Archive for December, 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Review: The best (and worst) films of 2008 [CNN]
Our Favorite Blogs [PCmag.com]
The 50 Best Albums of 2008 [Pitchfork]
The most-read stories of 2008 [BBC News]
Remembering Who We Lost in 2008 [ABC News]
WFMU's Top Ten of 2008 Lists [WFMU]
Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of the Year [Pop Mechanics]
The Best Viral Political Videos ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Funny stuff. The Asian characters below are what I get when I try dragging links from Firefox into Open Office (where they look normal) then into Word Press. And I even tried saving as a Word document then using the "Paste from Word" button in Word Press.
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Update: The Asian characters ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
ABCnews.com compiled a list of Web sites new in 2008. To save you the trouble of clicking through six pages littered with ads, I will now list them with a brief description:
Webgiftr -- "is a social website that makes gift giving easy and fun"
Hitchsters -- "helps you share taxis ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Isn't this wonderful. My very first piece of spam in a text message. Good 'ole boner pills. Probably somebody that wasn't suppose to sell my cell number did. Hopefully I wasn't stupid enough to include my mobile number publicly somewhere where it was scraped up.
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
The new X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer is up. Unfortunately, it's at MySpace. I enjoyed the second half of this trailer more than the first. Looks like Gambit, the Blob, Deadpool, and maybe Wraith, Sabertooth, Lady Deathstryke also make an appearance.
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Here's what I'm mostly listening to and watching, podcast-wise these days:
All in the Mind "is Radio National's weekly foray into all things mental – a program about the mind, brain and behaviour."
Apple Quick Tips (iTunes Store) -- "Shortcuts and techniques to help you and your business get the most out ...
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
The USPS website failing is particularly unusual, but Slashdot confirms it. It must be true.
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Not to totally knock satellite radio, but from what I've experienced so far, it is just not worth it.
I recently signed up for a free XM trial online. Limited to roughly 80 channels, the trial lasts only a few days and takes place entirely online where it seems all the ...
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
If you have any interest in New York, New York and/or photography, check out The Manhattan Street Corners -- pictures of everyone of about 11,000 street corners on the island by designer Richard Howe. I don't know what to make of the site's Flash interface. On the plus side you ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
Members of the American Legion can now sign up for VetCam, a free video conferencing website that allows Legion members to talk face to face with friends and family in the Armed Forces without either party having to download additional software.
Looks like it's Windows only however:
For this free one-on-one video ...
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