Posts Tagged ‘Nerd’

Prismatic

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Prismatic <— invitation link open for 24 hours only. Not sure if I’m supposed to blog about it or just send it to friends but eh, this site has no traffic any more…

Three Key Things Google Is Doing While We Focus on Google+ | Digital – Advertising Age

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Three Key Things Google Is Doing While We Focus on Google+ | Digital – Advertising Age. Interesting, specially the first point about article ownership across multiple sites.

Own your identity – Marco.org

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Own your identity – Marco.org. (ac) Boy oh boy do I agree with this. If Google+ takes over Facebook as the social network du jour, how are you going to get all your excellent “content” out?

Kindle: Awesome

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Seriously, kindles are awesome. I don’t generally get too excited about gadgets any more – anything with an “i” at the start is pretty much guaranteed to plunder your privacy (and dignity) and most other companies can’t seem to make hardware that’s half as good as apple’s. The one exception I’ve found is amazon’s kindle. It’s a delight (so long as I tell myself that turning off wifi means they can’t invade my privacy…).

Yvettes Wedding Dresses Panama City Florida Yvettes Yvettes

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Yvettes Wedding Dresses Panama City Florida Yvettes Yvettes. Brace yourself.

Beware the spyware model of technology – its flaws are built in | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Beware the spyware model of technology – its flaws are built in | Technology | guardian.co.uk.

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows — hiybbprqag

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows — hiybbprqag. This one is double-tricky. Hiybbprqag was one of the nonsensical words Google used in their efforts to catch Bing copying their search results (story here).

Ian Bogost – Cowclickification

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Ian Bogost – Cowclickification. Great stuff.

The Toylet: Sega launches video games controlled by mens URINE in Tokyo | Mail Online

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

The Toylet: Sega launches video games controlled by mens URINE in Tokyo | Mail Online. (ecs) “Dude, why are you drinking so much water?”

Why Twitter Was the Only Company to Challenge the Secret WikiLeaks Subpoena | Fast Company

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Why Twitter Was the Only Company to Challenge the Secret WikiLeaks Subpoena | Fast Company.

The Web Is a Customer Service Medium (Ftrain.com)

Friday, January 7th, 2011

The Web Is a Customer Service Medium (Ftrain.com).

The Viral Me: Devin Friedman Investigates the New World of Social Networking: Big Issues: GQ

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

The Viral Me: Devin Friedman Investigates the New World of Social Networking: Big Issues: GQ. Interesting stuff. I love how nobody even pretends that they’re not building skinner boxes anymore.

For DecorMyEyes, Bad Publicity Is a Good Thing – NYTimes.com

Monday, November 29th, 2010

For DecorMyEyes, Bad Publicity Is a Good Thing – NYTimes.com.

YouTube – World is Mine Live in HD (1080p 1920 x 1080)

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

YouTube – World is Mine Live in HD (1080p 1920 x 1080).

My Summer on the Content Farm | The Awl

Monday, November 8th, 2010

My Summer on the Content Farm | The Awl.

Invasion of Privacy. | Attack Vector

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Invasion of Privacy. | Attack Vector.

Firesheep

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Firesheep.

ie6

Friday, October 8th, 2010

ie6. So nerdy, so good.

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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

³????????(no) body motion studies ³????????. Great stuff! Also this one: syntaxis mystery.

Facebook’s “Evil Interfaces” | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Facebook’s “Evil Interfaces” | Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Android Is As Open As The Clenched Fist I’d Like To Punch The Carriers With

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Android Is As Open As The Clenched Fist I’d Like To Punch The Carriers With.

Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware | Electronic Frontier Foundation. I heart the EFF straight-talkers.

Wolfram Blog : 25 Best Hangman Words

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Wolfram Blog : 25 Best Hangman Words.

Yakuza 3 reviewed by Yakuza – Boing Boing

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Yakuza 3 reviewed by Yakuza – Boing Boing. I rather enjoyed Jake Adelstein’s book Tokyo Vice.