I’ve been a fan of Weird Al Yankovic, on and off, for quite a while. Maybe it’s because I’m a geek, but for me ‘Running with Scissors’ was mostly notable for ‘The Saga Begins’ and ‘It’s All About the Pentiums’. His latest album, ‘Straight Outta Lynwood’ feautures a wonderful parody of Chamillionaire’s Ridin’, in which […]
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LinkedIn is missing something
I have been a reasonably happy user of LinkedIn for over a year now connecting with other linkedin realtors, but I’m getting frustrated. It’s not the ads. Although they did recently add (fairly badly targetted, given the available data) adverts, including some nasty flash ads and even the odd popup, that’s fine. I use Firefox […]
New router
While I was away last week my wife had to cope with a dying wireless router, which began fizzing to signify the end of its useful life. I’m not a hardware expert, but I’ve always believed routers shouldn’t fizz. A quick trip to the local peripherals shop, and we are the proud new owners Belkin […]
Slashdotted
I had my first Slashdotting last night (albeit an indirect one via 3pointD). Watching the server logs on Eightbar and seeing the hits come in thick and fast has been pretty interesting. Looks like Slashdot readers use Firefox, IE 6, Netscape 4 and Safari in the order. I’ve had to bite my tongue a couple […]
SketchUp -> Second Life exporter
I managed to combine three of my favourite things yesterday: SketchUp, Ruby and Second Life. I’ve written up the hack over at Eightbar. I’m still polishing it, but let me know if you’d like to have a go at it. Update: I’m collecting coverage of the hack: 3pointD del.icio.us Make blog Hugo Bauer Hiro Pendragon […]
Internet People dinner
I was invited to attend an Internet People dinner at Adam Street (just off the Strand) last night. The room was chock full of interesting internet people. The companies represented included New Media Knowledge, Inspiring Eve, Squiz, Directgov, Monochrome, Mint Digital, Sub Hub, Last.fm and The Friday Project. The food, wine and company were superb. […]