June 2008
186 posts
leolaporte: Horrible thought. What if "The Website... →
Horrible thought. What if “The Website Is Down” is a viral marketing ad for Monster.com? It’s things like this that keep me up at night.
leahculver: I just saw Wall-E and fell asleep... →
I just saw Wall-E and fell asleep during the movie. I thought it was boring and predictable (sporks? Rubik’s cubes? C’mon…). My friends now think I have no soul.
kevin: I'm streaming live on Qik (come chat) →
I’m streaming live on Qik (come chat)
kevin: I'm streaming live on Qik (come chat) →
I’m streaming live on Qik (come chat)
adactio: Star Trek meets Monty Python. →
Star Trek meets Monty Python.
kevin: I'm streaming live on Qik (come chat) →
I’m streaming live on Qik (come chat)
adactio: I'm going to the mall. There's something... →
I’m going to the mall. There’s something I need to try.
leolaporte: Today on TWiT Live: 11a Pacific/2p... →
Today on TWiT Live: 11a Pacific/2p Eastern/1800 UTC The Tech Guy radio show, 3p/6p/2200 TWiT says good-bye to Gates with Pournelle & Dvorak.
leolaporte: Sorry about the problems with the... →
Sorry about the problems with the video yesterday. We’re going back to the old way of doing it - with a separate machine for Flash encoding.
leolaporte: I confess I've mostly moved over to... →
I confess I’ve mostly moved over to FriendFeed. http://friendfeed.com/leolaporte - it’s busier but lends itself better to conversation.
leolaporte: And it's always up. →
And it’s always up.
adactio: Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing,... →
Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing, perhaps the greatest stoner ninja movie to ever come out of Brighton, will be having its world premiere in the Duke of York’s on Friday, July 11th. It’s…
adactio: The hypnotic visualisation of SVN commits... →
The hypnotic visualisation of SVN commits to Flickr since 2003.
kevin: I'm streaming live on Qik (come chat) →
I’m streaming live on Qik (come chat)
kevin: love a little 2pac from time-to-time →
love a little 2pac from time-to-time
kevin: Def going to see this... →
Def going to see this…
leahculver: MySpace is using a modified version of... →
MySpace is using a modified version of the Python library for OAuth which was written by me! I’m very flattered.
reapandsow: If you liked the last track we sent... →
If you liked the last track we sent out- “hard knocks” by big light-tonight, thurs. june 26, the band will celebrate their record release party at 12 galaxies in san francisco where they will open up…
kevin: awwww noooooooooo.... mini-me →
awwww noooooooooo…. mini-me
kevin: Micah's (digg developer) new badass tattoo →
Micah’s (digg developer) new badass tattoo
leolaporte: Today on TWiT Live: 10a PDT/1700 UTC... →
Today on TWiT Live: 10a PDT/1700 UTC Roz Rows, 11a Windows Weekly with Paul live in studio. Open lines after. Cameras roll in 90 minutes.
kevin: Trammel on skateboard →
Trammel on skateboard
leolaporte: Today: 11a Pacific/2p Eastern/1800 UTC... →
Today: 11a Pacific/2p Eastern/1800 UTC MacBreak Weekly, 2p Open Lines, 3p FLOSS Weekly. http://twitlive.tv
leolaporte: I just want to stay home and read... →
I just want to stay home and read Anathem. It’s really good. Instead I’ll play some of the music from the CD on @twitlive today.
reapandsow: artist: big light
album: big... →
artist: big light
album: big light
song: hard knocks artist website: biglightmusic.ning.com
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/biglightband big light frontman fred torphy says that, when pressed up…
leolaporte: I'm less likely to read print lately... →
I’m less likely to read print lately because I can’t tag, bookmark, and share the stories. Info gathering has become a social process for me
leolaporte: Live at 10a Roz Rows, 11a Security... →
Live at 10a Roz Rows, 11a Security Now, 1p Daily Giz Wiz, 3p net@night. (All times Pacific, UTC -7) TWiT Live starts in 40 minutes.
kevin: Tiny death cab show I went to... so much... →
Tiny death cab show I went to… so much fun.
leahculver: On Sunday I helped build a giant robot... →
On Sunday I helped build a giant robot in Dolores Park to celebrate Firefox 3. Happy b-day Firefox!
leahculver: If you haven't seen the top story on... →
If you haven’t seen the top story on Digg today, you should really check it out. Incredible!
kevin: Gary's new show is now live on Rev3 --... →
Gary’s new show is now live on Rev3 — check it!
kevin: HUGE congrats to !leahculver - :)
!t says:... →
HUGE congrats to !leahculver - :) !t says: Congratulations to Pownce’s own !leahculver on making the cover (and several articles) of the July/August Technology Review magazine!…
leahculver: I was searching through YouTube for... →
I was searching through YouTube for 90s one hit wonders and came across this one. I used to make mixtapes by listening to the radio and pressing the record button right before the next song. If I…
leolaporte: 2.5 hours late. At this point I'm... →
2.5 hours late. At this point I’m praying that the flight gets cancelled. I’m gonna miss half my meetings anyway.
leolaporte: What's worse than a red-eye fight? A... →
What’s worse than a red-eye fight? A red-eye to Newark. That’s delayed two hours. And all that’s left is a middle seat. And I’m in it.
leahculver: Sadly, George Carlin passed away... →
Sadly, George Carlin passed away today. I used to read his book “Brain Droppings” when I was bored at my grandparents house.
adactio: Everything sounds like Coldplay now. →
Everything sounds like Coldplay now.
leolaporte: OH: "There's no crying at the DMV."... →
OH: “There’s no crying at the DMV.” (DMV lady to @AbbyLaporte who didn’t have her permit with her. She got her license anyway.)
leolaporte: Enough. I'm going to the movies. Even... →
Enough. I’m going to the movies. Even if Get Smart is awful at least it’s cool. As in below 90° F.
kevin: Please turn your speakers to the 'up'... →
Please turn your speakers to the ‘up’ position.
leolaporte: Live now: Tech Guy at 11a-2p Pacifc,... →
Live now: Tech Guy at 11a-2p Pacifc, 2-5p Eastern, 1800-2100 UTC. http://twitlive.tv
kevin: New dnation! →
New dnation!
leahculver: Oh, I could waste so much time... →
Oh, I could waste so much time updating the samples for this album on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_the_Animals I think you can hear some Stars…
adactio: Let the burnination commence. Here's one... →
Let the burnination commence. Here’s one of the better Spore creatures I’ve seen so far.
leahculver: The graphic cheered me up today.... →
The graphic cheered me up today. Heh… snakes in pipes.
adactio: Truth in advertising. →
Truth in advertising.
kevin: Check out my spore character - if you like... →
Check out my spore character - if you like it, vote him up!
leahculver: Funny blog post about metadata and the... →
Funny blog post about metadata and the “age” of computer programmers. I’m definitely a teenager.
leahculver: Just upgraded Pownce to Django trunk... →
Just upgraded Pownce to Django trunk r7599 and it looks okay so far. I need to fix url escaping, but if you see anything else reply and let me know!
leahculver: Django 1.0 is scheduled for release in... →
Django 1.0 is scheduled for release in September. Congratulations!