tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-505514 2009-12-21T04:10:00+01:00 Cartoons TypePad GeekAndPokehttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766d09b1970c 2009-12-21T04:10:00+01:00 2009-12-21T04:10:00+01:00

Oliver Widder <p><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766d094a970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766d405d970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Twfd-2a" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766d405d970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766d405d970c-800wi" title="Twfd-2a"></img></a> <br> <br></a></p><p></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=iPZOpUKXrc0:1y_TsNzW3l8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=iPZOpUKXrc0:1y_TsNzW3l8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=iPZOpUKXrc0:1y_TsNzW3l8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=iPZOpUKXrc0:1y_TsNzW3l8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=iPZOpUKXrc0:1y_TsNzW3l8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/iPZOpUKXrc0" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/this-was-the-first-decade-part-2.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a769646f970b 2009-12-20T10:30:08+01:00 2009-12-20T10:30:08+01:00

Oliver Widder <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766c774c970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Twfd-1" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766c774c970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766c774c970c-800wi" title="Twfd-1"></img></a> <br> <p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=km0fcmogL2o:gLNaW1Rjn8s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=km0fcmogL2o:gLNaW1Rjn8s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=km0fcmogL2o:gLNaW1Rjn8s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=km0fcmogL2o:gLNaW1Rjn8s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=km0fcmogL2o:gLNaW1Rjn8s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/km0fcmogL2o" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/this-was-the-first-decade-part-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef01287669bd9f970c 2009-12-19T12:15:45+01:00 2009-12-19T12:15:45+01:00

Oliver Widder <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287669bd81970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Earlyterminationfee" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef01287669bd81970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287669bd81970c-800wi" title="Earlyterminationfee"></img></a> <br> <p></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=OISsfkx8Fm0:f1z8J6rFHcM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=OISsfkx8Fm0:f1z8J6rFHcM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=OISsfkx8Fm0:f1z8J6rFHcM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=OISsfkx8Fm0:f1z8J6rFHcM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=OISsfkx8Fm0:f1z8J6rFHcM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/OISsfkx8Fm0" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/early-termination-fee.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef012876639dc8970c 2009-12-17T23:23:55+01:00 2009-12-17T23:23:55+01:00

Oliver Widder <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766398f7970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Geek4dummies2" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766398f7970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128766398f7970c-800wi" title="Geek4dummies2"></img></a> <br> <p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=kqlC6u5yKXI:etzl3ZOuR08:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=kqlC6u5yKXI:etzl3ZOuR08:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=kqlC6u5yKXI:etzl3ZOuR08:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=kqlC6u5yKXI:etzl3ZOuR08:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=kqlC6u5yKXI:etzl3ZOuR08:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/kqlC6u5yKXI" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/geek-for-dummies-chapter-2.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a7599c67970b 2009-12-16T23:17:35+01:00 2009-12-16T23:17:35+01:00

Oliver Widder <p><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128765c8802970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Simplethoughts" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128765c8802970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128765c8802970c-800wi" title="Simplethoughts"></img></a> </p><p></p><p></p><br> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_AdWB5Vp0tk:7YBhk62CB_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_AdWB5Vp0tk:7YBhk62CB_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=_AdWB5Vp0tk:7YBhk62CB_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_AdWB5Vp0tk:7YBhk62CB_Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_AdWB5Vp0tk:7YBhk62CB_Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/_AdWB5Vp0tk" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/how-the-net-has-changed-our-life.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef01287657dc49970c 2009-12-15T20:51:16+01:00 2009-12-15T20:51:16+01:00

The For-Dummies books are now on Scribd (see TechCrunch).

Oliver Widder <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287657cbd9970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Geek4dummies" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef01287657cbd9970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287657cbd9970c-800wi" title="Geek4dummies"></img></a> <br> <p></p><p></p><p>The For-Dummies books are now on Scribd (see <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/15/scribd-store-wiley/">TechCrunch</a>).</p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=f3vD3QX9DL4:qm6qJ6-LCHk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=f3vD3QX9DL4:qm6qJ6-LCHk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=f3vD3QX9DL4:qm6qJ6-LCHk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=f3vD3QX9DL4:qm6qJ6-LCHk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=f3vD3QX9DL4:qm6qJ6-LCHk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/f3vD3QX9DL4" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/geek-for-dummies.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128765368fe970c 2009-12-14T22:02:07+01:00 2009-12-14T22:02:07+01:00

See MG Siegler about social pressure and too many friends on location-based services.

