May 2008
17 posts
$1,000 if you quit right now →
Funniest dude alive →
China Earthquake (extremely disturbing photo) →
This photo is extremely disturbing. But I think it highlights the incredible horror of what happened last week in China.
I was going to post the photo in full, but I’ve changed my mind… It’s up to you whether you look.
WatchThis is real talent. A inspiring video showing how a dude made an awesome poster. Available for purchase here.
WatchMatt Cutts is Google’s resident spam expert. Listen to him tell you some of the things Google knows about spam. For those of you interested in learning more about how Google works, reading Matt’s blog is a must. (Slides can be found here.)
Powerset launches beta
Powerset has launched a beta, searching the Wikipedia corpus.
I was keen to try the service out, mainly because of the huge amount of buzz this company has been getting of late. I tried the first 3 random queries that came into my head.
The first query I tried was how many senators in the us senate. The results were fine - although the snippet for the most relevant result didn’t match...
Pot Partner →
I’m not into smoking weed myself, but I am a connoisseur of amusing dating websites. Now there really is a dating website for everyone.
Two new albums
Elephant Shell by Tokyo Police Club. I love the energy in this music!
The self titled album from Crystal Castles. Eccentric, elegant, beats.
Thanks to Cameron for recommending these.
Justin Ouellette interview →
The man behind muxtape.com, a website I’m kinda obsessed with at the moment.
On the issue of copyright:
“Labels big and small have told me that they’re excited about Muxtape as a model for discovery and ultimately selling music, and I think that’s extremely keen. Cassette mixtapes were such a great way to discover new music before the internet, and I think the lessons we...
April 2008
16 posts
