Nokia to Shut Down Mosh: "Nokia, the Finnish cell phone maker and wanna-be web power, will shut down Mosh, its wildly popular service that makes it easy for people to post and share content with others."
Oh! They were out so early that I thought that they would take over the world. Instead it looks like porn already took over the world, and took noika out ...
20090320
20090215
Muzak runs out
Bloomberg.com: Worldwide: "Muzak Holdings LLC, the company that made “elevator music” famous, sought bankruptcy protection from creditors as its debt matured and restructuring alternatives fell through due to the economic crisis."
Whoa, Surreal. Now who do you buy your hold music from?
Whoa, Surreal. Now who do you buy your hold music from?
20090211
Live Nation, Ticketmaster Reach $2.5 Billion Deal
Live Nation, Ticketmaster Reach $2.5 Billion Deal: "This merger would give a giant, new entity unrivaled power over concertgoers and the prices they pay to see their favorite artists and bands"
Ugg, and that if you can even find a place to get physical tickets.
Ugg, and that if you can even find a place to get physical tickets.
20090124
Wife murdered for changing Facebook status
Wife murdered for changing Facebook status - Telegraph: "Richardson became enraged when Sarah changed her marital status on Facebook to single and decided to go and see her as she was not responding to his messages."
Whoa, Gonna have to watch those late-night status updates ...
Whoa, Gonna have to watch those late-night status updates ...
20090123
Verizon Hub "landline slayer" officially unveiled
Verizon Hub "landline slayer" officially unveiled - Engadget: "The system boasts a 7-inch touchscreen display, and will work with Verizon wireless subscribers handset(s) to eliminate the need for a landline. The idea here is that the hub can sync to your calendar, contacts, maps, traffic and weather reports via broadband."
Whoa! Gonna have to poke at one. Mighty shiny!
Whoa! Gonna have to poke at one. Mighty shiny!
20090110
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Official Google Blog: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: "You may have noticed that Google has a new favicon"
Whoa, how could you miss it?! It's the technicolor yawn of favicons ...
Whoa, how could you miss it?! It's the technicolor yawn of favicons ...
20090108
Gaza aggressors kiss cell phones goodbye
Press TV - Gaza aggressors kiss cell phones goodbye: "Six hours before the Israeli ground incursion into Gaza on Saturday, thousands of infantry and armored forces were ordered to hand over their cell phones, an official has told AFP on condition of anonymity. The order was 'to keep the impending attack secret', an Israeli official was quoted as saying."
The very act of having a cell phone is a security leak! Guess the monkey mind is moving faster than the military can train it ...
The very act of having a cell phone is a security leak! Guess the monkey mind is moving faster than the military can train it ...
Whopper Sacrifice
Whopper Sacrifice Application
Install WHOPPER® Sacrifice on your Facebook profile and we'll reward you with a free flame-broiled WHOPPER® Sandwich when you sacrifice 10 of your friends*
That's the spirit! Unloyalty rewards!
Love the burning human graphic. Do they make burgers from the unfriended?
Install WHOPPER® Sacrifice on your Facebook profile and we'll reward you with a free flame-broiled WHOPPER® Sandwich when you sacrifice 10 of your friends*
That's the spirit! Unloyalty rewards!
Love the burning human graphic. Do they make burgers from the unfriended?
20090106
LiveJournal on Life Support
Report: LiveJournal on Life Support: "The company has reportedly laid off 20 of 28 employees, “leaving only a handful of finance and operations workers.”"
Even with paid accounts and plenty of advertising? Weird.
Even with paid accounts and plenty of advertising? Weird.
Stacey's Demise
Stacey's Demise - SFist: San Francisco: "Venerable Stacey's Books, after celebrating 85 years in business this last fall, announced to staff today that the store will close sometime in late March."
SF can't sustain an excellent bookstore downtown? Bah!
SF can't sustain an excellent bookstore downtown? Bah!
20081228
Fruitcake wins!
International Federation of Competitive Eating - IFOCE: "Takeru Kobayashi will attempt to break the fruitcake-eating world record, seeking to consume all fruitcake leftover from the holidays ..."
Kobayashi failed to beat Sonya"The Black Widow" Thomas' 2001 record of 4 pounds and 14 ounces in 10 minutes.
An Italian legend says fruitcake was created by a nun at the urging of the devil in the form of a black cat
Kobayashi failed to beat Sonya"The Black Widow" Thomas' 2001 record of 4 pounds and 14 ounces in 10 minutes.
An Italian legend says fruitcake was created by a nun at the urging of the devil in the form of a black cat
20081207
The Atlas of True Names
The Atlas of True Names : Strange Maps: "The Atlas substitutes the original meanings of the world’s place names for the better-known, ossified toponyms."
The Atlas of True Names restores an element of enchantment to the world we all think we know so well.
Spotted: Sibling Love, Stink Onion, Conquered City, "I don't understand you!"
The Atlas of True Names restores an element of enchantment to the world we all think we know so well.
Spotted: Sibling Love, Stink Onion, Conquered City, "I don't understand you!"
20081204
Repeal Day!
21st-Amendment Brewery: Prohibition: "The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect on January 16, 1920. It wiped out the beers, the breweries and the culture that had come to define American social life."
Beer Examiner: 75 years ago prohibition was repealed by the 21st amendment of the U.S. Constitution: "December 5, 2008 will mark the 75th anniversary of enactment of the 21st amendment which repealed the 18th amendment and the federal repeal of prohibition.
After Prohibition, brewing companies began to market to women, designing beers that were lighter in flavor and character. While the use of corn, rice and sugar adjuncts was used before, they were now being used to develop a style that would appeal to women."
