Tune into CNN Headline News right now and you may see Matt, Metafilter Matt talking about online hoaxes. (this is not a hoax.) Hopefully the segment will be repeated sometime today.
Talk about Big Brother... Arbitron has nifty new Portable People Meters that track the media consumption of participants. I'm sure it's more accurate than the diary method, but it seems like an invasion of privacy. They've already teamed up with Nielsen Ratings to get TV data using these boxes, and I can think of some other companies/organizations they can team up with that like to track what people are doing. [via aforementioned SOTD]
I can't believe I didn't notice this before: PR Watch (a public relations industry watchdog) has a weblog called Spin of the Day.
You can also find interesting stuff straight from the industry's mouth at O'Dwyer's PR Daily. (I especially like the media section.)
I saw Mike Doughty at the Great American Music Hall last night. The show was him and an acoustic guitar. And singing. He can phrase a rhythmic turn like none other. It wasn't the magical ecstasy that was a Soul Coughing show, but it was great to hear some of his new songs. The crowd was surprisingly unruly, constantly shouting out the names of Soul Coughing songs. I'd like to hear Buddha Rhubarb Butter as much as the next guy, but geez people - he's got a show to do.
His site is good.
I got this screen while working on a computer last night. You never like to see that. IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL! (sounds like a political slogan.)
How computers work
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Death of a Dot-Com sounds painfully familiar.
In related news, I'm looking for a job. I live in the North Bay, and can make ASP + SQL Server work miracles. (Among other web based abilities.) If you want to hire me or know someone who might, let me know!
happy birthday skp!
she was born on the fourth of july. she thinks the fireworks are for her. and they are, hon! (shh...don't say anything.)
Andre Radke has some great photos of Ireland at his site.
I feel Robert Cringely's pain. I live a bit southwest of his area, and I'm in the same situation...too far out for DSL. No cable Internet access. But I can see Santa Rosa from my backyard. And I'd also like to tap into the magic of 802.11b to bring fast access. I know very little about wireless, but I'm willing to learn. And when you can make some of the equipment you need, it doesn't have to be as expensive as Robert's setup. Now if only I could make a wireless network card with standard household items...
The onfocus empire is expanding its operation. Well, it's also slowing down in some places. We never close a site without opening a window. But it looks like someone in the organization is muscling in on my territory. Time to double check the onfocus by-laws... ;) (nice photos!)