Just noticed the Games tab is active on Google+ now (at least on my account). Surprised they managed to get a Zynga game as part of the launch, even if it is poker and not *ville.
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Ugh. It took me more than half an hour to find a parking space this…
Ugh. It took me more than half an hour to find a parking space this morning (after a 20-minute drive to get here). There were days when I was driving 40 miles that getting to work took less time door-to-door. Not many of them, but there were a few.
LFMF: Before pressing play on the classic “Conan the Barbarian” soundtrack…
LFMF: Before pressing play on the classic “Conan the Barbarian” soundtrack, make sure you check the volume. A small person may have turned it to maximum while playing with the remote. This goes double if you’re standing next to the speaker.
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Irredeemable Shag: Ahhh… the joys of parenting!
Me: As it turns out, it wasn’t his fault. We realized that the last time we’d used the stereo, it was to play the iPod through good speakers, and had to turn it way up for that.
Irredeemable Shag: Ahhh… the joys of parenting and blaming our kids for everything. A common occurrence in our household, that’s for sure! 🙂
Things to consider before a redesign
Things to consider before a redesign: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Will Confuse Your Users. (via ma.tt)
Also applies to logos, branding, fictional reboots, etc.
Today’s baby milestone: J has deleted a blog post…
Today’s baby milestone: J has deleted a blog post I was working on. Hooray for autosave and undo trash.
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Wayne comments: Careful with the hacking tools, he may get you yet! ;p
Dinner party on the 405
Carmageddon: Forget planking, trio holds ‘dinner party’ on empty 405Looked at the detailed battery use on my phone…
Looked at the detailed battery use on my phone. I know reception in this building is awful, but apparently it’s spent 55% of its time since I unplugged it this morning with no signal. No wonder the battery drains even when I don’t use it!
The proper response to “I tried X and it didn’t work” is not “You should try X.”
The proper response to “I tried X and it didn’t work” is not “You should try X.”
WTF, Facebook? I can see blocking new uploads if you’re not familiar with an…
Facebook Blocks KDE Photo App, Deletes Users’ Pics
WTF, Facebook? I can see blocking new uploads if you're not familiar with an app that (for instance) suddenly gets picked up by spammers, but even in that case, you should check and see if there are legit uploads from the same app before deleting everything every uploaded with the tool.
Finally! Three months after we moved, AT&T has removed the last of the crammed charges
Finally! Three months after we moved, AT&T has removed the last of the crammed charges from our phone bill at the *old* place.
“Citation Needed” by Kate Beaton.
“Citation Needed” by Kate Beaton. This has apparently been making the rounds on Twitter and Tumblr for a couple of days.
It’s tough to use a different password on every site, but reusing passwords comes…
ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com
It’s tough to use a different password on every site, but reusing passwords comes with a risk. If someone gets your password from site A, and you use the same one on site B, your account has just been compromised on *both* sites.
Unpacked a box of media tie-in novels. Would the hardcore fans be more upset at…
Unpacked a box of media tie-in novels. Would the hardcore fans be more upset at me putting the Star Wars and Star Trek on the same shelf, or the Star Trek and Babylon 5?
Nice that they’re finally handing it over after letting it stagnate, but it seems…
Oracle proposes OpenOffice.org to Apache Incubator
Oracle bypasses The Document Foundation for OpenOffice.org handoff
Nice that they’re finally handing it over after letting it stagnate, but it seems like a waste that they ignored the group behind LibreOffice. Not a surprise by any means, but a wasted opportunity. Maybe in the future they can merge the projects again.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is playing on SyFy. At first I was curious because…
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is playing on SyFy. At first I was curious because it's been so long since I've seen it. Now I mostly want to watch The Wrath of Khan instead.
Dear Facebook: If I mark “Friends only” when uploading a photo, please do not place
Dear Facebook: If I mark “Friends only” when uploading a photo, please do not place it in an album that *everyone* can view.
Though they are encrypted, the frames that make up a Skype call contain clues
Chapel Hill Computational Linguists Crack Skype Calls
“What is surprising is that though they are encrypted, the frames that make up a Skype call contain clues about what phonemes are being spoken.”
“Apple denies that, based on their common meaning, the words ‘app store’ together denote
Apple rebuts Amazon’s stance that ‘app store’ is a generic term
“Apple denies that, based on their common meaning, the words ‘app store’ together denote a store for apps.” Um, good luck with that.
I’ve located the slides from the 1989 Discovery space shuttle landing (first mission after Challenger)…
I've located the slides from the 1989 Discovery space shuttle landing (first mission after Challenger) that I went to see with my mom, brother, and a family friend. Now I need to find a place that will scan them before the final shuttle flight.