C-based flight simulator with code shaped like an airplane….
Extra time with the tabs…
C-based flight simulator with code shaped like an airplane….
Extra time with the tabs…
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) increased Internet radio’s royalty burden between 300 and 1200 percent on March 2, 2007 which is unsustainable for the young medium. Read up on the issue and give your support to keep the InterWebs diverse and unique.
The deadline for action is about 2 weeks away. Do you enjoy internet radio? Do you value diversity and individual voices? Get more information here.
Ahh the good old college days… sleeping in until 10 or 11 am… wandering to class… avoiding homework for all hours of the night… pulling all-nighters and turning in code at 6 am. These engineering students are keeping the tradition alive by creating a post-it representation of Donkey Kong on the windows of their engineering building. Back in my day we would just build elaborate structures to allow us to hurl roommates down the hallway on rolling chairs….
Ahh college…
This is a little dated, but I just got a chance to read the xkcd archives and it really puts things into perspective.
Courtesy of xkcd
I think Don Imus is a grade-A capital-J Jerk, but I have to agree with Scott Adams on his assessment of what seemed to be missing from the resolution:
Forgiveness.
They could have asked Imus’ employers to rehire him, and in so doing, shown the world the difference between greatness and perfection.
Forgiveness would have been the cherry on the top of the perfect resolution. And it would have shown the world that you can forgive those who have wronged you. Clearly there is not nearly enough forgiveness being doled out these days.
The Web 2.0 Expo was a blur… was very busy all day and into the night. Since I’ve been back things have been very hectic at work and I feel like I need to work nonstop for several weeks before I might have a chance of catching up. Sorry I didn’t post more from the conference.
The slides from several of the presentations are here. Most of the ones I attended were very good – a few were boring and some were covering old stuff.
More as I get time to digest….
I’m heading out to San Francisco for the Web 2.0 Expo. If you happen to be also attending, or just in the area, shoot me a line or look for me in the back channels. I’ll try to post some from the show, but the schedule is completely packed and I haven’t quite figured out where I need to be at what time. More later…
Interesting numbers – very different from what Microsoft is claiming, but on for what I would expect. Moving to a new OS is pretty scary for most people, doubly so when the upgrade requires either massive hardware upgrades or a new computer. I’m fairly sure we saw a similar response when Apple originally started their OSX campaign. I was one of the first people to install it, but most people didn’t bother until they either bought a new computer that it came on or several releases later (10.3 I’m guessing?).
This is an extremely good example of the difference between what you want your website to do or say and what your visitors want it to do. Too often publishers forget that they have a website because other people read it. If it is too hard to read or find the content they want (and no, viewsers will never call it content), they will go elsewhere. Make your site easy to use and navigate – drop the flashing ads all over the place. You will get more traffic and people will stick around.