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GDGT - Manage your gadgets. Spam Trends - Given to you by Google. Pointless CGI - Five pointless uses of CGI in movies. Twitter Premium - Now you can buy Twitter followers, just like in my story. Ants! - Ants have taken over the world. Prepare to Die - Does the Earth have a creative destruction cycle? Google Voice Guide - A guide to Google Voice. Do you need it? Filed under Links by Brian - Fri Jul 3, 2009 @ 9:35 AM (Permalink - Discuss)Pirate Bay Sold - All your torrents are belong to us. Walkman Reviewed - Replace and iPod with a Walkman for a kid and see what happens. Firefox 3.5 - The latest upgrade for Firefox. The Same Movie - or just classic story structure. Getting Fit - In only 6 minutes a week with science. D & D Ad - A vintage Dungeons and Dragons ad. Sealed-in Batteries - Why? Filed under Links by Brian - Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)We made our 16 hour journey with 7 people in the BBvan without incident. Amazing that three kids can sit in a van without a Gameboy or a DVD player and behave themselves. I saw a license plate in Ohio with I LV NRDS on it. I read it as "I love nerds," but I suppose there are other interpretations. Send me yours. Posting will be sporadic throughout the next couple of weeks. I should be able to continue posting links, and make some BBlog entries during this trip. That's all I've got for now. Stay geeky! Filed under Musings by Brian - Wed Jul 1, 2009 @ 6:18 PM (Permalink - Discuss)Richard Marx Cool? - It could happen. Gmail Ninja - And how to become one. Worst IT Cities - The worst cities in which to have an IT job. Movie Quiz - Can you find the 50 movies hidden in this canvas? Bad Guys Win - Movies in which the bad guys win. App for Jerks - Here's an app for managing multiple girlfriends. I'm sure many of you have this problem. Falling Building - Construction fail. Filed under Links by Brian - Tue Jun 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)Stages of Life - The five stages of life in chart form. Multicore Programming - A free course from MIT. King of Patents - Michael Jackson held an important patent too. Moving Keys - Lenovo moves the Escape and Delete keys. Movie Body Counts - Which movie has the highest body count? Eruption from Space - A volcanic eruption seen from space. The Holy Toaster - Not to be confused with the Holy Handgrenade. Filed under Links by Brian - Mon Jun 29, 2009 @ 9:24 AM (Permalink - Discuss)Video Game Physics - A in-depth exploration of weights and measures in various video games. Crime Data - Different ways to visualize crime data. Tetris Blocks - A video of Tetris blocks being made. IE Is the Best - Can Firefox do this? Color Illusion - There are four lights. WWII Twitter - Propaganda posters from WWII if Twitter existed then. X-Men Relationships - A chart showing the relationships in the X-Men universe. Filed under Links by Brian - Fri Jun 26, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)Google Grabs Phone Numbers - Maybe even yours. Don't See Transformers 2 - Just read this review first. Smartphone Etiquette - From the New York Times. Transformer History - The history of the Transformers on TV. Hugo Hobbit - Is Hugo Weaving in the Hobbit or not? Obama Nerd Cred Tested - John Hodgman quizzes the President on his nerd credentials. Says much of what I feel about nerds and geeks. Ubiquity Update - It's more everywhere now. Filed under Links by Brian - Thu Jun 25, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)I made the mistake of checking out the Twitter search for #iranelection which has been a frequent happening around here. Today the news is not good with tweets with words like "beatings", "blood", and "massacre." I know it's hard for many to understand given the penchant for politicians to paint Iran as "evil" and the government over there not doing much to dispel that. I figure most BBspotters are a bit more enlightened than the average dumb American who says "Who cares, let those people kill themselves." Thirty years ago as a kid, I was one of those "dumb Americans." I've grown up and seen the world. I can separate a people from their government. I've met enough Iranians, and seen the people there to know better. On another happier note, frequent contributor and friend Francisco will be visiting Ann Arbor again with his lovely wife. We'll hit the Whose Live is It Anyway? show, and also the MC Frontalot concert while he's here. Then we'll make our annual sojourn down to Hilton Head. As always, I will do my best to continue posting during this time, but don't be surprised if a few days go by with nothing new. It appears the weather in Hilton Head will once again be as Kiss sings "Hot, hot, hotter than hell." So staying indoors and writing will be more appealing than it could be. That's all I've got for now. Stay geeky! Filed under Musings by Brian - Wed Jun 24, 2009 @ 2:56 PM (Permalink - Discuss)Hack your Lawn - Instructions for how to stripe your lawn. Online Journalism - Now versus then. Buffy vs. Twilight - Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Edward from Twilight. Boxmen - A puzzle platformer for you. Strange Runways - Stop for the airplane please. Inside the Keyboard - The greatest keyboard of all time. Dad's Reenact Movies - Dad's reenact movies for Father's Day. Filed under Links by Brian - Wed Jun 24, 2009 @ 8:49 AM (Permalink - Discuss)
Tech Support at the Dance Club If you had the weekend I had, you wouldn't have posted in your BBlog yesterday either. It was action-packed and full of fun and failure. There was one geeky moment in it that I'd like to share. Went out dancing again on Saturday night with Mrs. BBspot. We arrived early to avoid the cover charge. Spent a few minutes talking to the bartender, and ended up doing some tech support for him for his Palm Pre. I also talked with a guy about his Xbox and the red rings of death he was experiencing. That should cancel out the dancing non-geek factor. Worry remains high about our friends and relatives in Iran. Mrs. BBspot has talked to some of them there, but the phone connection usually cuts out after a minute or so, so she has to talk fast. She also said, that she only knows they're OK until she hangs up the phone. After that, it's anyone's guess. We are doing what we can to feel useful from so far away. I have spent the day working on a video for tomorrow. The people who I have shown it to have really enjoyed it. I hope you do too. It's a video for a song parody, but this time I didn't sing. Stay safe and geeky. Filed under Musings by Brian - Tue Jun 23, 2009 @ 4:42 PM (Permalink - Discuss) Previous 10 >> |
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