Oliver Widder <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128765366a1970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Friending" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128765366a1970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128765366a1970c-800wi" title="Friending"></img></a> <br> <p></p><p></p><p>See <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/14/locations-social-paradox/">MG Siegler about social pressure and too many friends on location-based services</a>.</p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=1qACBA6XvEU:Gv8uEXD0Oe4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=1qACBA6XvEU:Gv8uEXD0Oe4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=1qACBA6XvEU:Gv8uEXD0Oe4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=1qACBA6XvEU:Gv8uEXD0Oe4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=1qACBA6XvEU:Gv8uEXD0Oe4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/1qACBA6XvEU" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/friending.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a74b2af8970b 2009-12-13T17:07:18+01:00 2009-12-13T17:07:18+01:00

Oliver Widder <p><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a74b2ac2970b-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Wwya" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a74b2ac2970b image-full selected" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a74b2ac2970b-800wi" title="Wwya"></img></a> </p><p></p><p></p><br> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=hkpue9vkMgk:WggQZjfuBTg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=hkpue9vkMgk:WggQZjfuBTg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=hkpue9vkMgk:WggQZjfuBTg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=hkpue9vkMgk:WggQZjfuBTg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=hkpue9vkMgk:WggQZjfuBTg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/hkpue9vkMgk" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/and-where-were-you-adam.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128764d3b77970c 2009-12-13T11:07:38+01:00 2009-12-13T11:07:38+01:00

Oliver Widder <p><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128764d3aef970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Deadhorse" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128764d3aef970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128764d3aef970c-800wi" title="Deadhorse"></img></a></p><p></p><p></p>  <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=ECusnwnvOk0:_Z2Lyo4ASqw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=ECusnwnvOk0:_Z2Lyo4ASqw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=ECusnwnvOk0:_Z2Lyo4ASqw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=ECusnwnvOk0:_Z2Lyo4ASqw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=ECusnwnvOk0:_Z2Lyo4ASqw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/ECusnwnvOk0" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/from-hype-to-hype.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a7475cce970b 2009-12-12T15:13:13+01:00 2009-12-12T15:13:13+01:00

Oliver Widder <p><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a7475bd4970b-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Hohoho2" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a7475bd4970b image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a7475bd4970b-800wi" title="Hohoho2"></img></a></p><p></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=KZ-KrCrbyoQ:Q5q3e2oHWRQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=KZ-KrCrbyoQ:Q5q3e2oHWRQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=KZ-KrCrbyoQ:Q5q3e2oHWRQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=KZ-KrCrbyoQ:Q5q3e2oHWRQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=KZ-KrCrbyoQ:Q5q3e2oHWRQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/KZ-KrCrbyoQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/parenting-in-post-20-holiday-season-special.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef012876430c59970c 2009-12-11T00:54:38+01:00 2009-12-11T00:58:42+01:00

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012876430b94970c-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef012876430b94970c image-full " alt="Ssc" title="Ssc" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012876430b94970c-800wi" border="0" /></a> <br> <p></p> <p></p> </div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=xXyWayzWCbw:4b3io2fmFkM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=xXyWayzWCbw:4b3io2fmFkM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=xXyWayzWCbw:4b3io2fmFkM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=xXyWayzWCbw:4b3io2fmFkM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=xXyWayzWCbw:4b3io2fmFkM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/xXyWayzWCbw" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/simply-explained-ssc.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a7390301970b 2009-12-09T23:15:52+01:00 2009-12-10T09:54:37+01:00

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After more than 3 years Geek&Poke's second cartoon about latency. Updated (2009-12-06, 6:25PM, MET): Image updated

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128761f97d2970c-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128761f97d2970c image-full " alt="Latency2" title="Latency2" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0128761f97d2970c-800wi" border="0" /></a> <br> </span>&nbsp;<br> <p></p> <p></p> <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2006/08/the_podnoses_ep_5.html">After more than 3 years</a> Geek&Poke's second cartoon about latency. <p></p> Updated (2009-12-06, 6:25PM, MET): Image updated <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/simply-explained-latency.html'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=86iptKtKLIk:ESXmCJmJQdg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=86iptKtKLIk:ESXmCJmJQdg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=86iptKtKLIk:ESXmCJmJQdg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=86iptKtKLIk:ESXmCJmJQdg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=86iptKtKLIk:ESXmCJmJQdg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/86iptKtKLIk" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/simply-explained-latency.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0128761b695f970c 2009-12-05T18:39:50+01:00 2009-12-05T18:39:50+01:00

