Stuff you should know, stuff I should remember.

  • Favorite Insults I Learned from Internet

    Always on the lookout for new insults to call people. Here’s a few of my favorites that I’ve learned from the internet: (warning, foul language)

  • How to Blog About Top 10 Things Besides Another Goddamn How-To or Top Ten List

    I was IMing with Sharon after reading her recent post about the intersection of art and business: Of all the bloggers I can think of whose writing I enjoy -I’m now noticing that none of them are using their blog as a marketing tool for their businesses. While their blogs are usually about aspects of […]

  • Contact Form Freak of the Week

    I was getting worried when I didn’t get any freak emails to my contact form – ah Saturday! Jason from Mt Laurel, New Jersey writes: you’re a jackass Warm hugs to you too!

  • Porn Industry Chooses HD-DVD

    It ain’t over until Jenna Jameson screams. Just last night History channel had a special on tech of the 1980s and talked about how when the adult industry chose VHS over Betamax, that sealed the fate of the Sony’s Betamax format. And now in the format wars for the next-generation of DVD: "Blu-ray has superior […]

  • Ever Feel Like a Fraud?

    I was talking to one of my coaching clients last week and they asked me if I ever felt like I was a fraud – muddled in self-doubt and having this nagging fear of being ‘found out.’ If I don’t feel like a fraud at least once a day then I’m not reaching far enough. […]

  • What Books Changed Your Life in 2006?

    Sitting here on the bed enjoying the un-naturally warm weather (is anybody else completely creeped out about the weather this year?). I wanted to share with you the most influential books over the past year. It is notable that most of the books I read this year were overviews of human history and the future. […]

  • Is a Comment-Less Blog a Blog?

    I think we hashed this out a few years ago but I think it’ll probably pop up from time to time. Is a blog without comments really a blog? Zoli went out on a limb and said that Google’s Official Blog isn’t really a blog because they don’t have comments. His argument: (via extensive coverage […]

  • Contact Form Freak of the Week

    I can’t imagine what kind of freak emails really famous people get but usually once a week I get some kind of strange submission to my site’s contact form. This week: —— 1/2/07 11:06 PM ANDY- i NEED TO KNOW HOW TO START. AND ONE QUESTION wHAT’S A BLOG? [XXXXX] GAVE ME YOUR FREE OFFER […]

  • Crest Pro Health Mouthwash Turning Customers Teeth Brown

    Nice. Cetylpyridinium chloride is the active ingredient in Crest Pro Health mouthwash. Proctor and Gamble product research says the rinse is safe and that their single blind study showed, “Side effects were minimal, with no between-group differences in hygienist-rated calculus or stain accumulation…” However, many have gathered at the Amazon page for the product to […]

  • Technologies to Watch in 2007

    1. RFIDs. Every item you purchase will be tracked. Oh yes it will. 2. Web Services. Everybody opens up their databases for mashing together everything else. 3. Server Virtualization. One machine runs multiple ‘virtual’ operating systems (mainframe 2.0?). 4. Advanced Graphics Processing. Better games, cooler interfaces. 5. Mobile Security. You aren’t logging into your bank […]