Posted in Internet, Technology on July 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Facebook is redesigning its layout. Things are going to look very different after tonight. Facebook is going to roll it out slowly, so some people will see it before others. You can see a preview of the new layout at www.new.facebook.com. You might have to have the facebook developer application installed.
Of you can read about [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Internet, Music on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Weezer’s pork and beans music video is a computer nerds biggest meta-inside joke. I’ve liked weezer for a while now, and this video only adds to the appeal. They are like Ok Go, where they actually put some effort into the concepts for their videos.
The video concept is a bunch of famous internet video stars [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Internet, Music, Technology, Trends on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This happened less in my generation, at least later in my teenage years, because CDs became much more prevalent. However, I think the magic of a mixtape is something that my generation and younger can still understand. This is something someone put together just for YOU. Each song means something to them, and says something [...]
Posted in Internet, Personal, Society, Technology on May 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A lot of my friends make fun of my blog. They don’t understand it as a hobby. Or, even if they accept it as a hobby, they think of it as something really nerdy without much value.
I found an article that ran parallel to my understanding of why people do blogs.
Here is the argument as [...]
Posted in Internet, Personal, Technology, Trends on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Many of my friends make fun of my constant twittering. Most of them don’t know what Twitter is, they just think it sounds funny.
Luckily I ran across a simple video that explains what Twitter is, and what the value of the service is. It is only two minutes long so check it out:
Posted in Entertainment, Internet, Music, Personal, Technology on April 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My law school buddy Christine has entered an online version of American Idol - www.vocalshowdown.com. She basically uploaded a video of herself singing “bubbly”, and if she gets the most votes by June she wins $1000!
She has convinced me to vote yes for her by promising to invite me to her way swank celebration party [...]
Posted in Humor, Internet, Law, News, Society, Technology, Trends on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
This comes straight from a judge’s ruling, so it’s practically a law.
Okay, so it’s from a judge in Britain, but I bet it holds true in the US.
A woman tried to claim her ex boyfriend was harrassing her by sending her a facebook friend request. The judge ruled that this was not implying that they [...]
Posted in Cell Phones, Computers, Fitness and Health, Internet, Society, Technology, Trends on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
A study in the American Journal of Psychiatry has come to the conclusion that sending excessive texts and emails may be a sign of mental illness.
The article, by Dr Jerald Block, said there were four symptoms: suffering from feelings of withdrawal when a computer cannot be accessed; an increased need for better equipment; need for [...]
Posted in Advertising, Humor, Internet, Relationships and Sex, Society, Technology on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of my favorite true boredom hobbies is checking out the missed connections section on Craigslist. For those of you who don’t know, Craigslist is an online classifieds system. They have all the traditional sections like things for sale, job posting, etc. They also have personals.
Some of the most hilarious ads are found in the [...]
Posted in Business, Careers, Entertainment, Humor, Internet on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Hilarious website I ran across that posts insanely bad cover letters and resumes. Here is the description from the website:
We are a group of HR monkeys and hiring managers who have worked with some of the largest search engines, vertical portals, and social-networking sites on the Internet, as well as for hardware and software manufacturers, [...]
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