December 2008
[WSJ] How Long Can Wikipedia Sustain its... →
[VentureBeat] What to expect at the big,... →
[FT] The woman who built the Gates foundation →
[FT] Music industry looks to internet for revival →
[AP] Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best... →
[NewSci] The most extreme news stories of 2008 →
[Reuters] MP3 player guides rescuers to lost... →
CLOCKWATCH: Timekeepers have added a “leap second” to 2008 to help match clocks to the Earth’s slowing spin on its axis. http://bit.ly/aMFm
Evolution of game controllers →
Subbing slip at Star has temperatures ‘plunging as low as minus 130C’ in UK. Warning: link contains snow-covered boobs. http://bit.ly/brr
ZOOSFLASH: A 30-strong bestiality group was uncovered in Sweden last month. Ringleader’s excuse? ‘She was asking for it’. http://bit.ly/egGr
Worked some Mac-fu on Anna’s laptop, but this Sunday night administrivia is a smoke signal that tomorrow is back to work day.
I wonder who told Top Chef’s producers that Toby Young is a “famed British food critic”? My guess… it rhymes with “Yoby Tongue”.
Pounding head. Requires bacon therapy.
Yesterday: Benjamin Button. Today: King of Kong. Tomorrow: Slumdog Millionaire. Death by popcorn.
Have awoken from food coma. Now considering eating some more food.
[LAT] A less electrifying electronics expo →
Good lord - it seems that I have a fan! http://icanhaz.com/fanyay
[LAT] VHS era is winding down →
Surprised: according to journalisted.com, I’ve written almost 250,000 words for the Guardian since May 2007.
Laughing because @coopeydoop accused me of playing tough when I took a tongue-in-cheek jab at some CNET hypocrisy. http://icanhaz.com/nofun
Planning possible BBQ and beer evening. I’m liking the sound of it so far.
[AP] Subway fare hackers to partner with transit... →
[FredWilson] We're investing roughly $40m per... →
[Bloomberg] Palm boosted by $100m investment from... →
[SquaredPeg] Are marketers polluting Facebook with... →
[PCMag] Palm CEO Confirms 'Nova' OS Is in the Wild →
[InfoWeek] Chief Of The Year: Amazon CTO Werner... →
[Wired] Huffington Post Slammed for Content Theft →
My hands smell of chocolate chip cookies.
“Why do undersea cables seem to get severed in bunches?”. Really? It’s because, well, they run in bunches. http://icanhaz.com/bunches
[BBC] Nicholas Negroponte on the XO in Europe →
Trouble with the embargo discussion is that we’ve encouraged a race to be first, not a race to be best. The two aren’t always the same.
[FT] Tought times for GTA maker Take Two →
[Bloomberg] Jon Miller isn't candidate to run or... →
[INQ] Apple fanboys getting buried with their... →
Morning all. Did you do something different with your hair?
Bye bye Woolies. At least there’ll be some great January sales to get rid of all that pick n mix.
Feeling slightly unwell at the X-Factor version of Hallelujah, but also by the Jeff Buckley fan club response. Just leave the man alone!
[Nielsen] 2008 'great year' for most popular... →
[O'Reilly] The technology behind storm chasers →
AARRRRRGGGGGGGG.
To clarify: I passed my test (yay!). The ARGGGG was me giving voice to my inability to properly celebrate because of Steve Jobs.
[FT] Broadcasters face charges for web delivery →
[Boston Herald] 'Bringing Down The House' author... →
[AP] Blogger pleads guilty to Guns n Roses leak →
[WSJ] Google wants its own fast track on the web →
[Lessig] The made-up dramas of the Wall Street... →
[Google]: WSJ 'confused' - we've offered to... →
[AdAge] 10 ways to monetize Twitter →