March 2010
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“Put another way, “open and better” is a recipe for success; “open but worse” is...”
– Daring Fireball: Mozilla, Video, and Mobile Computing
I don’t always agree with Gruber, but he’s spot on with this analysis. It’s time for Mozilla and MPEG LA to get together and make this problem go away.
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Daylight Saving Time: Cui Bono?
I’m no fan of arbitrary adjustments to time, but I’m actually somewhat more ambivalent about Daylight Saving Time (note: “saving,” not “savings”) than a lot of people I know. But I should probably rewind a bit.
I’m an insomniac. Anything that messes with my ability to get enough sleep is unwelcome in my life. Changing the clocks by an hour twice a year...
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“3. HOW TO ENTER
Visit your Twitter account and confirm that you have read and...”
– The Macallan Tasting Notes
Um. If it’s your own brand, wouldn’t you know how to spell it properly in the hashtags you’re using for your sweepstakes?
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Meeting Boy: Cellphone Ringtones in the Office: A... →
I propose the Ringtone Jar. It’s like the swear jar— if we hear your ringtone in the office, you put a dollar in. After $10 or so dollars, I’ll bet they remember to put it on vibrate when they walk in the office.
Wow. Meeting boy is much nicer than I am. At an old job the guy in the next cube had a bad habit of leaving his phone in his cube with the ringer on full volume while he was in...
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Marco.org: News flash →
A popular blog truncated its RSS feeds to boost site pageviews. It’s like last week, when The Atlantic changed to partial-content RSS feeds. And that was like every other week, when some publisher did something that some readers didn’t like to make a few more cents.
I dislike the intrusive…
Well-reasoned post from Marco that says much of what I think about pagination of longer articles...
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Neven Mrgan's tumbl: What's next for Google Maps... →
Segway directions
Shriner go-kart directions
Walking and chewing gum directions
Angry-walking directions
Clowncar directions, with an algorithm that maximizes your ability to unload fourteen clowns at your destination
Heartbroken moping to a sad indie song directions
Just-got-laid…
I think they need skateboarding directions too.
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“How good is the new breed of decaffeinated coffee? To find out, The New York...”
– New Breed of Brewers of No Buzz - NYTimes.com
Ha. I should go ask my local roast monkey what sort method his decaf is.
And for the record, while Kate claims she has fooled me with decaf, I don’t think she has, although maybe me pronouncing a cup “weak” or “terrible”...
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“There is a dicey — and misguided — aspect of Irish whiskey loyalty...”
– Spirits: For St. Paddy’s Day, make my whiskey Irish - washingtonpost.com
The more you know. I have to say, though, that my dad inadvertently ordered the “wrong” one in a bar in Ireland and the bartender gave him a hard time (but served him anyway, with a wink).
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How To Beat Up Anything: How To Beat Up Singer... →
I love that this web site exists.
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Marco.org: How to post photos on the internet →
Rotate the camera 30 degrees before shooting.
Square-crop.
Yeah. All of that. He left out sloppy HDR though.
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I Need a Job Title
I’m assuming the tens of you who read this already know what it is I do in general, but since 2006 I’ve been doing IT consulting. This has involved a mix of programming, maintenance, and support. Before I became a consultant, my job title was “developer,” before that it was “programmer,” before that it was “internet engineer, lead,” and before that...