03.14.08
A Walrus. Dancing to Michael Jackson.
Really, there’s nothing more I can say.
h/t: my blockmate Miriam. Extra respect for sending the link in an email titled “instant happy”.
03.10.08
Some of my real work just RTW’d!
(That’s Microspeak for ‘Released To Web.’)
Last summer I work on revamping some UI stuff for a free Windows Live service called FolderShare. Now you can actually use some of my work! To make your computer-life easier! Using the internet!
…I know this outs me as a huge n00b, but I still find that really exciting.
Check it out: Windows Live FolderShare (beta!)
Game break: Text Twist
Yeah, I know, this game has been around since ever. But it’s still awesome, and it’s been brought to my attention that many people do not know this game exists. Well.
Text Twist is beloved of nerds everywhere (and by nerds everywhere, really I mean the undergraduate staff of Harvard FAS IT. They’re really a rather verbal lot. You know, for computer geeks.)
Why? Because it’s challenging but not frustrating. It’s competitive, but you can easily play with a bunch of people looking over your shoulder and “helping” by shouting out words. It’s a welcome break from shooting things or trying to hit keys at the right times.
Also, it has good sound effects.
Check it out (or rediscover an old friend): Text Twist on Yahoo! Games
03.07.08
swimming elephants = win
Continuing my series of freakin awesome videos featuring animals:
Hat tip to Kyle for the awesome find. Oh, and to BBC for, you know, taking the video.
03.06.08
OMG collision of teh uberhype
So it looks like Spore (possibly the most overhyped game of the last five years) will soon be released for iPhone (definitely the most overhyped piece of hardware of the last five years).
I, for one, am incredibly excited.
Also, the SDK is out, at long last! And iPhone 2.0 will have support for Microsoft Exchange!
Election 2008: Close-reading the websites
And I don’t mean the text. A NY Times article from last month examines the websites of the Democratic contenders, analyzing stylistic elements to extrapolate things about the candidates’ personalities and campaign strategies.
The conclusions were underwhelming: Barack appeals more to a young, more tech-savvy crowd, and has a more unified message. Yes. Hillary appeals more to traditional Democrats, and has a more politician-y image. Yes.
But though the conclusion may be hum-drum, the metaphor used to frame the article is kind of hilarious:
On one thing, the experts seem to agree. The differences between hillaryclinton.com and barackobama.com can be summed up this way: Barack Obama is a Mac, and Hillary Clinton is a PC.
Check it out: Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC? NY Times: Feb 4, 2008.
02.20.08
xkcd love + more general ROFLove
I cannot count the number of times this has happened to me. And also this. Oh, xkcd, how you capture those little moments in my (very nerdy) life…
Aside: Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd, will be at ROFLCon this spring. You should be there too. Seriously guys, I booked Brad Neely’s plane ticket today. I’m not kidding around here. Awesomeness ahoy!
02.13.08
Yes We Can… Has?
Who’s the latest kid to come crashing through the door of the party that is LOLCats? (Because I know you were consumed with curiousity.) It’s yeswecanhas.com, a site of LOLCat who are pro-Obama. Srsly. And I’m excited.
A sample:
