March 31, 2008
Content owners should drop Yahoo for Google
http://www.calacanis.com/2008/03/31/content-owners-should-drop-yahoo-for-google/
that's the dumbest yahoo story I've seen in at least 3 days...
Posted by jzawodn at
02:01 PM
The other side of the moon: Checking transactions in MySQL
http://tech.bluesmoon.info/2008/03/checking-transactions-in-mysql.html
"It may be okay to ignore the return values of COMMIT and ROLLBACK, but always check the return value of START TRANSACTION."
Posted by jzawodn at
02:00 PM
ProBlogger Launches PayPerTweet
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/04/01/problogger-launches-paypertweet/
uhm... YUCK!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:00 PM
Death Valley - a photoset on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yathin/sets/72157603842229665/
some great pics in there
Posted by jzawodn at
11:00 AM
March 30, 2008
Yahoo’s New Rock Star Retention Program
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/29/yahoos-new-rock-star-retention-program/
hmm...
Posted by jzawodn at
08:47 AM
March 28, 2008
Tahoe: A Secure Distributed Filesystem
http://allmydata.org/~warner/pycon-tahoe.html
interesting...
Posted by jzawodn at
09:01 PM
March 27, 2008
New EC2 Features: Static IP Addresses, Availability Zones, and User Selectable Kernels
http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2008/03/new-ec2-feature.html
cool
Posted by jzawodn at
06:00 PM
My new gig at the Guardian in London
http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2008/03/26/224/my-new-gig-at-the-guardian-in-london/
Matt's moving on...
Posted by jzawodn at
05:01 PM
March 24, 2008
As A Working Mom, It's Hard To Find Time To Masturbate
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/as_a_working_mom_its_hard_to
"If I had a man around the house, I bet I could find all sorts of opportunities to masturbate." Heh.
Posted by jzawodn at
01:01 PM
March 23, 2008
shitsenders - the ULTIMATE gag gift - SWEET revenge at its finest
http://shitsenders.com/
"We will send your friend or enemy a healthy helping of some of the nastiest, stinkiest, fresh shit packages you have ever seen. We have several varieties of shit that we can send, including a special shit of the month."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:01 PM
March 21, 2008
One question on Flickr Video: Why?
http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/16/one-question-on-flickr-video-why/
"I still don’t see what adding video brings to Flickr."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM
March 20, 2008
Alpine Messaging System
http://www.washington.edu/alpine/
so pine is now alpine... sort of.
Posted by jzawodn at
04:00 PM
March 19, 2008
Yahoo! is hiring [image]
https://a248.e.akamai.net/sec.yimg.com/i/reg/hrbanner480_164v_4a.jpg
come work with Rasmus!
Posted by jzawodn at
03:01 PM
March 18, 2008
Does More Than One Monitor Improve Productivity?
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001076.html
more is more!
Posted by jzawodn at
06:00 AM
bash read command
http://www.somebits.com/weblog/tech/bash-read-command.html
"20+ years later the Unix shell is still the fastest way to get work done on a bunch of files." You learn a new trick every day, I tell ya...
Posted by jzawodn at
12:02 AM
Anything to Complicate the Microsoft Bid, Eh Yahoo?
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080312/yahoo-opensocial/
"Yahoo has a rich history of supporting open standards, such as OpenID and Apache Hadoop" evasive...
Posted by jzawodn at
12:01 AM
People are not resources. Computers are resources...
http://krow.livejournal.com/586504.html
yeah, this bugs the shit out of me too
Posted by jzawodn at
12:01 AM
March 17, 2008
Sarah Lacy and the cult of continuous partial attention
http://www.technovia.co.uk/2008/03/sarah-lacy-and-the-cult-of-continuous-partial-attention.html
"If you’re live blogging an event, you’re missing the event in favour of giving instant reaction."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:01 PM
Yahoo's Zawodny: We're Open, Too!
http://tinosc.blogspot.com/2008/03/yahoos-zawodny-were-open-too.html
"When it comes to reaping benefits from Open Source efforts, no one comes close to Google."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:01 PM
Don’t remove my life blood!
http://www.fredlu.com/2008/03/12/dont-remove-my-life-blood/
"People should stop accepting meetings which they don’t have interest in."
Posted by jzawodn at
03:00 PM
March 16, 2008
Yahoo Buzz: Yahoo Reveals Stats From The First Two Weeks
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/16/yahoo-buzz-yahoo-reveals-stats-from-the-first-two-weeks/
"But it’s clear that a link from Yahoo.com blows away anything Digg or any other competitor can offer."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:00 PM
Open source is in our DNA, argues Yahoo!
