Hodge Podge
Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:24 AM by Will Femia
I have meetings today, followed by training on how to make pages like this and this, followed by drinks on the boss' tab, so pardon today's hodge podge of links as I compete with my own schedule.
Welcome to Seagate’s “D.A.V.E.”: wireless portable storage - It sounds like a 10 - 20 gig portable wireless/Blue Tooth/USB hard drive with its own power source.
The Kevin Federline Nationwide commercials are drawing mostly derisive attention, but I think the deprecation is somewhat endearing. I certainly prefer that he sell out (?) to an insurance company than spend a month getting out of limos with no underwear.
So What Happened in Najaf? This Iraqi blogger compares accounts of that huge battle in Iraq the other day.
Speaking of Iraq, Shia and Sunni, A Ludicrously Short Primer - "...Many felt that Mohammad had clearly indicated Ali as his successor, and after Abu Bakr took power, these people had no choice but to say that while he may have become the temporal leader of the young Islamic state, they did not recognize him as their divinely guided religious leader."
Though there's some debate about the actual pay-off, it appears that Ask a Ninja is the new best paid online video show.
HP Scanjet music - If you ever sang Billy Squire's "The Stroke" to the sound of the Xerox machine's carriage return, this will be an amazing step forward.
That Long Island girl fight video - I finally found the video of those girls who were arrested for ganging up on another girl. I debated linking to it because I really find these fight videos disturbing, but I'm trying to maintain a record of linking to the things we see in the news, and for that matter the TV folks have been showing the video with bleeps, so I feel justified in linking. My NOTE: is that while this is SFW in the traditional sex/nudity sense, I feel more self conscious watching violence like this than I do watching bootleg blurry Paris Hilton flashing videos. Also, there's cursing so engage the headphones.
Speaking of fighting videos, as funny as the Bas Rutten videos are, there's an important lesson that the best reason to avoid a fight with someone who clearly wants one is that they're probably just itching to exercise skills like this.
Become an M&M.
"If the head drops below a certain level, a little motor kicks-off to vibrate the earpiece and no doubt scare the crap out of whoever is wearing them." They're glasses that supposedly keep you awake.
Hot Web Meme of the day: Pilotless Drone - The San Francisco Chronicle published a voicemail from an irate reader. They're starting a new series of these called "Correct me if I'm wrong..." As much as I love this audio, I'm not sure I agree with making it a series. We get gobs of mail from crazy people (I mean real crazy, not just angry about grammar) here at MSNBC.com and I've often thought we could put together a "crazy mail" column of some kind that would be fun to share. But then, is it really such a good idea to mock one's readers?
Commuter Click: I Was a Cybercrook for the FBI
Lightmare LED Watch - Whatever "Lightmare" means, I'm always impressed with time pieces that show the time in novel ways.
Vision Board II - Keyboard With Big Keys - On its surface it seems like a good idea. I'd certainly prefer big keys to the maddeningly tiny ones that are on everything these days.
Simpsons Doughnut Maker - Very good, but can you plug it into the cigarette lighter jack in your car?
