When ‘Mad Men’ Meets Augmented Reality
Dark side of being able to add a visual layer to everyday life: virtual pop-up ads on reality…and ad blockers that edit out things you don't want to see.
Author: Kelson Vibber
In the spamtrap I found a message from “Elvira” is telling me “It’s awful.” Now waiting for “Tom” and “Crow” to tell me “It’s terrible.”
In the spamtrap I found a message from “Elvira” is telling me “It’s awful.” Now waiting for “Tom” and “Crow” to tell me “It’s terrible.”
Scenes from 30,000 meters above
Scenes from 30,000 meters above
On February 28th, a team of four Spanish teenage students and their instructor from IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia launched a weather probe they designed and built themselves. Their helium-filled balloon carried a payload of electronics and a camera…
Weird News Video #35 — Keystone Criminals
Amused that #Wikipedia has a serious article about the word Frak…
Amused that #Wikipedia has a serious article about the word Frak w/ variant spellings & similar words #BSG
I just scheduled something for 2010. It feels weird – almost as much “living in the future” as hitting 2000 was.
I just scheduled something for 2010. It feels weird – almost as much “living in the future” as hitting 2000 was.
I generally assume that by the time I get around to joining a social network, it’s no longer trendy.
I generally assume that by the time I get around to joining a social network, it’s no longer trendy.
Honestly, none of these sound annoying to me.
10 Annoying Habits of a Geeky Spouse
Honestly, none of these sound annoying to me. Katie does half of them and they don’t bother me — I do half of them and I hope they don’t bother her!
Bored? Try Doodling To Keep The Brain On Task
The next time you see someone doodling during a meeting, don’t criticize them for drifting off. It turns out that doodling is the mind’s way of keeping itself just busy enough to avoid checking out entirely and slipping off into a daydream, and doodlers actually remember more of that boring talk. (Judging by my college notes, this probably helped me remember a lot of otherwise-boring lectures.)
WTF? Facebook, the king of targeted advertising, knows I’m married, so why is it suddenly
WTF? Facebook, the king of targeted advertising, knows I'm married, so why is it suddenly showing me bunches of ads for dating services?
Stating the obvious
Now, you can get ads on your mobile phone! Somehow I’m not that excited.
Now, you can get ads on your mobile phone! Somehow I’m not that excited. http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/02/calling-all-carriers-introducing.html
Sun Halo. All you have to do is look up once in a while.
Sun Halo. All you have to do is look up once in a while.
Symptom of car culture: I almost feel like I have to justify crossing the street on foot to go to another store instead of moving the car.
Symptom of car culture: I almost feel like I have to justify crossing the street on foot to go to another store instead of moving the car.
Funny how easy it is to spot a cover by Darryl K Sweet. It makes me want to mash up Xanth, WOT, and every other fantasy series he’s covered
Funny how easy it is to spot a cover by Darryl K Sweet. It makes me want to mash up Xanth, WOT, and every other fantasy series he’s covered
Finally succumbed to the promise of a Flickr Pro account
Finally succumbed to the promise of a Flickr Pro account
I don’t know why yesterday’s Real Life is so funny:
I don’t know why yesterday’s Real Life is so funny: The Thing: What is it?
Clear day
Clear day. Think I saw section of Catalina off in distance between buildings on freeway. Definitely spotted Downtown LA from hill in Irvine.
Appears to be an epidemic of low tire pressure here. Waited in line for air plus another car behind me.
Appears to be an epidemic of low tire pressure here. Waited in line for air plus another car behind me.
The camera battery I accidentally ran through the wash (jacket inside pocket w/ zipper) has finished charging. We’ll see.
The camera battery I accidentally ran through the wash (jacket inside pocket w/ zipper) has finished charging. We’ll see.