September 2008
75 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-31) →
Dave Matthews Band
Spoon
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
Common
Dave Matthews
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
August 2008
82 posts
On a bus, on the internet
I can’t wait for ubiquitous connectivity. This is incredible.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-24) →
Lil’ Wayne
Equalizer
Common
Cloud Cult
TV on the Radio
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of...”
– This was my favorite part of Obama’s speech last night. Finally we have a candidate who will drive a stake through these “wedge issues” that the Republicans keep winning votes with.
Transcript of Obama’s Convention Speech - Eyes On Obama
(via fred-wilson)
Anyone else notice that Sarah Palin was introduced...
Also, her husband is a “world champion snow machine racer”…
Direct Line Saves iPhone Users From Automated Call... →
Add this to your list of must have iPhone applications. Direct Line (iTunes link) is a service that helps you automatically navigate phone trees to get right to an operator (exactly what…
“People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our...”
– YouTube - President Bill Clinton at the 2008 DNC
Funny funny →
jstn:
Peter Baker: now they need one of mccain and romney and bush spraying each other with gasoline
For a good tune...
call Alamo Rental Car customer service. Rocking out to Damien Rice’s cover of Creep while on hold. These guys are super hip.
Really enjoying lala.com at work
Check it out here.
RideTheCity.com: A Google Maps App for Safe Biking →
RideTheCity is a cool mash-up application that allows you to plan bike routes based on safety and speed. By typing - or selecting - a start and end location in New York City, the application…
Is there a Netflix for books? And if not, why not?
Also, don’t say a public library.
Just won skybox tickets to the Jets/Giants game
bijan:
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart - Jeff...
Microsoft Hires Seinfeld To Make It Cool. But Is... →
It turns out there’s a whole new part of Microsoft’s $300 million attempt to become cool (beyond the “See? Look! People don’t really hate Vista, they just think they do!” ads we’ve already…
Cloud Cult - When Water Comes To Life →
Complaint #268
whitewhine:
“Um, it’s Tuesday and the This American Life podcast hasn’t updated yet. Hellooooo?”
-Whine by Brian
Seriously…
No, Tim. We’re Not As Bad As The New York Times →
Shared by Jake Levine
The always defensive and heavy-handed TechCrunch. I doubt O’Reilly was trying to start a playground fight.
Tim O’Reilly is tearing his hair out because he thinks…
joelaz:
Akron/Family - Don’t Be Afraid, You’re...
Before and after new iPhone firmware update I used Speedtest to compare speeds. Pre Firmware I was around mid 300’s. Now I range from 489-690.
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Last.fm
I can’t help feeling a bit voyeuristic listening to others’ libraries on Last.fm. It’s like porn for music.
“Use Google Alerts and Summize RSS Feeds on your product name and your competitor...”
– if you aren’t doing this with your startup, you are making a big mistake
TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Aiming your startup at the US - without leaving the UK
(via fred-wilson)
I’m continually amazed with the results I get out of Summize searches.
(via alexrosen)
Wow, just used it...
Really enjoying the new Lil' Wayne album
“Reckless people have deluded themselves that this was a subprime crisis,” he told me. “But we have problems with credit-card debt, student-loan debt, auto loans, commercial real estate loans, home-equity loans, corporate debt and loans that financed leveraged buyouts.” All of these forms of debt, he argues, suffer from some or all of the same traits that first surfaced in the housing market:...
iTumble (or: metablogging)
ericlach:
I am proud to say that I am now tumbling from my very own MacBook. Do I seem different? Hipper? Current…er?
Congrats to Eric. Now he just needs to upload a picture so people can begin to take him seriously.
“Pick the company you need, scan through their phone menu visually, then just...”
– fonolo - Learn More
Oh, God! This is going to AMAZING (it’s in closed beta).
I recently turned my calling plan into a Family Plan so that I could have a separate line for my students to call (I don’t have a home phone, as they are so 90s). Calling at&t to do this, however, was no easy feat, as...
Just joined 8tracks...
“Tracks on the 8tracks network can be included in a playlist but, due to legal requirements, will initially be limited to 30-second clips when you listen to your own mix.”
I hate Big Music.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-17) →
Spoon
Eric Clapton
Cloud Cult
Wilco
Neil Young
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Union Square Ventures' Brad Burnham Speaks →
Shared by Jake Levine
Go Wes
TheDeal’s Mary Kathleen Flynn buttonholes the less-visible genius behind Union Square Ventures’ recent home runs, partner Brad Burnham.
Following on investments in…
Just got a flyer from Time Warner offering discounted fixed rates if I sign up for a two year agreement. Someone is scared of FiOS…
Big news for IP →
Fake Exxon Twitter Account Fools Real Web Analyst →
Shared by Jake Levine: Offline and online worlds are hurtling towards one another at alarming rates. Let’s hope we’ve got the right seatbelts in place.
Online Social Interaction
Just finished skimming Alex’s thesis and I recommend taking a look to anyone interested in the future of social interaction. To think that this all came out of Alex trying to buy a Sword of a Thousand Truths on eBay for his level 60 Night Elf Warrior in World of Warcrat.
Download the pdf here.
iPhone Apps We Like: Frotz, the Text Adventure,... →
Well, it’s not an emulator in the strictest sense of the word, but it does play the massive catalog of Infocom Z-Machine interactive text adventure games. If you’re tired of expensive, tilt-happy…
Victory over AT&T!
After writing to the Attorney General of New York, AT&T has credited my account to the tune of $1,500. God Bless America.
