I’ve had my G1 (or Google phone) for almost a month now and I thought it would be to write up my thoughts now that I have a little more experience with it. Let me preface this all by saying I am not a phone guy. Hit up Engadget or Gizmodo if you are looking [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Power Twitter Tricks
February 23rd, 2009
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One of the reasons I love Twitter so much is that it is so extensible. You can use it to accomplish a ton of tasks with almost no work on your part. Recently, several friends had of mine had joined Twitter and asked about how I do some things. I thought it might be beneficial [...]
Better Then A Dog Anyhow – Darwin On Marriage
February 18th, 2009
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Last week was the commemoration of Charles Darwin’s birth. I have enormous respect for the man, who changed the way we look at the world in a way so few have done in the past. But while listening to the Bugle, Andy started talking about a list Darwin drew up when he was contemplating getting [...]
Federal Cyberattacks Soared in 2008 [IT Security]
February 17th, 2009
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USA Today has in interesting article today on the increasing number of cyberattacks on government networks over the last year. According to the article :
Federally tracked accounts of unauthorized access to government computers and installations of hostile programs rose from a combined 3,928 incidents in 2007 to 5,488 in 2008, based on data provided to [...]
Heart Shaped Box [Book Review]
February 11th, 2009
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Heart Shaped Box – Joe Hill
It’s been a long time since a novel scared me. If fact, I am not even sure when the last one was. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill scared the crap out of me, which was totally a good thing.
Jude Coyne has an unusual collection. As the aging singer [...]
Giant Spider Attacks Liverpool
February 9th, 2009
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This blew my mind. As part of a performance art project last year La Machine created a giant mechanical spider that paraded through Liverpool as part of the city’s Capital of Culture year. Named La Princesse, it looks like something out of a movie. As always Boston.com’s the Big Picture has amazing shots by Peter [...]
Links for your consideration
February 4th, 2009
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I’m having a hard time getting around to writing. It’s been busy at work and I’ve been suffering a lack of motivation. I have run across a couple of articles that I would like to share though.
Giant killers: macropredation in lions
The Lions of Savuti work in large packs to hunt and kill elephants. Fascinating behavior [...]
