September 2008 Archives
Posterize will send an email to posterous@posterous.com using the logged-in user's email address. The post's title will be in the subject and the body will be a link back to your WordPress post.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posterize/
Check out these ad spots for the upcoming season.
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Everyone's favorite hacker is back
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I'm sure it's good. But $1/ml (or $30/ounce) is a pretty steep price to pay. But I lust anyway. Maybe because it's so expensive.
http://www.1-877-spirits.com/spirits/gran-patron-burdeos
http://www.1-877-spirits.com/spirits/gran-patron-burdeos
Hockey Night In Canada (Original) by Theme
Download now or listen on posterous
Hockey Night in Canada (Original).mp3 (793 KB) Download now or listen on posterous
But Canadians should not expect the G1 to be available in this country any time soon. Google has no set timetable for bringing an Android-capable phone to Canada, a company spokeswoman said. - Globe and Mail
I'm not surprised.
I wrote a quick little WordPress plugin that will send your posts to Posterous. I'm calling it, Posterize.
This is my first attempt at writing a WordPress plugin and as it sits now, it is pretty basic. Once you publish your post, a link to your post is sent to posterous@posterous.com with the title as the subject.
I'm still working getting the plugin onto wordpress.org, but in the meantime check out the plugin's page.
http://yansarazin.com/plugins/posterize
Way to go Yan. One step from freedom, two steps from home.
I wrote a quick little WordPress plugin that will send your posts to Posterous. I'm calling it, Posterize.
This is my first attempt at writing a WordPress plugin and as it sits now, it is pretty basic. Once you publish your post, a link to your post is sent to posterous@posterous.com with the title as the subject.
I'm still working getting the plugin onto wordpress.org, but in the meantime check out the plugin's page.
http://yansarazin.com/plugins/posterize
Way to go Yan. One step from freedom, two steps from home.
Can you believe it? Should any computer cost this much? Would anybody buy it?
Rumors of Hugh Hefner and his girls calling it quits have been greatly exaggerated.Can't a guy just get a break. Poor kid.
The Playboy captain just told me that he is very much still dating Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt.
(Thanks Yahoo for keeping it real all the time)
Seriously. Who the hell is this old man?
Later than I'd like, better than even later.
Except for (some) who chose to skip work today. Not saying, just saying.
Except for (some) who chose to skip work today. Not saying, just saying.
Who were Willie and the Poor Boys?
"With Mick Jagger and Keith Richards bickering back and forth in the press during the mid-'80s (leading many to assume that the Stones were kaput), bassist Bill Wyman decided to fill up his newly acquired spare time by forming an all-star band, Willie and the Poor Boys. The group's roots lay in the series of high-profile 1983 ARMS Concerts (which raised money for multiple sclerosis research), which led to several of the tour's participants taking it a step further and laying down some tracks in the studio. Included in this stellar lineup were Wyman's Stones mates Ron Wood and Charlie Watts, as well as Jimmy Page, Mel Collins, Andy Fairweather Low, Kenny Jones, and Ringo Starr, among others, while Wyman also served as the album's producer. The resulting 1985 self-titled album was a pleasant enough set of 12 rock & roll/R&B standards (including "Baby Please Don't Go," which a promo video was filmed for), but certainly not anything musically earth-shattering. A self-titled home video was also issued the same year as the album, but little was heard from the group subsequently, leading many to believe that Willie and the Poor Boys was a one-off side project. Yet in 1994 (a few years after Wyman retired from the Stones), Willie and the Poor Boys reappeared once more, with the 12-track Tear It Up: Live. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide" - http://www.answers.com/topic/willie-the-poor-boys
Using coupons makes people feel cheap. Using a device that cheapens the price of an item causes a person to feel like they themselves have been cheapened.
That's an interesting statement on our values, perceptions and identities.
