Hey you guys!
You may have heard the saying “You are your most demanding boss,” or some variant, in regards to being self employed. You may also be aware that some jobs don’t allow you to waste their precious time on non-work related timewasters such as, just as an example, blogging. Combine and shake well; serve cold. Here’s a linkdump in pennance.
Facebook for Spooks: FBI creating social networking site for INtelligence community (thanks to taziarm for this one)
McCain on Network Neutrality: NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS!
“John McCain does not believe in prescriptive regulation like “net-neutrality,” but rather he believes that an open marketplace with a variety of consumer choices is the best deterrent against unfair practices.”
Why would he believe that data networks are an open market, and that regulation would not be in the public interest?
“U.S. Telecom Association president and CEO Walter B. McCormick Jr., Sprint CEO Daniel R. Hesse, and Verizon chairman and CEO Ivan G. Seidenberg have each raised between $50,000 and $100,000 for McCain’s campaign. AT&T executive vice president for federal relations Timothy McKone has raised at least $500,000.” Link
Visit Scrumdidlyumptious Land: The Branflakes make happy noises. New site, new music!
Has anyone else been noticing the proliferation of technology openly being developed that will enable people to construct Marvel style superhero suits and combat (or pursue a life of ) crime?
DARPA wants to float stuff: All manner of levitation effects possible*
Electrosticky droid boffin in spider-gecko tech bitchslap:Robo-thopter spy bat ‘gargoyle mode’ cracked?
That headline is all Reg and too good not to re-use. But seriously, when can I get my spiderman suit made?
Jets: His backpack’s got ‘em: Amateur jetpacking is all the rage these days.
Street Fight, Act I: Rock opera about Street Fighter evokes The Decemberists and is full of Chun Li.
The full first act is available for free download off their myspace page.
Also thanks to Penny Arcade:
The Protomen: Megaman mystique in distilled rock form. This isn’t your father’s Flashman remix! Bonus points for a sweet music video site intro.
Flock: a “social web browser”
Has anyone tried this? I haven’t had time yet but it looks interesting.
Scott McCloud does Google’s Chrome guide: Whether or not you try/like Chrome, hey, it’s Scott McCloud! I was glad to see, upon finishing it, that they had paid him to do it instead of just ripping off his style. But then, who can’t Google pay to buy cred?
leading into…
Chrome guide photoshopping: Because this is the internet and it’s funny, so there.
Brad Sucks: Sophmore album from another CC licensed artist.
I kinda dug it, I kinda didn’t. But it’s free, so give it a shot!
Dual booting Vista and Linux: Because it comes pre-installed on every PC now and you can’t even get XP.
In case you want to keep Vista (hey, with Gigs of drivespace these days, what do you bother deleting?) and want to play with the penguin. This is easier than ever, srsly.
Authonomy: HarperCollins crowdsources its slushpile.
Geeze, publishers are starting to get it. Finally. But will it matter?
School of Everything: Connect with teachers for whatever you want to learn.
Another idea I’ve been sitting on for years due to lack of time, I’m glad someone put this together and wish them much luck. Want to find someone to teach you the finer points of shellfishing, or small engine repair? Check it out.
Zoe Keating (of Rasputina fame): More awesome cello music please!
Button, button: How about 50 high quality color buttons for $20?
I look forward to trying out PureButton’s services in the near future. Who doesn’t like buttons? Let me know, because otherwise you’ll probably end up with one of mine.
DS + Korg: Official music synth program for the Nintendo DS from Korg.
The reason I might finally get a DS.
and of course:
Diplodocus: Korg DS music: Tracks to dig (and dig you should!)
Piracy vs Obscurity: Neil Gaiman leads a discussion on media dissemination in the digital age, focusing on the creators’ perspective.
OK, sorry about that. Carry on.
Originally published at BeyondLogical.net/blog. Please leave any comments there.