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Facebook and War

Dan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:47:02 +0000

A friend just wrote a few words about how Facebook has utterly changed what war means to soldiers and citizens back home alike. Short and worth the read.

My Personal Browser War

Dan — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:17:51 +0000

I’ve been a proud Firefox user since, well, it wasn’t called Firefox. For a long time, it was the clear leader in the browser market. When version 2 was too outdated to use, and version 3 was buggier than ever, I switched to my OS’s native browser—Safari.

I’ve been pretty happy with Safari for a while. It is speedy, has a great UI, and just oozes excellent typography (something that I have not ignored.) Lately it’s been forgetting my saved passwords which has been frustrating to say the least. At work I use Chrome quite a bit, and I enjoy it. Chrome is (blazingly) fast at JavaScript heavy apps that I use all the time (like Gmail or Google Reader.) I’m also digging the single input search/address bar. But with both Safari and Chrome the lack of quality add-ons is killing me, and I start longing for my trusty Firefox again.

Does anyone have some advice for a user who’s lost his path in the second iteration of the browser wars? Should I forgive Firefox for it’s crashes of old? Is it time to try something else, like Camino or Opera?

Ruining it For the Rest of Us

Dan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:30:45 +0000

I occasionally listen to the podcast for This American Life. It’s pretty good, and I recommend that you listen to the episode about a few people ruining it for the rest of us. What I especially liked was the single family that caused an outbreak of the Measles because they didn’t vaccinate their children. Some of these things are really about social responsibility.

Star Wars vs. Star Trek

Dan — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:14:52 +0000

Who do you think wins?

HD Video From Hubble

Dan — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:01:00 +0000

This HD video taken from the Hubble Space Telescope of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede disappearing behind it’s parent planet is remarkable to the point of looking like it’s computer generated.

Fray Magazine lol

Dan — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:49:49 +0000

I just ran across Fray Magazine’s website this morning. The latest issue is called Geek — True Stories of People Taking Things Too Seriously. Amazing!

Be sure to check out the Storm Troopers in Love article.

Does anyone else know of any other amazing online magazines?

A little bit of perspective is good

Dan — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:55:09 +0000

Some perspective from the Late Late Show.

Strangers Touching

Dan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:46:10 +0000

Richard Renaldi spent a year on self assignment asking total strangers to touch. Then he took their photo.

The results are touching.

Via Very Short List.

Thanksgiving Day Parade

Dan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:41:41 +0000

The best Turkey Day parade float ever:

Beautiful Building

Dan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:46:44 +0000

Such a beautiful building, but an even better video.

56 Leonard Street from david basulto on Vimeo.

Via.