This is the archive page for February 2011

Train: In Memoriam

February 26, 2011

Love is not a function of time, a friend used to tell me. I believed him, but too bad we had to experience that too soon. Little train was our cat, or more precisely, our cute sweet little kitten. She came into our lives in the most unexpected time, during Jeff & Abe’s wedding which […]

# Through My Eye, Not Hipstamatic’s
No content has been added, taken away, obscured or altered. These are remarkably straightforward and simple images.
# The 10 Canine Commandments
Don’t be angry with me for long, and don’t lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I only have you.
# Quarterback Trick Shots
Crazy! Are quarterbacks really this good?
# On Flickr Deleting User Accounts
Whether it’s Flickr, Facebook, Tumblr, email or any of the many useful web-based services that are all the rage now, users should keep in mind that terms of service can change, companies can be bought and mistakes can happen—especially if a service is free. Flickr’s case has been particularly disturbing. If you’ve invested on you Flickr account, have a plan. Now.
# Top 10 Famous People Who Didn’t Actually Exist
It’s appalling to know how media can be used to iconize fictional personalities.
# Javascript: Breaking the Web with hash-bangs
A interesting look how a great site can be broken by simply trying to be cool. Lifehacker, remember KISS. (Keep it simple, stupid.)
# Cracking the Scratch Lottery Code
The visible numbers turned out to reveal essential information about the digits hidden under the latex coating. Nothing needed to be scratched off—the ticket could be cracked if you knew the secret code.

Twenty Ten

February 3, 2011

It’s already the second month of 2011 so I should do this now or just forget it—run my stats for 2010. I dread doing this every year since it just confirms how bad I’ve been blogging every year. From 2005 to 2009, there has been a constant decrease in my blogging frequency, resulting in less […]

# You Can’t Hurry Love
Rarely does interpretative dance get more crazy than this. Well, it’s not really dance, you know.
# Micky vs. Marky
Mark Wahlberg + Christian Bale in a film about boxing and love and families. But how real is the movie compared to the actual fight?
# Suitcase Security
Do you always assume that your bag or suitcase is safe because you secured the zipper with a padlock? Think again.
# Why 3D doesn’t work and never will. Case closed.
A scientifically unbiased explanation why 3D movies don’t work.
# Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration
This idea of Metallica or some rock n’ roll singer being rich, that’s not necessarily going to happen anymore. Because, as we enter into a new age, maybe art will be free. Maybe the students are right. They should be able to download music and movies. I’m going to be shot for saying this. But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?

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Train: In Memoriam

Twenty Ten

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