Empty cube syndrome
Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:07 AM by Will Femia
Why aren't more companies taking to telecommuting? I'm pleased to say that MSNBC.com allows me to do quite a bit of telecommuting. Actually, since my boss and most of the company is out in Redmond and I work from MSNBC's cable headquarters in New Jersey, even when I go to the office I'm sort of telecommuting. But even with a permissive policy I haven't taken advantage of working from some unusual place on one of these municipal Wi Fi networks that are always being announced. I've logged on from a Barnes & Noble while on vacation, but I've never worked from a park bench or a public library or a moving train. Maybe before the weather gets too cold I'll try blogging from Bryant Park.
Remember that video of the guy doing all the hugging? It became the basis for a Russian Flashmob the other day. An international sensation.
Web watchers are awaiting Microsoft's big IE7 push. Reports are that it's coming soon as part of one of those automatic security updates. The reason you should care, as explained here by Steve Rubel, is that Microsoft is building in an integrated feed reader. Of course, other browsers already have built in RSS features, but nothing has the reach of Internet Explorer, and the reasoning goes that once Microsoft embraces and spreads the technology, it'll become a mainstream tool.
HOWTO made a glowing dead rat LED throwie - The obviousness hit me square on the funny bone.
Who the heck is Aleksey Vayner? It looks like he's an Ivy League Star Wars Kid. He submitted an unintentionally ridiculous video with a job resume and now it's all over the Web.
That GAP ad is everywhere on every channel it seems and I haven't seen anyone mention it without grumbling about the exploitation of Hepburn's image. Apparently the product itself, skinny (?) black pants, it selling like crazy in spite of the fact that they're only suited to a very specific body type. (That's as close as I get to fashion blogging.)
Recapping Coverage Of Google's Acquisition Of YouTube - This is a handy round-up of commentary. A real stand-out link on this subject is the graph of YouTube traffic versus Google Video traffic as an explanation for the acquisition.
Shoot the stickman. Easy to play, but I can't manage to get very far. The trick seems to be in timing the reloads.
Christopher Guest's movies have a certain sameness (and how couldn't they since he uses the same cast), but it's hard to deny their humor. For Your Consideration trailer.
The real story of the superheroes - I thought this was one of those "where are they now" jokes until I read the explanation. The idea is that these hard working immigrants are real life heroes. I'm not sure putting them in humiliating costumes is the best way to honor them, but it's a noble point to make.
A reader's guide to State of Denial. Slate reads the Woodward book so you don't have to.
