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Boom!Atomic attacked & disabled by AT&T lineman

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Six days ago Boom!Atomic was brutally attacked by an AT&T lineman.  The manic and potentially rabid repairman cut the wrong wire and plunged Boom!Atomic’s home base into communications darkness.
Why we had to endure six days with no Internet and land line telephone service before AT&T remedied the situation is beyond comprehension.  Once we have [...]

The Octodog hot dog shaper turns the weiner into an art form

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The Octodog must come from Japan.  The Japanese love to get creative with their food.  Some of the creations I’ve seen in bento boxes are amazing.
The bento box has given generations of Japanese moms a medium to express their artistic muse.
It looks like someone has brought the art of the bento box to the [...]

Soma FM has the best variety in Internet radio

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I’ve been blogging away from home base alot these days and I kind of miss my comfortable command center.  My home workspace is molded around me like a big memory foam mattress.
My monitors are all at the right angle, the keyboards at correct anti-carpal tunnel positions, and my chair is broken in perfectly.  The [...]

Protect your blog and the spirit of the Internet with a Creative Commons license

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

You’ve probably seen little buttons like this on some of your favorite web sites, it’s a Creative Commons license and it’s helping to protect your hard work and the free spirit of the Internet.

The Creative Commons license is a middle ground between a world of oppressive copyright where all works are regulated and the opposite [...]

CBS buys CNET, TV.com, and MP3.com for 1.8 billion

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Oh man, this makes me feel queezy.  CBS has purchased CNET Networks.  In this time of corporate consolidation, a bunch of my favorite sites just gained new bosses.   Here’s a snippet of the press release from CNET.
CNET Networks operates a global network of sites that include consumer facing technology review sites, such as CNET.co.uk, CNET.com [...]

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