- In The Beginning – a funny experiment, aiming to write the Internet’s history, bible style. (Geeks only, via Alex Barnett’s blog)
- Aroma Waker Clock – in case smell is what’s going to wake you up.
- USB Data Transfer Device – to easily transfer files between PCs.
- Firefox is spreading – a new study claims Firefox 20% marketshare in Europe, 15% in the US.
- Some things money can’t buy – funny ad.
I’m A Programmer, Not A Computer Guy
I think the title for this article says it all.
Today’s link-a-palooza
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Funny
- Tripod perform at a Comedy Festival – funny video of a song by Tripod. Listen to the words.
- You cannot ignore yourself – in Yahoo! Messenger.
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Computers and Programming
- Why do words beginning with “home” get treated as URLs? – how and why windows looks on the web for some addresses that you type in the “Run…” dialog box.
- Mozilla releases Thunderbird 1.5
- The web’s download disasters – an article listing the worst 5 downloads (in the sense of how much adware/spyware they install), following a research by an MIT startup. (via Slashdot)
- Cool
The Forecasting Unbrella
This umbrella is supposed to predict the weather for you in some innovative way. Sometimes I really don’t know how marketing works. It must be something like that:
“Let’s make an umbrella that can predict the weather. I mean it’s just natural to ask your umbrella if it’s going to rain or not. For example, I always want to ask my underwear if it’s time to wash them. Let’s make that product too and call it the wash-me-already panties.”
(via Gizmodo)
ืจืืืื ืชืชืืจื ืืจืฉืช ื’ ืืืื ืจืืฉืื ืืงืจืื
ืืืืฉื ืืืฉืืคื ืฉืจืืืื ืืงืืืช, ืืคืขื ืืืืื ื ืืืชื ืืชืืื ืืช “ืขืืืื ืขื ืืื” ืขื ืืืจืืก ืืืื ืืจืฉืช ื’. ืืชืืื ืืช ืชืฉืืืจ ืืืื ืจืืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืขืืช 19:00 ื- 21:00. ืื ื ืืืื ืืงืืื ืฉืชืืื ืื ืืงืืื ืืฉืื ืคื ืืืชืจ.
ืืื ืื, ืื ืชืฉืืื ืืช ืชืขืจืืืช ืืฆืืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืฃ ืืชื ืืืื. ืืชืขืจืืื ืชืืื ืฉื ืขื ืกืืฃ ืืืืืฉ.
Today’s link-a-palooza
- The decoy visual style – A nice little behind-the-curtains story about the development of Windows XP’s visual style.
- Ultra small (Linux) PC – only 2 by 2 by 1.7 inches.
- Windows XP and Vista beta Side-by-Side – a comparison of the two operating systems (via Download Squad).
- Quick Vibrating Lockpick – create an instant lockpick. Pretty interesting. (via Lifehacker)
- When web sites rely on security holes – a story on how, when you plug a security hole someone who relies on it might lose money, and so you have to be semi-backward compatible with the security hole.
Who wants a Windows Live Messenger beta invite?
Recently, I joined the Windows Live Messenger (the successor of MSN Messenger) beta. Now I got 5 invites to hand out. If you want to test the new Messenger, let me know (I need an email address, and I think it better be your Microsoft Passport (Messenger) address).
Here are some screenshots, in case you’re not certain whether this is something you’d like.
Apple’s share price closed at $80.86
Yesterday Apple’s share price closed at $80.86 and the company unveiled its first Intel processor-based computers at Macworld. If you don’t get it, this blog entry from CNET will explain.
(Warning: geek joke)
(via Techdirt)
Google Video takes it up a notch
Google has recently announced that its video service, Google Video, is going to become an online video store service. It’s a service in the sense that video content publishers, e.g. TV networks, will be able to put video content (TV shows) in Google Video and let users download it free or for a price.
To enable the miscellaneous pricing schemes (like allowing a person to watch a video only a certain number of times) Google Video will use their own Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. DRM has been a controversial issue ever since it was introduced, as it touches the delicate issue of online privacy. So Google is already taking the heat for that, even before launching the video online store.
Personally, I want to see if and how Google will change the video and TV world. Although I do care about privacy issues, changes in the current TV viewing model are long overdue.
How fast can you stack cups?
I didn’t know this was an actual sport, but it turns out cup stacking is a pretty famous thing. Check out Emily Fox’s record video. Just to show you how serious this thing is, you can also look at Speed Stacks for the latest news on cup stacking.
Searching even further into Google’s soon-to-be-official video marketplace, Google Video, I found that cup stacking is not the only cup game around. There’s also cup flipping, although not an official sport like stacking, flipping is more of a social game.