Heh! Girly-man beers! That's slightly more pleasant than "already been used beer" ...
Happy Repeal Day and Cheers!
Beer Examiner: 75 years ago prohibition was repealed by the 21st amendment of the U.S. Constitution: "December 5, 2008 will mark the 75th anniversary of enactment of the 21st amendment which repealed the 18th amendment and the federal repeal of prohibition.
After Prohibition, brewing companies began to market to women, designing beers that were lighter in flavor and character. While the use of corn, rice and sugar adjuncts was used before, they were now being used to develop a style that would appeal to women."
Heh! Girly-man beers! That's slightly more pleasant than "already been used beer" ...
Happy Repeal Day and Cheers!
20081201
Lovecraft's Re-Animator Re-animated
The Escapist : News : Lovecraft's Re-Animator Re-animated: "the game tells the story of the hapless Dr. Herbert West, the inventor of a special serum that can literally bring the dead back to life. There are a few side effects, of course, like the re-animated corpses turning into violent blood-thirsty zombies
The whole game plays in grainy black and white, reminiscent of the 1920's where the story was originally set; and whilst short, has an online score board where you can see how long you kept the rozzers from your door."
Free download, looks to be Windohs only ... Oh, the sanity points you could loose!
The whole game plays in grainy black and white, reminiscent of the 1920's where the story was originally set; and whilst short, has an online score board where you can see how long you kept the rozzers from your door."
Free download, looks to be Windohs only ... Oh, the sanity points you could loose!
Buy Line
Buy Line - SF Weekly: "With the newspaper industry in a tailspin, readers ditching print for the Web in droves, and the country entering its worst recession in recent memory, San Francisco Chronicle execs have a brilliant solution to their financial problems: Charge people more to read their ailing product."
Oh, yay! As it is, I only buy the paper for event listings (The Pink Section) and tickets going on sale. Heck, they even dumbed down the comix to the point where Peanuts reprints start looking good ... Cathy, Blondie, Hagar, and Wizard of Id, oh joy! Weekend comix even lost a page.
Ah, well, the price hike will mean the purchase of a couple less papers a week. Not like we're short on free daily papers!
Oh, yay! As it is, I only buy the paper for event listings (The Pink Section) and tickets going on sale. Heck, they even dumbed down the comix to the point where Peanuts reprints start looking good ... Cathy, Blondie, Hagar, and Wizard of Id, oh joy! Weekend comix even lost a page.
Ah, well, the price hike will mean the purchase of a couple less papers a week. Not like we're short on free daily papers!
20081115
Tribe deal
Mark Pincus Blog: Tribe deal: "tah Street Networks and New Systems Associates today entered into an operating agreement to manage Tribe.net (http://www.tribe.net), add competitive social networking features to the site, and revitalize the Tribe community.
New Systems Associates is an LLC formed by long-time Tribe members who believe in protecting and expanding Tribe's unique culture."
Huh, guess they're keeping the lights on. Doesn't seem like anyone's home, though. Guess the hive from Tribe is still kicking, as well ...
http://www.free-association.net/
New Systems Associates is an LLC formed by long-time Tribe members who believe in protecting and expanding Tribe's unique culture."
Huh, guess they're keeping the lights on. Doesn't seem like anyone's home, though. Guess the hive from Tribe is still kicking, as well ...
http://www.free-association.net/
20081109
Anti-pattern recognition
Adactio: Journal—Anti-pattern recognition: "Eager geeks rushed to sign up for the contact aggregation service. The second step of the process involved handing over your Twitter username and password. This request was dutifully obeyed by the eager geeks."
Sigh. Eager little geeks with Quechup all over their faces.
Sigh. Eager little geeks with Quechup all over their faces.
"Twitter often feels like being in an abusive relationship with a Fail Whale" - Jeremy Keith
20081107
Announcing LinkedIn Events
Announcing LinkedIn Events: "Now all LinkedIn users should be able to find events and conferences that are most suitable for your career based a combination of your professional network and information culled from your LinkedIn profile."
Oh! Geeze, there's an obvious one. Dunno why they waited for multiple news, module, and OpenSocial redesigns before springing it.
Oh! Geeze, there's an obvious one. Dunno why they waited for multiple news, module, and OpenSocial redesigns before springing it.
Change has come to America | Change.gov
Change has come to America | Change.gov: "Change.gov provides resources to better understand the transition process and the decisions being made as part of it."
The YouTube Presidency: "Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video -- a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube video and posted on Obama's transition site, Change.gov, once the radio address is made public on Saturday morning."
"Added Ellen Miller of the Sunlight Foundation, a D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for government transparency: "We're living, after all, in the Internet era. This is an individualized version of the 'fireside chats.' It's not delivered between 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. but whenever anyone wants to see it. I don't know if it necessarily creates transparency -- it's still a controlled, one-way message. But it creates the aura of a much more accessible presidency."
It's been fun to watch YouTube videos on network news. Broadcast media is starting to look as dated as newspapers.
Still no news on the appointment of the 12 disciples, though ...
The YouTube Presidency: "Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video -- a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube video and posted on Obama's transition site, Change.gov, once the radio address is made public on Saturday morning."
"Added Ellen Miller of the Sunlight Foundation, a D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for government transparency: "We're living, after all, in the Internet era. This is an individualized version of the 'fireside chats.' It's not delivered between 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. but whenever anyone wants to see it. I don't know if it necessarily creates transparency -- it's still a controlled, one-way message. But it creates the aura of a much more accessible presidency."
It's been fun to watch YouTube videos on network news. Broadcast media is starting to look as dated as newspapers.
Still no news on the appointment of the 12 disciples, though ...
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