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Dodging Storms
Enough of the dark and seedy. It is time for something a step up the sleaze scale from politics. Gambling.I'm headed south for the Gulf Coast Poker Championship. So, go ahead Democrats and take a few more days to thump your chests. The touchy one ...
Q3 Startup Council
The Startup Council is a free resource designed to help entrepreneurs launch new businessses by providing guidance on business development, funding, legal, and marketing issues. The council meets once a quarter at the offices of Trevelino/Keller. ...
Dear Person from South Carolina who called me at 4:30 a.m.
Guess what? It may be 7:30 a.m. where you live, but out here, you just woke up the sleeping giant, I mean, Prego, at 4:30 a.m. I appreciated that you had the grace to sound somewhat sheepish at recognizing your error, so I am trying very hard to f...
links for 2008-08-27
NeverBlock "NeverBlock is a Ruby library that allows developers to write non-blocking, concurrent code in a transparent manner." (tags: ruby concurrency ruby1.9)
Signup For BarCamp Atlanta
Yesterday on PeachSeedz ATDC announced BarCamp Atlanta2. It will be held on October 17th and 18th. BarCamp is an ad-hoc unconference born from the desire for people to learn and share in an open environment. If you have never attended a BarCamp se...
My Morning Wooten
Just when my heart filled to the brim with hate for Democrats, here comes Wooten.Is Hillary married? Just asking.Are you kidding me? Are you effing kidding me? Why not just roll out the old lesbian canard.This, friends and neighbors, is the high l...
Done
Words thrown either in my general direction or the direction of this Powell mess.ShillWitchhuntStaggeringCuteYou know it's that last one that probably sent me over the cliff.Katherine Harris. Election rigging. Ken Blackwell.Just a few more things ...
One More Time
Maybe if I put it in big letters it'll make a difference.The specific address in the county or municipality in which a person has declared a homestead exemption, if a homestead exemption has been claimed, shall be deemed the person's residence add...
Google Suggest Launches, Amazon Acquires Shelfari, New Funding for Qik, What the Font, Blogging Doldrums - Free Line 8-27-08
Google has officially released Google Suggest to the masses. First launched in 2004, Google Suggest is a feature that lets Google recommend different search phrases that might correlate with your search. While many other Google products have alrea...
links for 2008-08-26
Cloud computing: A catchphrase in puberty "A Cloud Is Easier To Draw On A Whiteboard Than A Grid" Clouds are truly the ultimate whiteboard/PowerPoint weapon. They can hide so many complicated things: network latency, SLAs, incompatible data, etc. ...
The Good Lookins at Bread Coffeehouse - Tonight
Let me guess it's Wednesday and you're looking for a new way to relieve the mid-week stress. Yes? No? Well - I am. With too much on my plate and not enough rest, I just want to hide in a corner and sleep. Too bad thats not an option, but ...
Ignore Convention Pundit Blowhards; Watch C-Span
Last night I started watching the Democratic National Convention on cable TV, I got so angry at the blowhard pundits that I turned to C-Span. No filters, just the convention speakers. Did I get bored? Not for a moment. In the musical interludes be...
Gustav
First the bad news. Practically every model has Hurricane Gustav getting out into open water in the Gulf. If this follows it practically guarantees as U.S. coastal hit.Now the really bad news. The Gulf is very warm right now which makes Gustav a p...
I want this dog
This is possibly the sweestest thing I've ever seen. Babble.com No, I didn't Snopes it and don't really care if it's Photoshopped. Still cute.
Barcamp Atlanta registration now open
Michael Mealling has taken over the task of organizing this year’s Barcamp Atlanta given my recent move to Mountain View, California. Registration is now open. The event will be held on October 17-18, 2008 in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia Tec...
In Which I Hate On Everyone
Georgia is quiet. The Dems are partying in Denver and you can follow their exploits at Tondee's and BfD.You can even check out the antics of those who breathlessly grab their precious credentials and race to the convention floor to hear a speech t...
Don't Pitch Me, Bro*
I was talking with an aspiring young tech startup entrepreneur last week about getting his one pager together for distribution when somehow or the other the topic of what to do at entrepreneur/investor semi-social mixer came up. My advice. Don't p...
Microsoft and Facebook, M2, Yahoo Japan, Marketing 101, AdWords Advice - Free Line 8-26-08
Microsoft has officially entered the world of Facebook applications. Redmond recently launched Collabio, a game designed to study keyword creation. In Collabio, Facebook users pick which words best describe their friends. Points are tallied by the...
Featured Show: The Good Graces at The Earl Tonight
Kim Ware, aka The Good Graces, "never intended to make a break-up record" but when Summer 2008 found Kim recouping from her divorce a few years earlier, the songwriting came remarkably easy for her. And while the divorce was definitely a focus, s...
Chinese Coffee At Eyedrum
Chinese Coffee by Ira Lewis Featuring Patrick Wood & Steven Westdahl Directed by Dikran Tulaine Produced by LoneWood Theatre Unit Monday, August 25 - Thursday, August 28 & Monday, September 1 - Wednesday, September 3 Fights begin @ 8pm Tick...
