“You have written 376,884 words on 2,290 posts since you started publishing 1,241 days ago.”
Wow.
My TUAW stats
October 30th, 2008 § 0
Windows 7 – Now with more clutter
October 29th, 2008 § 1
Would you want to stare at that all day? First look at Ars.
MTV Music
October 28th, 2008 § 0
I just spent the last half hour watching Depeche Mode videos on MTV Music, the new online collection of music videos. Love it.
And I don’t care what year it is. I will love this song until the day I die.
The Sci-Fi Cast Episdoe 14
October 28th, 2008 § 0
Earlier today, I published Episode 14 of The Sci-Fi Cast, our little science fiction podcast. This time, we imagine what would happen if sci-fi legends met in battle. Check it out!
Misleading parking space
October 27th, 2008 § 0
Literally head over heels
October 24th, 2008 § 0
Love it.
[Via Coudal]
youlove.us
October 24th, 2008 § 0
Seriously beautiful web design. Good job, guys.
[Via Shawn Blanc]
Sidebar updated
October 24th, 2008 § 0
I’ve fiddled with the sidebar to highlight what I do. I feel better now.
More on the “Shining” ball
October 24th, 2008 § 1
In 1980, Stanley Kubrick went to the Timberline Lodge to film “The Shining.” On Oct. 31st, the Timberline will celebrate the film with a re-creation of the ball.
One of my commenters is going, and sent this update:
“I just received an email saying that, in addition to the 20s-era ball, they’ll be screening themed 16mm educational films in a separate room, with titles like Ready To Type, Don’t Be Afraid, Surviving The Cold, and Is A Career In The Hotel Or Motel Business For You?“
This thing is going to be great.
Degrees of separation: A social media experiment
October 24th, 2008 § 2
While using Twitter this afternoon, I had an idea.
There are lots of people using Twitter, Flickr, Facebook, etc. The so-called “social” apps on the web. I’ve got 862 Twitter followers as of this writing.
When Britney Spears created a Twitter account (or, more likely, her marketing team), I thought, “I wonder what other celebrities are using Twitter? Could I be connected to any of them, Kevin Bacon-style?”
Surely, among the 800+ people who follow me, the thousands of people who follow them and so on, is a set of links between me and a celebrity. I decided to find out.
For the purposes of my experiment, I chose Alyssa Milano. She’s high-profile enough that many people know her, and I’ve got no pre-existing connection to her. So, here’s the question:
How many degrees of separation exist between me and Alyssa Milano, using only social media connections as the links?
Ged suggested that there might be a connection in the Cape Cod Baseball League somehow. He’s almost right. I did see Jason Varitek play with the Hyannis Mets, and he went on to play on the Red Sox with Manny Ramirez, and Alyssa blogged about meeting Manny, but that doesn’t really count.
This is where you can help. If you can provide a link(s) between me and Alyssia, let me know via Twitter.
This will be fun!
Update: Not five minutes later, I’ve got two connections