August 2009
82 posts
The Ficly Server Support Project →
Ficly is doing fine, and it’s a nice break from work stuff to go play in something uncomplicated without a bunch of dependencies. The community is great and they produce some fantastic stories. …
Aug 1st
July 2009
87 posts
Equality →
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.  — Timothy Leary
Jul 31st
Microdata (part 1) « The WHATWG Blog →
I’m not sure why we need a brand new attribute for this, especially when RDFa is pretty much this. But, it’s interesting enough to consider, I guess.
Jul 31st
Jul 31st
BlueBin →
From the smart geeks at Collective Idea, it’s basically a web app for FreeCycle-like giveaways and re-use. Gorgeous and super-easy to use. I love it!
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In case of emergency... →
PRESS THE BUTTON!! I KNOW YOU WANT TO!!
Jul 30th
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The Ficly Server Support Project →
Jul 30th
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WatchWatch
Movits! were on Colbert the other night, and they were awesome. Try to keep your foot from tapping - you won’t be able to!
Jul 29th
The Future of Product Development →
I’ve been hearing about Kickstarter on various blogs this week. Well, I checked it out tonight, and I think it’s brilliant. It’s basically a way to run a pledge-based funding round for a specific…
Jul 25th
Kickstarter →
This could be the future of bootstrapping… want Product X to build a feature? Pledge to support it. Fan-freaking-tastic.
Jul 25th
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The Constantines... Live and Unbelievable →
They’re one of my favorite bands, and their live show on Canada Day for CBC Radio 3 is nothing but the best in loud real rock. Their closing version of Do What You Can Do sent chills down my spine.
Jul 22nd
How hetero? - Stockholm Pride 2009 →
I was surprised to find out that I’m 88% hetero. That’s not just hetero, that’s double hetero according to the Swedes.
Jul 21st
Fast Food Mafia by ~silentsketcher on deviantART →
Awesome drawings of fast food mascots as mob bosses. I love the androgynous Ronald McDonald.
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The Best Music of 2009 - So Far →
Sound Opinions’ most recent podcast listed their favorite albums of the year so far. I did this last year, and there’s been so much good stuff so far this year, it’s time to do another one. So,…
Jul 21st
Retro Comedy: The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All... →
If you need me, I’ll be under my desk.
Jul 20th
Jul 20th
The Gospel of Jeff →
You’ve never heard of me. You don’t know the role (however small) I’ll play in the coming storm. I even wrote a book, but Paul didn’t think it was cool enough to include in the final draft. The…
Jul 17th
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BaconCamp / FrontPage →
Who wants to put on a BaconCamp in Savannah? WHO?!
Jul 17th
Ficly Review - Book - AppAppeal →
A pretty good review of Ficly. Not sure where they got the idea that you have to register in order to read stories though…
Jul 17th
Meeting Ticker →
Too awesome. A great way to keep meetings short.
Jul 14th
WatchWatch
Holy crap, this is awesome. Kazoo, killer guitar riffs, great rapper, horns… all adds up to a gigantic “HELL YES!!” Raw Drive-The Vice President of Soul
Jul 14th
French Toast and Bacon Cupcakes | LifeWithCake.com →
I am so making these… probably today.
Jul 12th
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my thoughts on what to do as a new / unknown... →
Great stuff from Trent Reznor on promoting yourself as a new artist.
Jul 9th
WatchWatch
New Jenny Lewis Video - “See Fernando” - Video - Stereogum
Jul 9th
Jul 8th
kilochars | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine →
Nice blog post about Ficly from the Bad Astronomy blog at Discover Magazine.
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