Vin Crosbie’s Must Read: General Interest is Obselete
Van Crosbie is back with the Second Part of his multi-part post: Transforming American Newspapers, the crux of which is: The industry’s problem isn’t its ownership, the Internet, or lacks of multimedia or interactivity. The problem is ...
David Cohn Happy to Be in New York Times, But…
What a nice way to wake up; this from David Cohn, founder of Spot.us, which is his concept to fund quality journalism: I woke up Sunday morning, checked twitter and was instantly referred to a New York Times article “A Different Way to Pay for the...
This might be good enough reason to move to the desert
Alas, I won't be flocking with other 80s nostalgists to see Rick Springfield perform here in sunny, stifling hot Phoenix, as the concert is a few days before they chase this little bugger outta me via induction. But that doesn't mean you should...
Betting Window Back Open
Handel files an appeal in the Powell case.I've been wrong on practically every prediction in this bizarre little story. Still, no one will take my wagers. 3-2 Court of Appeals overturns Shoob's wacky decision. Any takers?
Noro Moseley Getting All Social
Greg Foster and Alan Taetle of Noro Moseley Partners recently went on StartupLounge to talk about a host of subjects around the startup and venture capital world. During the show Alan mentioned that he is keenly focused on getting involved with th...
C-SPAN Goes Web 2.0, MySpace and Facebook, Iterasi, OnlineWebCheck, Writing a Corporate Narrative - Free Line 8-25-08
C-SPAN, the cable television station dedicated to the goings on in government, is looking to liven up their rather stodgy image. The network is now using a variety of modern tools and services to cover both the Democratic and Republican National C...
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Is C-Span’s Qik Experiment At The 2008 Democratic Convention A Social Media Gimmick?
At the 2008 Democratic Convention, C-Span has started a Qik group to directly broadcast parts of the convention in the field via video on the Qik website. The C-Span Qik group appears to be private (I tried to join it without success so far.) Cu...
Howard Dean Dodges Accusation That Some Democratic Presidents Were War Criminals
Howard Dean, the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, dodged a tough accusation today from a C-Span caller that some Democratic presidents were war criminals. The C-Span caller argued that the Democratic party had previously supported p...
links for 2008-08-24
Op-Ed Columnist - Hoping Itâ??s Biden - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com Who'd have thought Brooks would make me happier about Biden. (tags: politics obama)
It is not about "Traffic"
by Sherry Heyl I have participated in several strategy meetings related to building a successful social networking site. In those meetings there always seems to be the same common disconnect, which boils down to the purpose of having a social netw...
Stomp & Stammer Rock ‘n’ Roll Movie Night
Stomp & Stammer is debuting their monthly Stomp & Stammer Rock 'n' Roll Movie Night at the Five Spot tonight. You know you got nothin' better to do. They are going to show a really good Joy Division doc from last year, and also 1981's great new ...
Trying again
We’re really having trouble with Utterz tonight. Mobile post sent by shelbinator using Utterz. Replies.
Baby thermometer takes helicopter parenting to a new level
Seriously? You need a thermometer that doesn't actually touch the baby? Perhaps the makers of this invention should come together to focus on diaper-changing solutions, specifically for those of the poopy variety.
links for 2008-08-23
The Home Page for Evil "Cthulhu for President. Why vote for a lesser evil?" (tags: politics geek humor cthulhu)
Vin Crosbie posts Zell’s Law; It’s Not Amusing
Picking up on Moore’s Law Vin Crosbie, comes up with a mirror image, which he calls Zell’s Law*: Approximately every two years the staffing and budget levels halve and the difficulties of publishing daily a newspaper double. After taki...
Is this song less fun when the lyrics are sliding up the page Karaoke-style?
Oh, and Mom, you're not going to like this song, so maybe just skip clicking here...
Text “FAIL” to 62262
Well, that was awesome. After what was a pretty crafty campaign to suck up a bunch of phone numbers for their SMS campaigns by promising to tell their supporters the inside scoop on the VP nom-noms, the Obama campaign rode the fail-whale all the ...
If you’ve been under a rock
After waiting all afternoon for a non-existent text message from Barack, I’ll be smugly pleased if this new-media stunt is rendered totally moot by the time it comes out. If ABC and CNN are both saying the Secret Service is on its way to Wi...
links for 2008-08-22
Web Kit Objective-C Programming Guide: Core Web Kit Classes (tags: webkit objectivec)
Dance, Rock Out & Drink All Night
I wish all of your livers the best of luck this evening. It's going to be a long one. Vickery's 25th Anniversary Crescent Crawl sponsored by Sweetwater Brewing Company Judi Chicago, Sonen & Auditioning Alice @ East Atlanta Icehouse Fashion ...
reMIXT at Mint Gallery Opens Tonight
Last August, MINT Gallery opened its space with MIXT, a show celebrating the relationship between music and visual art through the use of mixtapes. They are doing it again, but this year they're gearing the exhibit to showcase the thriving local ...