Marketing professors Jennifer Argo of the University of Alberta and Kelley J. Main of the Asper School of Business theorize that the act of redeeming coupons elicits a stigma-by-association phenomenon, in which the person redeeming the coupon and those around them are perceived as being "cheap."
via the cbc
I hate stupid people who do stupid things. It makes you angry, annoyed, bitter and distrustful.
Or I guess, as my dad would say, it doesn't make you anything, you choose to react how you want to react. Blah.
I choose to be annoyed that, although they only got away with $30, 5 CDs, my registration/insurance and our diaper bag, thieves walking my neighbourhood at night feel like it's okay for them to rip people off. It could have been much worse, but it's still annoying.
Or I guess, as my dad would say, it doesn't make you anything, you choose to react how you want to react. Blah.
I choose to be annoyed that, although they only got away with $30, 5 CDs, my registration/insurance and our diaper bag, thieves walking my neighbourhood at night feel like it's okay for them to rip people off. It could have been much worse, but it's still annoying.
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but seriously, ???
http://www.spinner.com/2008/09/15/pink-floyd-founding-member-richard-wright-dies/
and I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, i
Dont mind. why should I be frightened of dying?
Theres no reason for it, youve gotta go sometime.
i never said I was frightened of dying.
- Richard Wright, Great Gig in the Sky
Shameless selfless promotion and the art of viral marketing.
Somehow, the crux of the matter lies in the belittlement and wonderment of finding something useful and hopeful. An all access pass to every Carson Conference of 2009 if and when the linker, poster receives a resounding commentable response and is picked from the hat.
Of course, by that I mean (via Carsonified, the nice people who brought you FOWA):
1. Write a blog post about wanting to win the Golden Ticket, linking to this post
2. Drum up 25 comments on the post (they can't be you or spam and only one comment per person)
3. Submit the URL by October 1st at Midnight UK time
4. Watch the live draw on UStream on Thursday, October 2nd at 5pm London time
5. Party accordingly!
What you win?
1. A free ticket to ALL Carsonified 2009 events. This includes Future of Web Design, Future of Web Apps, Future of Mobile, Fuel and all Carson Workshops.
2. Pick one Carsonified event and we'll fly you there and put you up in an amazing hotel, for FREE*
3. An all-access backstage pass at all 2009 Carsonified events
4. An invite to the VIP speaker dinner at one Carsonified event of your choice
Thanks Ryan.
I recently sent a feedback message to Facebook, asking them 2 questions:
1. What is the difference b/w the "Home" link and clicking on my name in the header menu, and
2. Could they add some visual identification to the header menu to give some context to where I am
This was their response (after only 6 hours which, for a site that is likely getting quite a bit of response right now, not too bad)
I think they need a copy editor. Or something.
1. What is the difference b/w the "Home" link and clicking on my name in the header menu, and
2. Could they add some visual identification to the header menu to give some context to where I am
This was their response (after only 6 hours which, for a site that is likely getting quite a bit of response right now, not too bad)
Hi,What does that even mean? "We won't be responding to each email" is like a kick in the teeth. We're sending this to you to keep your expectations in check. Please don't expect more from us than this. We care, just not that much.
Thanks for your feedback. We won't be responding to each email, but we encourage you to check back to the Facebook Profiles Preview page for updates. If you have a problem with your account, please visit our Help page (http://www.facebook.com/help.php) where you'll find information about Facebook as well as the answers to many answers of your questions.
Thanks again for writing in.
-The Facebook Team
I think they need a copy editor. Or something.
I came across this in my first viewing of Season 1 of Alias. And if you blink you can miss it. But there is a scene in episode 9 (Alias) (see the Alias screen caps) that is reminiscent of a certain scene at the end of Season 1 of Lost. I can't help but think (after hearing J.J. Abrams speech at TED) that the opening of this little mystery box, however brief and inconsequential it was in Alias, was the seed for an entire new television show.
Now if I could only find the germination of Alias somewhere in Felicity the world would be complete.
Now if I could only find the germination of Alias somewhere in Felicity the world would be complete.
