From the monthly archives:

May 2005

Blogebrity

May 24, 2005

So, it would seem that word is pretty much out on the street–I am one of the people behind the Blogebrity phenomenon spreading the information superhighway over the last week.  But trust me–this is FAR from a solo act.  There are plenty of others that deserve credit as well….first and foremost, the brilliant Jeremy Hermanns [...]

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Hooray! HST’s Rum Diary coming to big screen (for real this time)

May 18, 2005

According to Variety’, The Rum Diary has a director.  And with Johnny Depp attached, there’s no question it’s got enough star power to get off the ground (gotta love the Pirates effect).  Could Hunter S. Thompson’s early novel finally make it to the theaters?
I sure freakin’ hope so.

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Cringely: May 2005–A New Inflection Point

May 18, 2005

NOTE: Took me a week to get to this–that’s what you get for avoiding Slashdot.
Robert Cringely is definitely a smart dude.
This week, from his Pulpit over at PBS, he is predicting that many years from now, we may look back at early May 2005 as an all-time historic moment in the maturation of the web:
It’s [...]

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Google’s going to blow up your cable box

May 15, 2005

I just read this, and I think I just fully got it (it being Google’s whole video upload strategy)  With all of the video uploads/hosting, storage, and infrastructure investments, Google just BECOMES the cable companies and/or satellite providers.  Who needs to bother with those guys?  Just get a Google DirectLine, and tap in at lightning-fast [...]

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You know what’s funny?

May 15, 2005

When ugly, nerdy guys take turns arguing over which is balder or nerdier.
Especially when both are talented writers who should be focusing on their respective strengths, not their "rivals" supposed weaknesses.
Wolcott, Podhoretz–you’re both hideously unattractive physical specimens.  Wasting your time debating who wins the Ugly Derby is good for nothing, except a laugh for those [...]

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Google buys Dodgeball

May 11, 2005

The Dodgeball.com folks just announced some big news:

Big news, dodgeball fans!  On May 11th dodgeball.com was acquired by Google!
I’m sure a lot of you have some questions about what this means for you
and the future of dodgeball, so we put together a quick Q&A. Let us know if you have any other questions!

Kudos to them; [...]

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Things I Learned Last Week (April 30-May 8)

May 9, 2005

Getting the drunk home is easier said than done.
The N.Y. Times totally ?’s Gawker Media.
Power Trips are way more common than you think.
Our I.Q.s maybe steadily rising, even as society "dumbs it down"?
Someone has added functionality to apply geotags to Flickr photos, so they can be displayed overlayed on a Google Map.  (sample links [...]

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How long has Netflix been doing this for?

May 9, 2005

I was browsing my ridiculously overpacked Netflix queue tonight, when I noticed something I hadn’t seen before; when I rolled over any movie in the queue, a little DHTML window opened (took a sec to load) with more info on the movie, and usually some cover art as well:

Up and down the page, for any [...]

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So. Many. 5s.

May 5, 2005

Woo-hoo….5:05 on 05/05/05!

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The Gawp Network grows

May 5, 2005

Ok, so been doing some work on the Gawp lately (with my homeslice Juhbuh), and I’m proud to announce a few new sites worthy of your worship and adulation…

Gawp Daily — THE place to get the uberhottest links of the day….updated hourly (or it will be, once we are FULLY operational….right now’s a bit of [...]

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