So, uh, the economy doesn’t seem to be doing much, uh, better. The S&P 500 is back down to 1997 levels. 1997! Everybody’s losing their jobs, if they still have jobs. Some are suggesting it will not even be a Merry Christmas, and that the real (Muslim) Jesus is sort of getting a kick out of all this. But do not worry, because some of you will evade foreclosure until January 9. Christmas is back! Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, the stupidly named mortgage giants that were started by the government and released into the wild until they both fucked...
Hacking at Random has set a date and location for what sounds like a rather worthwhile conference: Hacking at Random International technology & security conference. Four days of technology, ideological debates and hands-on tinkering. On August 13-16, 2009 the 20th anniversary edition of the four-yearly Dutch outdoor technology-conference will take place near Vierhouten, NL. What is HAR? Since 1989 the international community that builds the internet has been getting together on a series of conferences to discuss the state of contemporary technology, the future of it and the sociological and political consequences of their work. The participants vary from...
Several readers have e-mailed me and asked for instructions on how to take their HD YouTube videos and embed them elsewhere. As I mentioned before, this isn't an officially sanctioned feature, and as such, the embed code you get on these video pages will still yield the lower-quality, non-widescreen clip. Needless to say, this is completely unacceptable. The good news is that you only need to make a few changes to the stock embed code get the job done. Here's what to do: Step 1: Copy this code and paste it to wherever you intend to embed the video:...
MAKE publisher and BoingBoing guest blogger Dale Dougherty points out this collection of unhappy hard drive sound clips you may be all too familiar with. These are the last words of devices which will hopefully find new life as wind chimes clocks and more good stuff. Could be fun to build a percussive sample set out of these! [via BoingBoing] More: The Sound of Data & Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers | Digg this!...
Lets start with the fact that if you're using Twitter with one of it's desktop clients, this post is probably not for you. But, if you're using Twitter simply from the Web, here's how to create yourself a better, and much useful Twitter.First you need a Firefox browser, and in some cases, a Greasemonkey addon.Ok, now all you need to do is to download these 5 great Firefox plugins/Greasemonkey scripts:Twitter Aout-RefreshThis script checks for new tweets every 3 minutes and adds them to the top of the Timeline, plus it shows you how much tweets you missed since your last...
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. "If you're blue / and you don't know where to go to / Why don't you go where fashion sits?" Namely, unit 1404 at the Ritz Carlton Residences, a ridiculously spacious 2,090-square-foot 3 bedroom condominium. This luxury corner unit has all the high end fixins you'd expect from The Ritz, including Miele appliances, high-end finishes, city views, wine storage, a welcoming doorman, and —the kicker— VIP status at all Ritz hotels. It should go without saying that such treatment is truly priceless, but if you absolutely had to put a pricetag...
After making its debut online a few days ago, the Incite is making its way into AT&T stores. We must say this phone looks a lot better in real life than in stock photos. As of now there is still no solid pricing or release date but our tipster did tell us that the pricing has not been added to AT&T’s pricing sheets so you won’t be getting your hands on this baby today. The phone does appear on the rebate forms however, which suggests an in-store release within the next few days. Booya! Hit the jump for a...
We’ve recently started using the WordPress plugin Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) by mitcho to show possibly related posts on Laughing Squid blog. It works much better than most of the other related posts plugins we’ve used in the past. You can disallow by category and tag, limit by match threshold using matching scores and it can also add related posts to your RSS feed. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid For more content like this, subscribe to the RSS feed, Twitter & FriendFeed. YARPP, Yet Another Related Posts Plugin For WordPress Related posts:- WordPress Launches New...
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-FreeThis is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you...
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. On the market in Cow Hollow: this two bedroom TIC in a Jazz Age Edwardian. 2158 Filbert St. is a ground-level unit looks like its recently seen a renovation including a "gourmet" kitchen ("gourmet" in this case meaning "stainless steel fixtures") and has access to a rear patio/garden and a separate wine cellar. Sometimes though, the idea of a wine cellar is more impressive than the reality. Here for instance, the "wine cellar" is more of an unfinished "tool shed," but Cow Hollow homeowners probably have more wine than tools, so...
How to make it & Science and Invention covers... absolutely stunning. But wait, there's more! Electric Experimenter. Practical Electronics! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Retro | Digg this!...
Green building may be costly, but it's not all that costly -- turns out it requires but a 2.5 percent up-front premium on average. And the savings wrought from the greenity by way of energy efficiency and durability can add up fast to offset that initial cost. Still, any extra cost in our current construction market can be enough to sink a project. Could this bit of news put the Public Utilities Commission building back on track, or is the outlook just too dark and dismal for such a big, shiny project? We hope not -- we'd love to see...
I agree with John Gruber on this one, so far Tweetie is the best iPhone app for Twitter out there (I’m sure more are on the way). It’s meets most of my mobile Twitter requirements. You can download it for $2.99 from the iTunes Store. Here’s a breakdown of it’s features: - Handle multiple twitter accounts. - View your timeline, replies, direct messages and favorites. - Browse your friends and followers. - Post new tweets, retweet - Reply directly to tweets and send direct messages. - Follow and unfollow people. - Mark tweets as favorites. - Navigate reply chains....
Associated Press, one of the largest news organizations worldwide, is planning to cut about 10 percent of its workforce in 2009, reports Reuters, citing an internal "town-hall" meeting at the company. AP employs about 3,000 journalists, and a total of about 4,100 people worldwide, which means the cuts would be about 400 employees. No idea yet of which areas the cuts would come from, but according to an AP statement: "The AP, which recently instituted a strategic hiring freeze, may need to reduce staff over the next year. If so, it hopes to achieve much of the reduction through attrition."...
