December 2007
43 posts
“I swear the San Francisco Chronicle updates its front page by replacing the...”
– Paul Boutin. And so true.
The first iTouch VoIP call. →
found this, thought it was relevant and interesting. watch the video, its kinda cool. Ya, I know I’m nerdy.
Woot : One Day, One Deal, One Slingbox →
I love Woot. I also love the Slingbox. Today, two of my loves met, and the result is a glorious electronic masterpiece. I’m ordering this refurbished Slingbox for $70 immediately. I suggest you get on it too, they’ll prolly sell out super quick. And its only on sale today!
RIP Netscape
AOL is discontinuing service to Netscape. It’s a sad day for those 0.6% of internet users that still utilize the web browser. Tear. My thoughts go out to all 5 of you.
This prolly should have come out before the... →
that way I could have forwarded it onto the parents, so instead of receiving 5 pairs of “funny looking socks” and chocolate, I could have actually gotten something I wanted. Not that I’m ungrateful for fuzzy zebra socks or anything….
Interesting movie facts. →
You’ve got to be kidding me. 2 Fast 2 Furious made more money world wide than Braveheart AND Interview With A Vampire?! And the fact that Sister Act and Wild Hogs actually made it on the list is pretty much the 2nd sign of the apocalypse, right behind my mothers’ meat loaf. I kid you not.
Windows Vista Airlines: a satire.
You enter a good looking terminal with the largest planes you have ever seen. Every 10 feet a security officer appears and asks you if you are “sure” you want to continue walking to your plane and if you would like to cancel. Not sure what cancel would do, you continue walking and ask the agent at the desk why the planes are so big. After the security officer making sure you want...
“Hollywood’s attitude has always seemed to be “this is business, not...”
– Jack O’Brien, one of the craziest kids I know and love.
Reminicing about 2007 is fun, lets do it again! →
Just a quick run down of all the semi-major internet related shenananigans that went down in 2007. The one that most affected me? I’d say it was a split between the 365 Main outage in San Fran (that was a super productive day at work let me tell you), and a tie between the Vonage lawsuits and SunRocket going under (most excellent for business). So ya, thats 2007 for ya… And as they...
Kwick Kwouts are Kool....Maybe.
So I just found this new website called Kwout. It allows you, the blogger, to easily pulls quotes from other websites and insert them into your own blog. For example, I pulled this from Techcrunch.com using Kwout: Radiohead To Promote Album With New Year’s Eve Concert on Current TV via kwout I’m still working out the kinks on how to not make all this text centered (which is super weird,...
Not good. Not good at all... →
Seriously? Why? I am deeply saddened by this news. Whether you agree with her politics or not, she did not deserve this, nor did the people who supported her in the upcoming election. I will never understand why the radicals would take such an extreme approach, as if killing one person will truly make a difference for their cause. If anything, it creates a stronger bond between her...
Dear Pligg, get ready for some porn. Love Fraxi. →
So basically Fraxi allows you to build your own version of Digg. My question is, when did everyone decide that rating every little thing was cool? I mean, I’m not gonna read an article because 3987 people have dug it if I don’t like the title of the article, so why should I care about whatever you want me to “digg” or “reddit” or whatever you plan on calling...
One would think they could come up with a better... →
Netsuite just finished their IPO today, going public at $26 a share. Not bad for an what is essentially an Oracle backed company. It’s a nice little payday for Ellison, who, lets be honest, doesn’t need the extra cash. Me on the other hand… Working with CRMs, I have heard both good and bad things about NetSuite. They have a great ERP system, but word on the street is that...
Super secret-ish party hosted by Lotus Vodka...
Wednesday (aka tomorrow) at 9pm Rob Bailey along with some of his cronies are hosting a private fundraiser for My Two Front Teeth (www.mytwofrontteeth.org/vision.html), that helps out underprivileged kids. It’s gonna be held at Harlot, located on Minna, so if you can weasel yourself an invite, or find an open back door, I’ll see ya there while I improve my holiday karma and enjoy the...
Nortel feels left out, sues Vonage to get other... →
I know, another Vonage post. But it’s getting to the point where it’s becoming absurd how many times people will sue this company over patent infringement! Vonage clearly dropped the ball and didn’t hide their stealing ways well enough, so I suppose they deserve this. So what happened this time? According to CNET: “On Friday, Nortel filed a lawsuit against Vonage...
What my parents should have had when I was in high... →
Or what I should have had all through university. Or here in San Fran. Or really, I should just get this. Don’t get me wrong, I love to share my booze, but I like to do it even more when people ask me first.
Vonage is DOING IT WRONG. →
Do people still care about Vonage, or even still have this carrier? I thought that after the billionth law suit that was filed against them by various other phone companies that people would get the memo and drop them as their carrier in favor of, oh, I dunno, Voip.com or Packet8. Or even AT&T at this point. But no, people still stuck around with a dying, floundering, drowning (insert other...
