallmark age 41, lives in Columbia, Missouri. He goes by the nickname Fubar Sam online. He’s a singer who posts MP3s on esnips.

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Bernstein on How to Find the Good Stuff

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Michael Bernstein offers a long, interesting comment about “how to find the good stuff.” It’s worth a read, as is the article by Shelly Powers about Techmeme’s new “flow” gambit. Go, Read.