Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 Posted under companies, other. | 1 Comment »
Speaking of anal sex, I went to see if pooTube.com was taken. It is, and it leads to youTube. I thought it would be the perfect domain for an anal ... Read more..Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 Posted under other. | No Comments »
If I were in the business of making horror movies, I think I’d probably pay people to faint in early showings. This article describes a series of people being overcome ... Read more..Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 Posted under companies, tech. | No Comments »
There’s yet more dirt on the Google / YouTube deal. I’ve thought several times already that I wouldn’t be surprised if the deal didn’t close. I don’t remember when it’s ... Read more..Thursday, October 26th, 2006 Posted under other. | No Comments »
And you thought buying a shirt was just a matter of walking into a store and picking something out off the shelves? Not at English Cut. Read more..Thursday, October 26th, 2006 Posted under politics. | No Comments »
How to tell when the public mood has changed on an issue? The subject of your spam mail might be a good indicator. Spammers are constantly testing the collective mood, ... Read more..Wednesday, October 25th, 2006 Posted under tech. | No Comments »
This brief article discusses how thieves stole account details from two online brokerages using keystroke loggers. By some broad definition this falls into the category of “identity theft”, since the ... Read more..Friday, October 20th, 2006 Posted under tech. | 1 Comment »
Cringley writes about Sun’s new black box portable server farms: The beauty of a shipping container data center isn’t just that it operates stand-alone and can be plunked down in the ... Read more..Friday, October 20th, 2006 Posted under tech. | No Comments »
I guess this guy really didn’t want to get into management. He spends 2.5 years working on a product, launches it, and simultaneously offers it for sale. Or he just ... Read more..Thursday, October 19th, 2006 Posted under tech. | No Comments »
Here’s a nice-looking box. Pricey though. They just got acquired by Logitech. Memo to self: Make something people want. Read more..Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 Posted under tech. | No Comments »
Here’s more on politicians thinking about imposing real-world tax on purely in-game profits. I love the comment from the person who says they’ll be happy to pay real dollars for tax ... Read more..Monday, October 16th, 2006 Posted under tech. | No Comments »
Reuters sets up shop inside an online game. Read more..Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted under companies. | No Comments »
From here: So, while you think enviously about the $1.65 billion YouTube snagged from Google (or, as someone pointed out, approximately $3 million per day of their existence), you can feel ... Read more..Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted under companies. | No Comments »
From this article: I had the pleasure of moderating the presenters at the Stirr mixer last night (see also ValleyWag coverage). I like these gatherings, mostly because the pitches are very brief: Entrepreneurs ... Read more..Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted under tech. | No Comments »
Teqlo Read more..Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted under books. | No Comments »
I’ve had Peter Carey’s Illywhacker high on my to-read list for a couple of years, following a glowing recommendation from Bambi. I started it two days ago and…… it’s great. To ... Read more..Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted under companies, tech. | No Comments »
Apple-funded study reveals that $1999 Apple 30″ displays result in up to 50% productivity gains*. Hurry while stocks last. * On certain tasks, such as mouse move and click. Read more..Thursday, October 5th, 2006 Posted under companies. | No Comments »
Delicious/Yahoo are apparently planning to focus on people. Good for them. Read more..Wednesday, October 4th, 2006 Posted under me. | No Comments »
I’ve managed to somehow pass another night here not writing code. Ana told me once that unless I’m coding I always complain that I’m not working, not getting enough done. ... Read more..Wednesday, October 4th, 2006 Posted under me. | No Comments »
I decided I should blog more. I have another blog, which I update infrequently. It has various things about my kids and other random bits and pieces. I don’t really ... Read more..