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14 Dec, 2008

Did you know?

Posted by: Dave In: Communication| Film| Media| Philosophy| Science| Technology

Link to video (via TMBLG)

30 Nov, 2008

Blahblahfish translation

Posted by: Dave In: Communication| Humor| Usability| Web

Have you ever wondered what is lost or gained in automated translation services?  Have you ever used a web-based language translation tool like Google Translator or BabelFish and gotten a bizarre result?
An amusing site called Blahblah Fish translates your words into the language of your choice and then back out again into english.  Hilarity ensues.  [...]

05 May, 2008

Net neutrality never looked so cool

Posted by: Dave In: Communication| Film| Media

I’m the internet video link
Learn more about network neutrality here and here and here.

08 Dec, 2007

Please stop saying “like”

Posted by: Dave In: Communication| Humor

I found this great poster from the “Academy of Linguistic Awarness”  that I assume was hung on a college campus in California somewhere.
Don’t sound stupid, stop saying “like”.
I hope it makes you, like, smile or something.
-Dave

12 Nov, 2007

One laptop per child

Posted by: Dave In: Communication| Current Affairs| Technology

Originally called the $100 laptop project, it came in at just under $200 each, but still a bargain when you consider all the technology involved in making something like this.
In 2002, MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte experienced first-hand how connected laptops transformed the lives of children and their families in a remote Cambodian village. A seed [...]

The good: Google introduced IMAP protocol for Gmail, allowing multiple platforms (web, phone, desktop application) to synch gmail seemlessly.  For example, if I delete an email from my desktop Mac Mail application, it will be deleted across all the access points I use to manage email.  Or so the theory goes.
The bad: It’s a fucking [...]

13 Oct, 2007

Google increases Gmail storage

Posted by: Dave In: Blog| Communication| Web

Gmail is getting a storage boost in the coming days, according to a recent post on the Gmail blog.  The storage counter will be sped up to increase in size a little more speedy than before.
It’s like free money…only not quite as good.
-Dave

07 Oct, 2007

Because caring is sharing

Posted by: Dave In: Blog| Communication

Google Reader, the site I use to read my RSS feeds, has a neat feature that allows me to share interetsing blog posts I am reading with the public.  If I find something really funny or engaging I might post it here in the blog, but I also might just flag it to share on [...]

03 Oct, 2007

RSS reader in plain english

Posted by: Dave In: Communication| Technology| Web

This video is a great explanation of exactly what RSS readers are and how they work. I really love it when complicated things can be described in simple terms. Cool stuff.
Video link
-Dave

03 Oct, 2007

Blackberry Curve 8300

Posted by: Dave In: Communication| Gadgets| Mobile| Productivity

Having come to the end of our current cell phone contract, Justine and I picked up a pair of Blackberry Curves to check our email, blog, take pictures, etc. My first impressions of the Blackberry Curve is that it does the following things very well: phone, email, mobile maps, calendar, tasks, contacts.
It does the [...]



  • Nathan: Pretty awesome. I wonder how much time and money was spent on that? Was this guy's[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI]video linked on here
  • Jim Thompson: Brilliant!
  • Nathan: It's unpossible! ...and no, that's not a caption. It's like staring at the sun.
  • Nathan: He is in need of an Amish hat.
  • Christi Black: I have one of these little tools and it's very functional... I love it =D
  • Dave: Thanks, John! We're having a relaxing weekend strolling around Taos. I love this part of the country. So peaceful and beautiful.
  • John Uselding: Happy birthday Dave! Have a great time in NM.
  • AwesomeGuy: Kurt Cobain Is The Best Singer In History! OMG! LIKE TOTALLY!
  • Scott: So... I'm supposed to stand somewhere *else* and "masterbate"?
  • TDH: Photoshop by someone who can't spell, no less.

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