July 2008
14 posts
Scrabulous is Back! Its New Name is Wordscraper →
Not sure if you have been following this, but two brothers from India created a killer Facebook scrable application called Scrabulous. So Hasbro, the maker of the boardgame version of scrable, like any good corporation sued them immediately. So the Indian brothers were forced to shut down, temporarily saddening users. It didn’t take those guys long to launch an identical app under...
“I’m so sick of hearing that nothing can be done…The Janjaweed is a...”
Mercenaries for Darfur →
This is ironic and quite honestly surprising. Blackwater (the same one that caused a stir in Iraq) has offered to go kick some butt in Darfur. Quite literally. “At cost” blackwater will go down and train African Union forces in Darfur to fight Janjaweed that is killing so many people. When so many people seem to be ignoring what is going on in Darfur, or just discussing what to do...
How to eat street vendor food in developing... →
Google released a new product that is a pseudo competitor to wikipedia, and I decided I would through my hat in the ring and participate. Why not?
So check out this quick piece I put together.
“Over the last 25 years the penthouse has gotten really, really nice. All sorts...”
– Economist Larwence Katz descrbing the distribution of income ineqaulity in the US
“Anyone who says the bank governor should violate the head of state is violating...”
– This strikes me as a bit ironic, since as a result of Zimbabwe’s central bank policy millions of people are living in poverty, without freedom, and with bleak futures. I would argue that there are probably some things that Jesus would not agree with.
Also, as a side note Gono’s salary...
Recommended - This American Life →
Occasionally on this blog I will throw out recommendations of some of the things I like checking out and you might like checking out as well.
One of those things is This American Life. I have talked about this radio show quite a bit, but if you haven’t checked it out yet, you should. Every week, they take a subject and do a series of stories around it. It’s very good story telling...
Rent vs. Buy Calculator →
Like any good American, I feel the need to own my own home. So I periodically flirt with the idea. Mostly, I want a home that I would like to live in (nice open space, conveniently located, etc). To have that in the Bay Area, it will cost you an arm and a leg. So it begs the question, will you ever recoup the money you invest? Well, after I put that question to the test with this rent v buy...
Have you ever left a comment on a website?
Who leaves comments on websites? Seriously, I am curious if you leave any comments anywhere on the internet? If you do, please leave a comment here and tell me.
Personally, I use the web more than the average bear. I even read comments sometimes. But I have never ever left one.
I like the idea of comments. I would like to start leaving comments. But my issue is like much of my life, I am...
NetFlix’s New Plan: This Could Change Things →
This new product from netflix is exactly what I have been waiting for. You can stream unlimited movies right to my TV. The set costs $99 and my monthly fee of $18 bucks I am already paying. Good bye $65 cable packages.
If it ain't broke...
It’s funny how my eyes get used to things I use on the web. For instance, I am now a long time gmail user (I think I can claim I was an early adopter). Now, when I go back to using Yahoo Mail I get kind of frustrated for a couple of reasons: 1) It’s not gmail; and 2) It’s not the old Yahoo mail I used to use.
To me, this makes me think that if I want to develop a new web...