Entries for week beginning March 16, 2008
➠ March 22, 2008
Joy throws rock for @sepiateam
My throw for @sepiateam
Paper!
➠ March 21, 2008
Will This Judd Apatow Movie Be Any Good? Vulture Does the Math
It’s just simple science. Superbad > Anchorman > Talladega Nights
Experimental Gameplay Project t-shirts at Target
Target is stocking t-shirts which come with CD-ROMs of games from the Experimental Gameplay Project. Off-the-wall short-form games *and* silk-screened T-shaped clothing? It’s like they’re IN MY MIND!
Vote for virtualization
I rely on virtual machines for testing Windows code — I cannot fathom how Mac developers can possibly be expected to deliver quality applications without snapshotting and rolling back OS images.
How to Make a Button
Miranda July’s searing behind-the-scenes exposé of the button manufacturing industry.
➠ March 20, 2008
➠ March 19, 2008
Do Not Reply
The owner of donotreply.com blogs emails that have bounced to him when corporations (and government agencies) have sent email “from” @donotreply.com.
Black Guy Asks Nation For Change | The Onion
Most gloriously offensive Onion headline in a while? Perhaps.
➠ March 18, 2008
VPSLink Promotion: 10% Lifetime Discount Coupon
Unsolicited testimonial: VPSLink, the virtual machine hosting service that I use to host this here very blog, has a 10% off the lifetime of your service if you sign up this month (I’m guessing their fiscal year begins April 1st!). I’ve had no problems with my service from them over the last six months, and have just purchased a second “server” to host my email and suchlike. If you want root on a remote box, this is a pretty good deal.
Transcript of Obama's speech on race - msnbc.com
“The path to a more perfect union […] requires all Americans to realize that your dreams do not have to come at the expense of my dreams; that investing in the health, welfare, and education of black and brown and white children will ultimately help all of America prosper.”
6 days, 22 hours and 7 seconds to go!
My current favourite Chumby widget -- Counting down the seconds until the Red Sox season opener in Japan next week.
ClassNamer
“Can’t think of a good class name? Try this” Also handy for filling in status reports. “This week, I optimized the WritableCommandVector.”
➠ March 17, 2008
RescueTime: Web-based Time Management Software
Another example of the “ambient” data-gathering I’m becoming so fond of. Tracks what applications you use, and what websites you visit, and run comparisons to work out where you’re spending your time.
➠ March 16, 2008
Where wall-warts go to die
A veritable rat king of power supplies and assorted other cables. Since I haven't needed any of these since we last moved house, I threw them in the trashbag without further investigation. Hope there wasn't anything too valuable in there.

