Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is Here
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet | No Comments »Josh Whedon (of Buffy and Firefly/Serenity fame) has finally released his online superhero musical spoof, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. It comes in three installments that will be released today, Thursday and ...
I Want to Write a Fake Twitter Character
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet | 11 Comments »OK, we all know that I'm a geek. But the latest and greatest proof of that is that my favorite posts on Twitter come from fictional characters. Darth Vader, Cobra Commander, Fake John McCain, Fake Barack Obama. I don't know ...
McCain vs. Obama: Getting Answers on the Adoption Tax Credit
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Adoption, Behold, the Internet, Politics | No Comments »About a week ago I was talking to a friend about the adoption tax credit that offers a $10,000 credit when you adopt. This friend claimed the credit was George W. Bush's idea and lamented that if Barack Obama gets ...
Twitter Recap
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet | No Comments »A friend commented the other day that I don't blog anymore, I just twit. He's right, the blogging has dropped off lately. Partially it's from being busy, partially it's from having Twitter as a release valve. But I haven't forgotten ...
10,000 Flickr Photos
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet | No Comments »So this weekend my Flickr account surged past the 10,000 photo mark. Yes, I'm addicted. Currently I have a total of 10,098 photos that have been viewed 127,872 times. 4,018 of those photos feature my daughter. 1,880 feature art. 1,133 feature my wife. 914 ...
Rapture Notification System
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet, God, Church & Stuff | 2 Comments »I saw this mentioned earlier this week but didn't pay any attention to it until I saw the url: http://www.youvebeenleftbehind.com. For $40 per year you can join a rapture notification system that will notify your heathen friends and family that Jesus ...
Flickr Added Video
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet | 1 Comment »So Flickr, my favorite photo-sharing site (to the tune of 8,450+ photos), has added video. My initial reaction: What are they thinking?! Everyone knows that's the slow, painful path to destruction. Adding extra features that are outside your expertise. Feature creep. And ...
Nelson Ha-Ha’s Old Media
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet, Media | 1 Comment »This just cracks me up: Leave it to the Simpsons to poke fun at old media (though aren't they getting kind of old?). Ha-ha, indeed. (link via Carl Bliss, and my apologies for the crappy video site—couldn't find the clip on ...
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet | 2 Comments »It's time for a little education. Just because you see something on the news, hear it in a politician's speech, find it on the Internet or even read it on my blog—that does not mean it's true. NPR messed it up, ...
Blogging Turns 10
Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in Behold, the Internet | No Comments »Jason Kottke is celebrating 10 years of blogging today. He wasn't the first, but definitely one of the earliest. However you want to divvy up the credit, 2008 is the 10th anniversary of blogging. Amazing how it's all growed up ...