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Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287611ef2e970c-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef01287611ef2e970c image-full " alt="Nsfw" title="Nsfw" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287611ef2e970c-800wi" border="0" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/simply-explained.html.html'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script> </div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=rxWeL8FD8Ls:UIvqLx81Y4k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=rxWeL8FD8Ls:UIvqLx81Y4k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=rxWeL8FD8Ls:UIvqLx81Y4k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=rxWeL8FD8Ls:UIvqLx81Y4k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=rxWeL8FD8Ls:UIvqLx81Y4k:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/rxWeL8FD8Ls" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/simply-explained-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a700949f970b 2009-12-03T00:06:40+01:00 2009-12-03T00:06:40+01:00

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287602c920970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Reuse" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef01287602c920970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef01287602c920970c-800wi" title="Reuse"></img></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/simply-explained.html'; </script> <script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rEZpVcOGS8:B0SjhEF1Ks0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rEZpVcOGS8:B0SjhEF1Ks0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=_rEZpVcOGS8:B0SjhEF1Ks0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rEZpVcOGS8:B0SjhEF1Ks0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rEZpVcOGS8:B0SjhEF1Ks0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/_rEZpVcOGS8" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/simply-explained.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875fa7847970c 2009-12-01T21:43:29+01:00 2009-12-01T21:43:29+01:00

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875fa743c970c-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875fa743c970c image-full " alt="Rudolph" title="Rudolph" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875fa743c970c-800wi" border="0" /></a> <br> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/sorry-rudolph.html'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script> </div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=qE4axAGolBU:-4a--M066F8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=qE4axAGolBU:-4a--M066F8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=qE4axAGolBU:-4a--M066F8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=qE4axAGolBU:-4a--M066F8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=qE4axAGolBU:-4a--M066F8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/qE4axAGolBU" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/12/sorry-rudolph.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6f0fdfc970b 2009-11-30T21:24:38+01:00 2009-11-30T21:24:38+01:00

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875f312f9970c-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875f312f9970c image-full " alt="Rest-soap" title="Rest-soap" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875f312f9970c-800wi" border="0" /></a> <br> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/service-calling-made-easy-part-1.html'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=jCQuiCon7wg:dQ1trqWU5Io:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=jCQuiCon7wg:dQ1trqWU5Io:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=jCQuiCon7wg:dQ1trqWU5Io:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=jCQuiCon7wg:dQ1trqWU5Io:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=jCQuiCon7wg:dQ1trqWU5Io:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/jCQuiCon7wg" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/service-calling-made-easy-part-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6e8f081970b 2009-11-29T11:16:31+01:00 2009-11-29T11:16:31+01:00

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6e8efee970b-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6e8efee970b image-full " alt="Pmmadeeasy" title="Pmmadeeasy" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6e8efee970b-800wi" border="0" /></a> <br> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/project-management-made-easy-part-1.html'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script> </div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=s6AaqypdT6M:WgbcahqokUI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=s6AaqypdT6M:WgbcahqokUI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=s6AaqypdT6M:WgbcahqokUI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=s6AaqypdT6M:WgbcahqokUI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=s6AaqypdT6M:WgbcahqokUI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/s6AaqypdT6M" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/project-management-made-easy-part-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e8d163970c 2009-11-28T22:41:21+01:00 2009-11-28T22:58:07+01:00

Having just read TechCrunchs insane post about the great German company Smartbook (and this post) we totally disagree with TechCrunch and respect the right of the company "Smartbook" to use the words they have trademarked exclusively (esp.: "Smartbook"). So please:...