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9894848-16.html
"A year ago, I wouldn't have believed Zawodny. As you might have sensed over the past few months, however, my views on Yahoo! and open source have changed..."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM
March 15, 2008
stupid Scion
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/03/11/stupid_scion.html
"Who's the dumbass at Scion who thinks that the majority of young, urban, design-minded trendsetter types are using Internet Explorer let alone Windows? Seriously now."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 AM
Kyoto Cherry-Blossom Preview: Live From the Imperial Palace
http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-15/764
nice pics!
Posted by jzawodn at
10:00 AM
March 14, 2008
Yahoo! - Frequently Asked Questions
http://in.docs.yahoo.com/info/faq.html
wow, that's really old!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:01 PM
March 13, 2008
2 top Yahoo execs get bigger bonuses
http://www.cnbc.com/id/23527202/for/cnbc?__source=RSS*tag*&par=RSS
"The effort to elude Microsoft is being steered by Yang, who received a $1 salary and didn't get a bonus last year. Most of Yang's estimated $2.3 billion fortune is held in Yahoo stock."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:24 PM
Story - The Mexican fisherman
http://www.brefigroup.co.uk/resources/view_product/product/details_12.do;jsessionid=BD216B83320C123B5EB4923178344FF5
"The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:24 PM
Google’s Trojan Horse: Let the Free Ad Serving Begin
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/googles-trojan-horse-let-the-free-ad-serving-begin/
"One of the biggest misunderstandings in much of the discussion about Google’s deal to buy DoubleClick is the perception that DoubleClick actually is involved in selling advertising."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:24 PM
A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Home
http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/a-guide-to-creating-a-minimalist-home/
this mirrors a lot of my thinking... not that you could tell it from visiting our house
Posted by jzawodn at
12:01 PM
California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Voter Registration
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
you have until october 20th to register to vote in the november election... wow. that means I can avoid jury duty for months yet
Posted by jzawodn at
12:01 PM
March 12, 2008
men who look like old lesbians
http://menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com/
that's kinda sick but also quite funny at the same time
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 AM
Portable Rotary Phone
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=287
just add sim card and go... heh!
Posted by jzawodn at
08:01 AM
March 11, 2008
Yahoo May Join Google-Led Social Networking Alliance
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/yahoo-to-join-google-led-social-networking-alliance/
"Yahoo intends to join OpenSocial, a Google-led alliance that is developing a common set of standards so developers can create programs that run on many social networks and other Web sites"
Posted by jzawodn at
10:00 PM
Google Announces Layoffs
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/03/11/google_announce.html
"Translation: We're letting people go. And a bunch of 'em, at that."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:01 PM
Best mobile phone for syncing with Google Contacts?
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2008/03/11/best-mobile-phone-for-syncing-with-google-contacts/
"I’ve decided that I need to make my entire life Google-centric, storing all calendar events and contacts with Google and continuing to use Gmail."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:00 PM
Air Force's stealth fighters making final flights
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/11/stealth.fighter.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
So long to the F-117A.. "The government has no plans to bring the fighter out of retirement, but could do so if necessary."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:00 PM
March 10, 2008
The 3P Sway Control Trailer Hitch
http://propridehitch.com/3P_trailer_hitch.html
interesting... and really expensive!
Posted by jzawodn at
04:00 PM
The Definitive Lolcats Glossary - Speak Lol Speak
http://speaklolspeak.com/?t=anon
"o hai! welcum to Speak LOLspeak! u has a place here for gathers and peeps LOL! nu memberz alwayz welcome! kthxbai"
Posted by jzawodn at
02:01 PM
Paging systems and Conference Bridges for startups & small teams
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/03/webops-paging-notification-conference-call-bridge-operations-velocity.html
there are some really good ideas in here
Posted by jzawodn at
02:01 PM
Avery Print
http://www.avery.com/us/print/index.html
cool... you can make up stuff to print on nearly any avery prodcut
Posted by jzawodn at
02:01 PM
Cats Help Shield Owners From Heart Attack
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080221/cats-help-shield-owners-from-heart-attack.htm
yay for me!
Posted by jzawodn at
11:01 AM
Dog owners angry at public sex plan
http://www.orange.co.uk/news/quirkies/default.htm?rm=storyitem&storyId=2761207
" Councillors agreed that heterosexual and gay couples could have sex in the Vondelpark which has ten million visitors a year. But they promised to clampdown on dog owners who let their pets walk in the park without a lead." Heh.
Posted by jzawodn at
11:01 AM
Cool Space Pics
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm
from a shuttle mission, apparently
Posted by jzawodn at
11:01 AM
The New $3 Coin
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w122/wboxerw19/Mynt_euro2.jpg
heh
Posted by jzawodn at
11:00 AM
March 07, 2008
How to save money running a startup (17 really good tips)
http://www.calacanis.com/2008/03/07/how-to-save-money-running-a-startup-17-really-good-tips/
jason has some good stuff here
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
A Day Unplugged: Frenzied Blackberries vs. Kwai Chang Caine?
http://www.43folders.com/2008/03/03/kung-fu-unplugged
"Email is not the problem, America. The culture around email (and phones and meetings and SMS) is the real culprit." Yeah... exactly.
