In a recent interview with Venture Beat, Regie Fils-Aime produced this nugget: We don’t believe used games are in the best interest of the consumer. We have products that consumers want to hold onto. [...] Used books have never taken off. You don’t see businesses selling used music CDs or used DVDs. I understand the [...]
I guess this is some new trend: taking cartoon characters and rendering them with a more photographic look? Honestly, these are incredible. But… Creepy. Creepy. Really creepy. Okay, kinda hot.1 [via MetaFilter] Come on. Who didin’t have a mild crush on Jessica Rabbit when that movie came out? [↩]
I ran across this article about iPhone 3G tips/tricks on Hongkiat. All-in-all, an okay compilation of random how-tos… But that’s not what this post is about. Now, I’m all for having social-network links in blog posts. Hell, you’ll notice them below posts on this site. I think these links should be there if you need [...]
Recently wrote up a piece on blog.conigs concerning others’ complaints about software price. The crux of the post: Many people complain that some software is too expensive. I think it comes down to a fundamental difference in how software is viewed. I believe (most) software is a tool. I think others view (all) software as [...]
For some reason, I decided to upload my current desktop. So here it is, minimal and all! Details: Geektool for text (date, calendar, etc.) on the desktop. Adium for messaging. Minimal dock (black bkg, no indicators, only currently running apps). Spirited Away to auto-hide unused programs. Hyperspaces – Spaces on steroids! Click on the thumbnail [...]
Apple distributed invitations for an event on March 17th. I don’t think there’s guessing here.
I ran across Treatloaf yesterday. It combines clipart with captions. Fun times to be had by all, except Curtis: [via Metafilter]
So I ran across this today in the Facebook Language settings: It’s not even International Talk Like a Pirate Day! [Man, this site is slowly turning into Facebook News, isn't it? Okay, no more Facebook posts for at least a couple days… I swear!]
I might be late to the game on this one, but GE has a new page on their site – Plug Into the Smart Grid | Augmented Reality. Here’s what you will need: Computer with a webcam Flash 10 A Printer Paper for said printer At least 15 minutes to gawk, then another 30-45 minutes [...]
Facebook has put up an announcement that they are updating their home page in the near future. For the most part, this looks like a decent redesign. However, two things that might get on my nerves: Stream The stream shows you all posts from your friends in real-time. This keeps you up to date on [...]