Entries for week beginning August 29, 2010
➠ September 3, 2010
From @baratunde to @nickdpi — my night of drinking with awesome Internetfolk continues.
Posted to Twitter at 8:06 p.m.
About! Fucking! Time! http://amzn.to/b8DUHX
Every single-camera laugh-track-free sitcom of the last 10 years came from this.
Posted to Twitter at 12:05 p.m.
➠ September 2, 2010
In an “It’s too hot to sleep” restless fug.
Would like to preëmptively apologise to those who have to deal with my crankyass self tomorrow.
Posted to Twitter at 3:05 a.m.
➠ September 1, 2010
Restoring a Time Machine backup after a hard drive failure. Best thing Apple has ever built after Ping.
Posted to Twitter at 10:15 p.m.
If I were @Blippy, I’d be thrilled today. Being able to say “It’s like iTunes Ping, but for stuff other than music” is nontrivial shorthand.
Posted to Twitter at 2:11 p.m.
“The Social Network would like to be your friend on myspace.”
(Sent to a development account with zero friends. Thanks, MySpace)
Calton Hill is my happy place. See all my highlights and add yours: http://wal.la/r/25txU
Posted to Twitter at 9:47 a.m.
➠ August 31, 2010
AOL is probably the most interesting big tech company that no-one’s paying attention to. Since their reverse-merger, they’re up to something
Posted to Twitter at 11:57 p.m.
BBC News - The strange virtual world of 4chan
The BBC does a (surprisingly accurate for the mainstream media) profile of 4chan.
“Another 4chan favourite is Pedobear, a harmless-looking ursoid cartoon character who, despite his loveable appearance… you get the idea.”
➠ August 30, 2010
The Wilderness Downtown
Arcade Fire song combined with Google Maps and some JavaScript voodoo to make a lovely experience.
Irony
First mistake made at the new office? Putting something breakable on the shelves attached to the cubicle walls.
First order of business after moving into Google SF office: Ordering finger darts from Amazon Prime. #flickrisabadinfluence
Posted to Twitter at 3:24 p.m.
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