Yesterday, I came across a site that does what one might think impossible: it simplifies Google’s interface even further. Someone—well, Stefan Grothkopp, according to the site—created a web-based command line interface (CLI) for Google. If you used computers before the GUI, or use a shell interface to FTP, this has got to bring a smile [...]
Filed under: technology on June 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
The other day, I posted an unofficial video for Radiohead’s Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, and that got me thinking of one of my favorite videos, the de facto official music video for Radiohead’s Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors + Like Spinning Plates songs.
Filed under: music, technology on June 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
I was just reading about the latest demo of Google’s Android mobile operating system. The Android Community site got an exclusive live preview of the latest version, and posted plenty of pictures and video, most importantly, this:
In a nut-shell, this system is already looking like it can do whatever the snazzy iPhone can dish out, [...]
Filed under: business, rants, technology on May 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
“When I walk down the street and only 3 or 4 shots are fired at me, I find it hard to stay awake.”
That’s the quote that stood out, among numerous outstanding quotes from this excerpt of a book of post-modern stream-of-consciousness madness by an author known only by the initials H.C.
It’s not new, especially [...]
Filed under: humor, technology, thoughts on May 26th, 2008 | No Comments »
asurroca’s last.fm, originally uploaded by ASurroca.
Web services interacting with one another to create new and fun things…I love you, internet
Filed under: technology on May 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
This is not especially new, but definitely notable: Programmer Robert Hodgin basically wrote a program using the Processing language that became a video for Radiohead’s Arpeggi/Wierd Fishes, and the result is below. It’s reminiscent of Radiohead’s video for Pyramid Song, sans storyline:
Weird Fishes: Arpeggi from flight404 on Vimeo.
Filed under: music, technology on May 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have a confession: I’ve never beaten a Wii game. Despite lining up at midnight and purchasing the Wii on launch night, I have never played through to the end of a single of my Wii games. I blame Nintendo for ignoring the rules of crafting a solid entertainment experience; namely, you need to retain [...]
Filed under: rants, reviews, technology on April 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
I just finished upgrading my WordPress install to version 2.5, and it’s as fresh as the name of its new theme (hint: It’s called “Fresh”). Everything about it feels right. Installing or upgrading WordPress used to be something like getting Ubuntu to play nice with Broadcom Wi-Fi cards on a laptop (read: pain in the [...]
Filed under: reviews, technology on April 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
You might have seen videos of Boston Dynamics’ creepy robot pack mule, BigDog, about this time last year. They recently put up a new video of the latest version of their robot, shown here:
Filed under: gaming, technology on March 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
I have a hard time paying attention. It might just be a geek ailment caused by too much stimulation, or I might have A.D.D. Either way, I’m an awful note-taker, and computers have only made my notes worse. When I heard about stu.dicio.us and saw its minimalist interface, I signed up right away. Now, I’ve [...]
Filed under: reviews, technology on September 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments »