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Why DRM Doesn’t Work

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:25:48 -0800

Stuff like this makes me wish I was an artist. Via Daring Fireball.

The FWA Web Site in my browser

nobody@flickr.com (RCanine) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:09:17 -0800

RCanine posted a photo:

After a low-blow joke from a co-worker about HTML 5, I figured I'd remind him what an increasing number of browsers and devices get when they visit Flash-only Web sites.

This view is zoomed out for maximum impact.

Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers 2

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:35:48 -0800

Web Compatibility Test for Mobile Browsers 2:

Pretty cool feature test for any browser, but specifically mobile browsers.

"Dear visitors from Google. This site is not Facebook."

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:56:02 -0800

“Dear visitors from Google. This site is not Facebook.”

- A ReadWriteWeb aritcle on Facebook’s changes was swarmed with commenters confused that the top Google search result for “Facebook Login” pointed to this article. Many believed the site was actually a redesigned Facebook home page.

Hat tip to Daring Fireball.

Lipstick on a Pig

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:22:12 -0800

Lipstick on a Pig:

Gizmodo:

Have you heard the exciting news?! Comcast is rebranding as Xfinity! We decided to help them out by calling on our lovely readers to create the first Xfinity ads, and I think they did a bang-up job.

"Supporting all browsers is the whole fucking point of being a good web developer, and I’m going to..."

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:45:10 -0800

“Supporting all browsers is the whole fucking point of being a good web developer, and I’m going to force you to do it even if I have to personally swear at each of you individually.”

- PPK on the state of mobile web development. The section heading following this paragraph reads “Remove iPhone from ass.”

From Married to the Sea.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:35:03 -0800

From Married to the Sea.

Jorge Cham’s webcomic sums up modern news polls pretty...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:45:19 -0800

Jorge Cham’s webcomic sums up modern news polls pretty well.

One of the many reasons why I don’t have cable.

"[W]omen in general … aren’t just bad at behaving like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks. They are bad..."

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:58:00 -0800

“[W]omen in general … aren’t just bad at behaving like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks. They are bad at behaving like self-promoting narcissists, anti-social obsessives, or pompous blowhards, even a little bit, even temporarily, even when it would be in their best interests to do so. Whatever bad things you can say about those behaviors, you can’t say they are underrepresented among people who have changed the world.”

- From Clay Shirky’s rant about women, via Rupa’s Facebook feed. Posted only because I find it funny and insightful, and I’m curious what my female friends think about it. I know I’ve tried on a few of those behaviors myself.

"Eat it. It is delicate, morbid, loveable, and you will die depressed, delirious, and overweight."

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:01:27 -0800

“Eat it. It is delicate, morbid, loveable, and you will die depressed, delirious, and overweight.”

- Nietzsche’s Angel Food Cake from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

"I tell people that if it’s in the news, don’t worry about it. The very definition of..."

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:06:05 -0800

“I tell people that if it’s in the news, don’t worry about it. The very definition of “news” is “something that hardly ever happens.” It’s when something isn’t in the news, when it’s so common that it’s no longer news — car crashes, domestic violence — that you should start worrying.”

- CNN’s Bruce Schneier.

"I’ve been staying at my folks house over the holidays, and I’ve yet to discover any rhyme or reason..."

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:24:00 -0800

“I’ve been staying at my folks house over the holidays, and I’ve yet to discover any rhyme or reason to the light switches. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve inadvertently turned on the fan, rather than the light, in the bathroom.”

- The Russians Used a Pencil: It’s the Small Stuff, Pt. 1

Funny. I was just ribbing my parents about this. Their home has two rooms with no light switch within reach near the door.

"You said “Til death do us part.” You’re not dead yet."

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:56:35 -0800

“You said “Til death do us part.” You’re not dead yet.”

- Slogan for the 2010 California Marriage Protection Act, a tongue-in-cheek movement that follows in the wake of California’s 2008 ban of gay marriage.

NPR has a great summary.

Bigotry fail.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:56:47 -0800

Bigotry fail.:

[Chuck] Fazio was hired by the religious conservatives to provide the sound system for the event, but upon learning of their cause, he decided to donate his proceeds to the gay rights activists and to give them a chance at the microphone before shutting down the amplifiers.

I love it.

Star Wars Gangsta Rap. Hat tip: @ariannawinters.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:04:12 -0800

Star Wars Gangsta Rap. Hat tip: @ariannawinters.

The Toronto Star needs editors after all

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:30:39 -0800

The Toronto Star needs editors after all:

I love how the editor takes on corporate-ese in this memo. Odd language tends to stick around businesses, and this article highlights how ridiculous a lot of those common phrases are.

Via Daring Fireball.

Blue Goblin Hexer - Back

nobody@flickr.com (RCanine) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:14:20 -0800

RCanine posted a photo:

Detail of my blue goblin hexer's cape.

Blue Goblin Hexer

nobody@flickr.com (RCanine) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:14:17 -0800

RCanine posted a photo:

I painted this to give my players a special treat. They had fought a group of blue goblins in ADAP1-5, and the leader got away. When I slapped him down on the table in the heart of the Scepter Tower, everyone knew they were running into their old friend.

“Drama Queen” by Scott Kurtz, from PvPonline.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:15 -0800

“Drama Queen” by Scott Kurtz, from PvPonline.

The Secret Cause of Flame Wars

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:35 -0800

The Secret Cause of Flame Wars:

Hat tip: Derek Powazek.