Posted by Jeff August 29, 2006
ABC nails Exxon and DCI for fake youtube video trying to discredit Al Gore. Exxon is making record profits (9 billion per quarter). This is how they spend it, denying the reality of Peak Oil?! Well, what do you expect…
Kudos to ABC and WSJ (!) for reporting this.
Oh and “Astrotubing”? You heard it here first. Well.. maybe not.
Posted by Jeff August 28, 2006
We forgot to record the Emmies, but of course the best bits have been packetized for your streaming pleasure–
Emmy’s Opening Monologue - Part 1, Part 2
Stewart and Colbert
The Copper Clapper Caper
ConanO: Andy Blitz goes to India to resolve his pop-up advert problem
Men in Coats
My Client Wants … (Want a Good Laugh? - Watch!)
Gen. Batiste: Rumsfeld ‘Served Up Our Great Military A Huge Bowl of Chicken Feces’
Amy Sedaris on the Daily Show - interviewed by Colbert. Not your typical interview.
Posted by Jeff August 26, 2006
Rocketboom got the scoop. He seems nice and painfully shy; it’s cool that he’s getting marriage offers from random ‘net girls.
Posted by Jeff August 22, 2006
A great article in the Register lists ways Windows disregards the users’ needs:
The bit about popping windows is huge. My favorite peeve is how a menu selection gets interrupted by a popup from another application. Sheesh. Didn’t they learn anything from Apple?
Posted by Jeff August 19, 2006
I’ve been asked before if I follow the TV show Numb3rs… I always figured it was cheesy numerology. But this clip showing visualization of social networks looks pretty good. I’m torrenting the old episodes now.
What are other good geeky shows - I like Good Eats and Mythbusters. Hard to top those.
Posted by Jeff August 19, 2006
I read the bombshell about Django like everyone else, and want to raise a point: this is a good thing for the python community as a whole. The reason is the Paradox of Choice.
The more funds employers offer their employees in 401(k) retirement plans, the less likely the employees are to invest in any, even though in many cases, failing to do so costs them employer-matching funds of up to several thousand dollars a year.
Here is Prof. Barry Schwartz talking at Google The Paradox of Choice - Why More Is Less (flash). MP4 format - link should work.
Posted by Jeff August 19, 2006
Is your linkbar a mess like mine? 
Now you can clean it to look like this–
I recently discovered a cool trick: if a site has a favicon, it’s shown by the link text: 
. But you can empty the name:
… while keeping the icon:
If your favorite website doesn’t have an favicon– send them a link to this article!
Update: FavIcon Picker lets you pick and assign your own icons.
Posted by Jeff August 17, 2006
When reviewing server logs, I often want to get information about an IP address. I copy the IP, then go to DNSStuff.com and put it into their IP Info form. DNSStuff has loads of good tools, but IP Info gives me city, country and WHOIS info.
To save the trip of going to the site, I’ve written a search extension. IPInfo will install in your Firefox search bar:
Maybe copy and paste is too much work for you - it is for me! In that case, use SearchWith. SearchWith lets you right-click on selected text and choose from the available search engines.
To install this extension, click here:
Posted by Jeff August 16, 2006
technical
silly
Posted by Jeff August 15, 2006
Remember the Nod and Python? Well, I’ve been emailing and bothering various Python folks. I’ve learned:
Goodstorm is a new site with much lower base prices than CafePress. I’ve created a store there. Without any markup, the python logo shirt is $8.40 for a men’s fitted T.
I’ll be getting a laptop sticker and a couple t-shirts. So if you see a bearded geek around Harvard/Porter square with a python sticker, say Hi 
Gadgethound, Senior Developer, Student, Teacher, living in Boston, MA. Motto: work smarter, not harder.
