Better Living Through Introspection

Almost posting for the sake of posting

Since I just realized it has been over a month since my last post, here are some gratuitous links just to let you know I'm alive and well, if a bit low on "free" time. First, I can't wait to get my hands on the new Google Analytics features mentioned in ...

Do you know this statue?

This is at the Corcoran...I failed to note the artist and title, so if anyone reading this can save me a return trip to the museum, add a comment with the info. Thanks! Update: Solved! Thanks to my clever brother, who found this similar photo on Flickr, I can say with some ...

Do we really need another web browser? Google thinks so.

Introducing Google Chrome. Regardless of your opinion on the web browser market, this makes for a fun read. Note that on page 10, Google reveals their use of (presumably, an infinite number of) monkeys in the google testing labs. Update: It's available for download now and it is awesome. Jeff Atwood remarks ...

About that redesign…

So, I've been meaning to come up with a new design for this blog for quite a long time now...and since I haven't been inspired enough, I've decided to blow it all back to the Mosaic Stone Age. That's right, black text, gray background, and purple expired links. Aw, yeah. ...

Finally, Netflix on Xbox 360!

It's official. Well, as official as an Associated Press story can be. Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix. Now, let's hope the AP doesn't sue me for using their content in that quote.

Netflix Listens. For Real.

For those of you who only check for new articles and might have missed yesterday's update, it appears that the Interwebs have proven themselves useful for once:

The End of the Best Netflix Feature You Didn’t Know Existed

Update (June 30, 2008): Success! I just received an email from Netflix: You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles. Thank you for all the calls and emails telling us how important Profiles are. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. We hope the next time you ...

The Celtics’ Linux-Based Rallying Cry?

Um, whaaaa? Ubuntu (which readers of this blog should recognize as a flavor of Linux) is apparently the newest rallying cry for the Celtics! Can you name the Boston Celtics' new rallying cry? It's something the team chants...not the fans. The word is "Ubuntu." It comes from the Bantu languages of Southern ...

Dear Twitter, Uptime Does Not Equal Error-Free Fun Time

According to Twitter: It looks like we were spot-on with our estimate of ten times the normal traffic today. Our preparations held and Twitter stayed up. Only one unexpected disruption occurred and that was a network problem in our data center which caused a few minutes of service disruption some time ...

“Lost” versus the Democratic Primaries

New "The Daily Show" correspondent Wyatt Cenac thinks the Democratic primaries are as boring as the second season of "Lost." A polar bear on a tropical island? There are SO many reasons that is amazing!