I quit my job to become a jacket-tester in the...
Not really. But if given the opportunity to test out THIS jacket, I would in a nano-second. The O’Neill NavJacket is pretty much the coolest snowboarding jacket on the face of the earth. And its practical. It has a GPS mod that helps lost skiers/boarders get back from the woods, and tells you weather conditions, how fast your going (via an integrated display on the sleeve), AND has a...
"Your privacy is an illusion", or so they say →
a great farce of the Facebook beacon ad controversy. This kid Dan Provost is right on the money of where Facebook and other social networking sites may be headed. At the very least, it’s a humorous read. And a little creepy. I just realized this is my second FB post of the day. It’s cause they’re watching me….
Kindle? You burn kindle to make a fire? Right?
Would someone explain the Kindle to me? I don’t get it. Well, first, let me explain what I do understand about the Kindle: It’s an e-book reader. DONE. The basics of Kindle are that you shell out $400 for what looks like a giant Palm Pilot, and it is able to connect to the internet wirelessly (via Amazon Wispernet, aka seriously? Couldn’t think of a better name for your...
Because I know you care, deep down.
As of today, the infamous “is” is dead. Well, actually, it’s now become an option. Facebook has given up on their favorite verb in favor of correct grammar and sentence structure, which will in all likelihood go completely unnoticed by 98% of the people on Facebook. What I do find interesting is that when editing your status, the “is” still shows up in the edit box,...
Spontaneous Drinking Night...
…at LaTrappe on Greenwich St. tonight from 7-11pm. FYI.
When I Grow Up
I want to develop my philosophical thinking as well as my rap skills, so that I can refer to myself as a “philosorapper”. One marketing challenge is people might think I’m a dinosaur. — jakoblodwick
Do me a favor...
Go HERE. Nominate Viddyou.com for best design, best bootstrapped startup, and best video site. Aaron W. and I thank you in advance. Well? HURRY! GO! VOTE on the Crunchies!
The RIAA is confused, possibly huffing paint...
Just the other day I went out, bought a CD, went home and uploaded it to my iTunes. Harmless, right? According to the RIAA, that is a big fat NEGATIVE. Read HERE and HERE. I think my mind just blew up. I mean SERIOUSLY? As they said in the second article : “In the US Supreme Court, the record company lawyers said:The record companies, my clients, have said, for some time now, and...
I knew I was always right about the triangle. →
Whats funny is that this proves I was right and some of my friends were wrong. I’m not crazy. I hate these bars and I’m not the only one.
The death of the power gamer, and the rise of... →
The whole backlash of “GerstmannGate” has led to many people questioning what will happen to fanboy game sites and the gaming industry as a whole. Seeing as I’m a casual gamer (re: I suck at Wii tennis, and I kick ass at MarioKart64), I really don’t care either way. But since this thing is getting so much hype, I figured I might as well join in the fun. This is a really...
My free Wi-Fi dreams have been dashed. Damn the... →
Mmmm, the SAFE act. Good in theory, poorly executed in practice. Now don’t get me wrong, its very important to “save the children”, but ruining community wi-fi for the rest of us? Come onnnnn. And the terms that they are setting for anyone who is offering any sort of remote communication service are extremely broad and impossible to maintain. What can get you in trouble...
WatchIt’s funny and its Friday. This week has been like a snail with a live grenade taped to its back. Very slow, very dangerous, and physically impossible. Thank you Bing Boing.
A product people like me actually really, really...
I have this problem. I tend to be somewhat forgetful when it comes to going on trips. If I don’t forget one thing, its something else. For example, I forgot my swim suit when I went to Phoenix a few weeks past. I have no killer tan to show for it. Damn. Also, I have no printer at my house, since I have no need to print out long and boring (to others) 15 page papers on the affects of...
Good for a mid-day brush, and thats about it.
What is one of the first things you do when you wake up, and one of the last things you do before you go to bed? For me, it’s brushing my teeth (minds out of the gutter people, minds OUT of the gutter). From what I understand, this is relatively normal behavior for most people, and in my family’s case, dogs. Which is why THIS product makes little sense to me. Solar powered...
Life lessons learned, but not applied, from the... →
So RockYou is best known for the Super Wall application on Facebook, and is making news because they are now the number one Facebook app in the land. Huzzah they cried with exuberance. And they had cake and danced with elves and celebrated their victory over Slides Fun Wall. And life was good over at RockYou. So basically people really like walls you can do things with, like, uhh, stuff. To be...
Monday Monday...
So not much going on, but I did come across a picture of Kevin Rose on Valleywag today. Now normally, I don’t mind tattoos at all, inf act i rather like them. But his…..they make me crush on him jusstttt a little less. Cause I know you cared. So please, don’t get giant star tat’s on each side of your chest. It just looks….desert trashy. Just a little.