11 months old and he’s already reprogramming the cable box. Or at least de-programming the remote.
I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion of the Innovator’s Dilemma regarding Netflix as well
Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator’s Dilemma
An interesting read (via Slashdot). I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion of the Innovator’s Dilemma regarding Netflix as well, and the efforts to transition from DVDs to streaming as the primary focus.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
Scare people with your tool today
lol-spam:
This spam subject keeps landing in my mailbox. But you know what, I saw someone try this in last year’s Halloween story in Something*Positive. It didn’t end well for the guy with the chainsaw.
Where people don’t use Facebook
Interesting map: Combine NASA’s view of the world at night with the map of Facebook usage, and you find out which developed countries do and don’t use Facebook.
Words mean things. Unfortunately, when you’re dealing with jargon…
Words mean things. Unfortunately, when you’re dealing with jargon, they don’t always mean the same things to different people.
Phil Plait: Scientists are from Mars, the public is from Earth | Bad Astronomy
A couple of days ago here on G+ I linked to a table that shows words scientists use, and how the public hears them – and it’s not the way the scientists think. I had more to say, so I wrote a whole post about it.
Bottom line: if scientists want to sway public opinion, they need to make sure what they say can be understood.
–GP
What scientists say, and what people hear, isn’t always the same thing. That’s a problem with any kind of jargon, but when you get into things that have been politicized, it’s important to be clear.
–FB
Most of the complaints I saw were from people who were fully aware of Starfire’s history
Maybe we were reading different discussions, but most of the complaints I saw were from people who were fully aware of Starfire’s history, but did not like the switch from “defined character who is also hot and has sex” to “flying sexbot who might get some characterization sometime in the future, but has mainly been introduced as being hot and having sex.” That includes the original article that touched this all off.
And yes, everyone knows it’s a relaunch/reboot. That explains the presence of changes. It does not justify bad ones.
I see the end of the Zune hasn’t stopped the blogspam using Zune “Reviews” as boilerplate comment text. And I doubt it will for a long time.
I see the end of the Zune hasn’t stopped the blogspam using Zune “Reviews” as boilerplate comment text. And I doubt it will for a long time.
Finished assembling the new computer desk last night. First thing J did…
Finished assembling the new computer desk last night. First thing J did after I cleaned up all the packaging and vacuumed the floor was crawl over, check the thing out, and start opening and closing the drawers. Next up: cabinet locks!
Wayne comments: unit test complete, next phase ;p
What have I gotten myself into?
What have I gotten myself into?
Wow. At least 2 songs in this top 5 about days of the week are about real life massacres: I Don’t Like Mondays & Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Wow. At least 2 songs in this top 5 about days of the week are about real life massacres: I Don’t Like Mondays & Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Just sang my kid to sleep w/”Frank’s 2000″ TV” by @alyankovic. 18 years later, the Simpsons reference is still topical.
Just sang my kid to sleep w/”Frank’s 2000″ TV” by @alyankovic. 18 years later, the Simpsons reference is still topical.
Putting the growth of the web in perspective
Putting the growth of the web in perspective: RT @pingdom Facebook now as big as the entire Internet was in 2004 #social
Orange clouds underlit by the sunset
Orange clouds underlit by the sunset
Storm, smog and sky above LAX.
They’re finally replacing the broken window in my old 11th-floor office. (It’s been held together with duct tape for months.) I’m still in the same suite, so the air pressure just started pulling a serious breeze from the vent in my ceiling.
I should really go grab lunch…
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Why, yes, that was thunder I heard. Good thing the window replacement is done.
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Storm, smog and sky above LAX. I’ve seen one lightning bolt and heard a few thunderclaps. The darker clouds are bunched up over Palos Verdes.
The user’s space has been used up
It’s rare that translating from English to (in this case) Chinese and back to English improves things, but “The user’s space has been used up” is clearer than “Mailbox over quota.”
Wayne suggests on Google+: lol might be because Chinese like to be more formal in their phrasing so Chinese probably translated to something like “The user’s space…”
Just in time for National Coffee Day.
Just in time for National Coffee Day.
Coffee-powered car buzzes past speed record
Do you need coffee to get going every morning? So does this car, which this month broke a Guinness World Record ‘for vehicles run on gas from organic waste.’
I’m not sure the pole supporting a traffic signal is the right place for a “No Stopping Any Time” sign. That kind of sends mixed messages.
I’m not sure the pole supporting a traffic signal is the right place for a “No Stopping Any Time” sign. That kind of sends mixed messages.
Should I be concerned that this email reputation service doesn’t confirm the opt-in to their newsletter?
Should I be concerned that this email reputation service doesn’t confirm the opt-in to their newsletter?
CloudFlare is offering an automatic IPv6 gateway
Nice! Cloudflare is adding a feature to its service that allows computers on IPv6 networks to connect to your plain old IPv4 webserver.
Introducing CloudFlare’s Automatic IPv6 Gateway – CloudFlare’s blog