Posted by jzawodn at
04:01 PM
best of craigslist : to the guy doing my wife
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/oma/581897835.html
that is awesome
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 AM
March 06, 2008
abcde: Command Line Music CD Ripping for Linux
http://www.andrews-corner.org/abcde.html#combo
cool
Posted by jzawodn at
04:47 PM
Microsoft Excel: Revolutionary 3D Game Engine?
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3563/microsoft_excel_revolutionary_3d_.php?print=1
now that's what I call "spare time"... yikes!
Posted by jzawodn at
04:47 PM
#82 Hating Corporations (Stuff White People Like)
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/82-hating-corporations/
"White people prefer to hate corporations that don’t make stuff that they like."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:47 PM
The New York Times Perl Profiler
http://open.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/the-new-york-times-perl-profiler/
cool, the NYT has released their own Perl Profiler that looks quite handy
Posted by jzawodn at
08:01 AM
comment on "Microsoft’s hits multiple Internet home runs"
http://scobleizer.com/2008/03/06/microsofts-hits-multiple-internet-home-runs/#comment-1976377
"Ozzie started a conference for developers talking about ads. Ads. That is the face of the new Microsoft."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:01 AM
March 05, 2008
Ozzie: Microsoft needs Yahoo for Web, advertising plan
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/05/Microsoft-needs-Yahoo-for-Web-advertising-plan_1.html
he needs us, he needs us!
Posted by jzawodn at
03:01 PM
Dear Netflix: Fuck You
http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/dear-netflix-fuck-you
heh
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 AM
Installing VirtualBox with USB Support
http://www.ubuntu1501.com/2007/12/installing-virtualbox-with-usb-support.html
this could be handy
Posted by jzawodn at
10:01 AM
#80 The Idea of Soccer (Stuff White People Like)
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/80-the-idea-of-soccer/
"In fact, the main reason white people like soccer is so they can buy a new scarf." Ha!
Posted by jzawodn at
10:00 AM
March 03, 2008
Pinnacle Video Transfer
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/Instant+Video+Recorder.htm
these apparently work quite well... hmm. might come in handy
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
Google Summer of Code: Mentoring Organization Applications Are Open!
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2008/03/google-summer-of-code-mentoring.html
I bet we could find some students to hack on Hadoop... :-)
Posted by jzawodn at
07:01 PM
Jonathan Schwartz's Blog: The World's Largest Supercomputing Cloud
http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/lone_ranger
well that pretty much kicks ass... will it run Hadoop? :-)
Posted by jzawodn at
04:01 PM
Microsoft/Yahoo: Tracking the Deal "Spread"
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/03/03/microsoftyahoo_12.html
I was thinking about this myself just the other day...
Posted by jzawodn at
04:01 PM
Going Unwired: Week #1
http://www.littleyellowdifferent.com/going-unwired-week-1/
"Did you know that pages from a book don’t have back-lit screens, so you have to sit next to a bright light? Yeah, I didn’t either." Ernie should give up this software crap and just become a comedian...
Posted by jzawodn at
04:01 PM
Sssssssssssssssssssssssun
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/03/03/Python-at-Sun
"Is there anyone in the world, aside from Frank and Ted, getting paid to work full-time on Python?"
Posted by jzawodn at
01:01 PM
Actual Performance, Perceived Performance
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001058.html
it's all about perception, boys...
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM
March 02, 2008
Why I'm Fed Up with TED
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080229_565550_page_2.htm
"Imagine: a conference that explores the complex fabric of humanity, while actually allowing it in the door."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:01 AM
The Bendix King KSN 770 Next Generation GPS/NAV/COMM
http://www.airplaneblog.com/the-bendix-king-ksn-770-next-generation-gpsnavcomm.html
"The KSN 770 is a combination IFR GPS navigator, intergrated TAWS, weather radar display, and a digital VHF Comm/NAV/ILS."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:00 AM
March 01, 2008
Haxed by Megahurtz / a Wii game made by the mentally ill.
http://haxxx.alienmelon.com/
you have no idea how strange and amusing this is at the same time
Posted by jzawodn at
09:01 AM
Hack Attack: Burn almost any video file to a playable DVD
http://lifehacker.com/software/dvds/hack-attack-burn-almost-any-video-file-to-a-playable-dvd-232322.php
this may come in handy someday
Posted by jzawodn at
08:01 AM
TED | Talks | Steve Jurvetson: The joy of rockets (video)
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/225
makes me want to build one! :-)
Posted by jzawodn at
08:00 AM