Why is BestBuy Canada selling the 32GB ipod touch for $10 more than the online Canadian Apple Store?
I was reading this article in wired which compared a number of the speeches from the Democratic and Republican conventions using the online visualization tool, wordle , an application that creates word clouds that show you the frequency at which words occur within that text (the more often, the bigger the font size).
Check it out.
Check it out.
The first image is Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech".
The second is from Macworld 2007 and Steve Job's announcement of the first iPhone.
The third is the transcript of a speech Stephen Harper delivered in 1997 in Montreal to a meeting of the Council for National Policy
The fourth is cnn.com
and the fifth is my delicious account keywords.
Careful, it's a little bit addictive.
Wordle.net
i kind of like you in the morning
i kind of like they way you brush your hair
i kind of like the way you flip through magazines
i kind of like the clothes you wear
i am yours
you are mine
and we are going to be just fine
i kind of like you in the afternoon
i kind of like the way you walk
i kind of like it when you call me on the phone
i kind of like the way you talk
i am yours
you are mine
and we are going to be just fine
i kind of like you in the evening
i kind of like that you drink tea
i kind of like the way you close your eyes and sleep
i kind of like you next to me
i am yours
you are mine
and we are going to be just fine
i kind of like they way you brush your hair
i kind of like the way you flip through magazines
i kind of like the clothes you wear
i am yours
you are mine
and we are going to be just fine
i kind of like you in the afternoon
i kind of like the way you walk
i kind of like it when you call me on the phone
i kind of like the way you talk
i am yours
you are mine
and we are going to be just fine
i kind of like you in the evening
i kind of like that you drink tea
i kind of like the way you close your eyes and sleep
i kind of like you next to me
i am yours
you are mine
and we are going to be just fine
I wrote this song tonight and played around with recording it.
i'd love to hear your thoughts on it. I know the recording isn't perfect (there was a bollywood party in the kitchen and I didn't realize that the ceiling fan was in full bloom - I recorded it just using the onboard mic on my mac pro and did a little introductory manipulation in garage band).
anyway, it's for my wife. it's been a hard couple of years these past few...
i'd love to hear your thoughts on it. I know the recording isn't perfect (there was a bollywood party in the kitchen and I didn't realize that the ceiling fan was in full bloom - I recorded it just using the onboard mic on my mac pro and did a little introductory manipulation in garage band).
anyway, it's for my wife. it's been a hard couple of years these past few...
It's annoying that it took this long for designers to figure out that a user should be able to resize a window FROM ANY CORNER of the window.
Who the hell decided that I only need to expand from the bottom right?
Thanks Google once again.
http://www.google.com/chrome (windows only so far - embarrassing I know - so do they )
(A repost on behalf of the band, those crazy kids)
This is a song written by my Uncle Bill (William I think) in early (or late, depending on the story or how much you've/he's had to drink) 1970's.
I hope you enjoy the story, the music and the life that was (and unfortunately still is) Uncle Billy.
This is a song written by my Uncle Bill (William I think) in early (or late, depending on the story or how much you've/he's had to drink) 1970's.
I hope you enjoy the story, the music and the life that was (and unfortunately still is) Uncle Billy.
A thermos for school lunches that keeps macaroni at the perfect temperature.
Google recently released Chrome, their new, ultra fast, super secure, sparse but not too sparse, feature rich, but not too feature rich browser. (Sorry, Windows only for now).
As a marketing ploy to inform the world of what Chrome is and why they made it, they included a little cartoon booklet. Unfortunately, and much to the embarrassment (or chagrin) of the Google brass (not to be confused with chrome), the cartoon also inadvertently exposed some previously unknown secrets of the company's super secret and super secure (at least until now) hardware architecture.
A company spokesman declined to comment but the tech community is swirling and abuzz over the leak.
As of this writing, Google has not yet pulled the cartoon.
"It's very casual and everyone pays their own expenses."