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e8cfe7970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Smartbook2" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e8cfe7970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e8cfe7970c-800wi" style="width: 382px; height: 272px;" title="Smartbook2"></img></a> <br> </span>Having just read <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/25/smartbook-qualcomm-trademark-dispute/">TechCrunchs insane post about the great German company Smartbook</a> (<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/27/this-week-on-techcrunch-post-thanksgiving/">and this post</a>) we totally disagree with TechCrunch and respect the right of the company "Smartbook" to use the words they have trademarked exclusively (esp.: "Smartbook").<p>So please: Don't post the word "Smartbook" on your blog, don't tweet the word "Smartbook" (nor #smartbook) and don't use the word "Smartbook" on any social site or your comments (unless you praise this great company named "Smartbook").</p> <p>We're proud of being German, the land of such smart companies.</p> <p></p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Geek&amp;Poke</p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/geekpoke-officially-announces-that-it-has-never-used-the-word-smartbook.html'; </script> <script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rAGxxxzNCU:NOMGc5Ak3hI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rAGxxxzNCU:NOMGc5Ak3hI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=_rAGxxxzNCU:NOMGc5Ak3hI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rAGxxxzNCU:NOMGc5Ak3hI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=_rAGxxxzNCU:NOMGc5Ak3hI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/_rAGxxxzNCU" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/geekpoke-officially-announces-that-it-has-never-used-the-word-smartbook.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e50eb0970c 2009-11-27T23:16:19+01:00 2009-11-28T00:01:43+01:00

Idea from Jason Calacanis (he said something during his This Week In Startups show).

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e530a5970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Neond2" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e530a5970c image-full " src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e530a5970c-800wi" title="Neond2"></img></a> <br> </span> <br> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Idea from Jason Calacanis (he said something during his <a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/">This Week In Startups show</a>).</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/it-will-never-end.html'; </script> <script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=edrCAGYimCE:73dFoxIBihc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=edrCAGYimCE:73dFoxIBihc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=edrCAGYimCE:73dFoxIBihc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=edrCAGYimCE:73dFoxIBihc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=edrCAGYimCE:73dFoxIBihc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/edrCAGYimCE" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/it-will-never-end.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e02f69970c 2009-11-26T20:20:09+01:00 2009-11-27T07:22:27+01:00

Updated: Typo fixed (Thanks Vincent!) Again updated: Yet another typo fixed (thanks Dinesh!)

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e1f08a970c-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e1f08a970c image-full " alt="Deadline3" title="Deadline3" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e1f08a970c-800wi" border="0" /></a> <br> <br> </span>&nbsp;<br> <p></p> <p></p> Updated: Typo fixed (Thanks <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/thats-why-we-love-this-job.html?cid=6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6de5c74970b#comment-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6de5c74970b">Vincent</a>!) <br> Again updated: Yet another typo fixed (thanks <a href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/thats-why-we-love-this-job.html?cid=6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e1c921970c#comment-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875e1c921970c">Dinesh</a>!) <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/thats-why-we-love-this-job.html'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=tAAy2_4UVBA:vmDdLXyVRK0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=tAAy2_4UVBA:vmDdLXyVRK0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=tAAy2_4UVBA:vmDdLXyVRK0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=tAAy2_4UVBA:vmDdLXyVRK0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=tAAy2_4UVBA:vmDdLXyVRK0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/tAAy2_4UVBA" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/thats-why-we-love-this-job.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef0120a6d9bb36970b 2009-11-25T23:40:32+01:00 2009-11-25T23:40:32+01:00

Sorry (esp. to @roshnimo: you're right they're getting old) but I had to.

Oliver Widder <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a style="display: inline;" href="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875dba7e1970c-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875dba7e1970c image-full " alt="Ya140c" title="Ya140c" src="http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d3df553ef012875dba7e1970c-800wi" border="0" /></a> <br> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Sorry (esp. to <a href="http://twitter.com/roshnimo/statuses/5995240333">@roshnimo</a>: you're right they're getting old) but I had to.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/yet-another-140-chars-joke-sorry.html'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=2P11KWbzcmQ:8BCZ61CL94Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=2P11KWbzcmQ:8BCZ61CL94Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?i=2P11KWbzcmQ:8BCZ61CL94Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=2P11KWbzcmQ:8BCZ61CL94Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?a=2P11KWbzcmQ:8BCZ61CL94Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GeekAndPoke?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeekAndPoke/~4/2P11KWbzcmQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/yet-another-140-chars-joke-sorry.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d3df553ef012875d3cbfe970c 2009-11-25T00:02:49+01:00 2009-11-25T14:46:42+01:00

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