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[SEMI GEEKY] Blogs That Matter: really interesting

From LifeHacker (one of my new favorite sites) comes a pointer to a site called FeedsThatMatter. What it seems to do is to look at public subscriptions listed in BlogLines, do...

TSA has no clothes

Does creating something that demonstrates that a security scheme doesn’t work make you a suspect yourself? Does pointing at it from your blog make you of questionable character? I suppose you might even wonder about clicking on the link below. Does that say you are a bad person? I hope not. Check this out, it’s pretty insterezsting and instructive! Chris’s NWA Boarding Pass Generator

Interesting video’s about Zune, the new iPod killer from Microsoft

Scoble writes about the Zune. Also check out the video of the demo and detailed briefing about Zune. Here’s another interesting article about the Zune from Geek News Central! Technorati Tags: zune ipod scoble

[GEEKY] BostonPHP Meeting: Ajax Update

“Without a doubt, the concepts behind AJAX are providing the catalyst to move the web from its old clunky “send it all back the server for an update” into the thick client “desktop” feel the average computer user has come to expect.” Check out the next meeting of BostonPHP, October 25, 6:30pm, at IBM/Lotus in Cambridge. Get meeting details here. Technorati Tags: PHP

Pop!Tech: Thanks for the memories

Well it’s over and I am getting ready to head back to real life. Pop!Tech remains my favorite conference (and not just because I can drive here from my house.) It’s hard to capture what it’s like but if you are interested, here are some links that could give you a flavor. Thanks to all the diligent ...

Pop!Tech: why do I feel inadequate?

Ok, Pop!Tech is a wonderful conference, already, and I am learning and stimulated and all that. But why, oh why, is everyone an author, thinker, serial entrepreneur, extraordinary, world renowned, and inimitable? Inventor, artist, composer, musician, educator, philosopher. And these are not the speakers, these are the people sitting next to me and in line with me in the bathroom. Yikes! Technorati Tags: poptech

Late night funny

Ok so I am getting ready to wrap up and came across this fun toolfor your enjoyment.. powered by performancing firefox

Interesting analysis of accuracy

Bloggers and others are notoriously  obcessed with metrics: how many hits, what’s my rank etc. As a result there are numerous services which try to analyze sites and blogs etc, to help measure this. Not insignificantly, a site’s revenue potential is tied closely to this as well.  [Seomoz.org has put...

Arches National Park

North Panorama Arch Originally uploaded by Pito. Look at ...

More musings on the not-better-RSS-aggregator

One correspondent asked: “Isn’t this what bb:library is about or Technorati Blog Directory or egs. like Corante Web Hub, Global Voices, World Changing?” Well, it might be a **reinvention of th...

What’s wrong with Wikipedia?

Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia who later quite the project over differences in vision, just announced a direct competitor to the project: Citizendium Via Modern Dragons, via KurzweilAI.net

The answer is not a better RSS Aggregator, continued

Yesterday’s post drew some interesting comments and emails. Several people wondered what the heck I was talking about. More about that later. First: A couple of good analogies were raised. Isn’t this idea a lot like Digg? Or like Top Ten Sources? For me the Top Ten ...

The answer is not a better RSS Aggregator

Before I discuss this new product idea I am turning over in my mind, I want to say a few things about why I keep working in this area. I mean there are so many people working on aggregators, and after all Microsoft is building it into IE, and it’s been in FireFox for a while. Why bother? I’ve thoug...

Mars exploration – amazing – Opportunity keeps on knocking

Saw this in the newspaper today – “Mars Rover Visits Crater, Then Poses for a Picture.. Also here’s an article with some links to the high res snaps of the rover: NASA’s Mars Rover and Orbiter Team Examines Victoria Crater | SpaceRef – Your Space Reference. You gotta love this stuff!

Tower Records to be liquidated

Just came across this surprising little bit: AP Wire | 10/06/2006 | Group plans to liquidate Tower Records

Book report: A million little pieces

I don’t know if you followed the spat a few months ago. This book, “A million little pieces” by James Frey was chosen by Ms. “O” (Oprah) for her book club. A lot of fanfare, a lot of press. It’s a memoir about one man’s experien...

Capitol Reef

Continuing my series about my recent trip through 5 National Parks, here’s Capitol Reef. This is a little known National Park in Utah. ...

[GEEK] Playing with Ruby on Mac

I’m getting a little fascinated with Ruby and Rails so I’ve been getting acquainted with it. Just want to share a handy link with detailed instructions on how to build and configure all that stuff on a Mac. Handy if you are in the .01% of the world who cares 🙂

Why do I blog, anyway?

While I was on vacation I often had an idea pop in my head and feel the urge to write about it my blog. Why, why, why? I think I’ve been writing this blog for over three years. Here is my very first post. Since then  I must have spent innumerable hours writing. It i...

Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park As promised here is the first of the collection of posts inspired on my recent tri...