The Nerd Handbook. Required reading, if you ask me.
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Radiohead Fans: Cheapskates
I haven’t paid for ‘In Rainbows’, yet. Have you? (I will probably pick it up on CD when released.)
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Windows Live Writer: Out of Beta
Windows Live Writer: Out of Beta. If you blog on a PC, check this out.
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Corbis buys Veer
Corbis buys Veer. Please don’t screw Veer up. I love getting type, images and schwag from them.
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Drought Portal Unveiled
Drought Portal Unveiled. Of course Augusta is one of the “Persist” regions. We’ve been dealing with water shortage issues since before I moved here in 1997.
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Google’s OpenSocial
Google’s OpenSocial is definitely a shot across the bow of Facebook. Google’s idea is to create a common API that can be accessed by any social network to exchange data with them. Out of the gate, Google’s already gotten support from Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart (Vox, LiveJournal, TypePad), Tianji, Viadeo, and XING. This is big news that will no doubt impact the social web for the next several years.What’s the next step for Google? A: World domination.
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NBC Chief: Apple Destroying Video Biz
NBC Chief: Apple Destroying Video Biz Yep, Apple’s the bad guy here. They provided the first viable means of buying and downloading music and video off the net and now NBC claims they’re destroying the industry. That makes senses. Why not just admit that you didn’t care for Apple having the upper hand in discussions, and quit with the name-calling. BTW, I still haven’t bought anything from you since pulling your shows off of iTunes. Good luck with Hulu, ass.