Category Archives: internet

Stop SOPA

By Dave | Published: December 13, 2011

I’ve censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet–a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: http://americancensorship.org/posts/4757/uncensor As ███████ who █████ for a ███████ ████ ██████, ████, and ████████ the ████████ [...]

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How would you archive your “lifestream”?

By Dave | Published: February 16, 2011

Lately, I’ve been on this crazy kick in looking for some sort of lifestreaming software or application. Basically, I (and most likely you — if you’re reading this and one of my internet friends) create a ridiculous amount of data each day. From my tweets, to my foursquare checkins, to my Instagram photos, to uploading [...]

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Tech etymology on “GIF”

By Dave | Published: February 1, 2011

GIF is a graphics file format that all of us encounter each day while browsing the internet. One problem? The Atlantic takes a look at the word and wonders why no one seems to know how to pronounce it. Is it “gif” or “jif”? I’ve always said “jif.” So, which is it: GIF like a [...]

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Sharing your gadgets

By Dave | Published: June 19, 2010

This week, we rolled out a new feature at gdgt that allows users to embed their gadget lists onto their own personal website or blog. It’s a pretty awesome way to show off what gadgets you have or want, and even foster new discussion about the technology you’re passionate in. We previously had a flash [...]

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BP parody billboards

By Dave | Published: June 2, 2010

A hilarious take on some of the tweets from the fake BPGlobalPR Twitter account. Also, for your enjoyment, there is a Firefox plugin that will modify the words “BP” in your browser.

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This often happens…

By Dave | Published: May 10, 2010

This totally sums up how the internet is ruining my life… [via Georg Pedersen]

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It must be the weather

By Dave | Published: January 19, 2010

Seriously! The sky above San Francisco just decided to open up. My Twitter timeline was, let’s say “flooded”, with thoughts about the storm.

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It’s Twenty Ten

By Dave | Published: January 3, 2010

The latest in single serving websites: It’s twenty-ten, not two-thousand ten.

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Where do I go in San Francisco?

By Dave | Published: December 23, 2009

Where Do You Go is an interesting mashup that shows the areas you most frequent in a city, using a heat map layed on top of Google Maps. The data is derived from your Foursquare checkins. The above image represents the areas of San Francisco I most frequent, based on nearly 400 checkins with Foursquare [...]

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Say hello to the Squid

By Dave | Published: December 3, 2009

After Dreamhost decided to failwhale on my site one too many times, I’ve moved this domain over to Laughing Squid’s hosting service! Looking forward to newfound stability and availability! Yes! I’ve also included an awesome little LS logo in the sidebar, to advertise my love for these guys. They’ve done a fantastic job hosting Geology [...]

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