Monthly Archives: February 2008

“Market leaders were men and women whose hands were worn by the work they did. Their work was their life, and their brands were the names they were known by: Miller, Weaver, Hunter, Skinner, Farmer, Brewer, Fisher, Shoemaker, Smith.
“For thousands of years, we knew exactly what markets were: conversations between people who sought out others [...]

links for 2008-02-29

Nearly a million users, and no spam or trolls
An interesting observation on Twitter and why it’s so successful and nice to use.
(tags: blog comunity microblog spam socialnetworking social twitter moderation)

Gamestudies
A journal for study of electronic games in the context of theory and real impact. Intellectual games discussion.
(tags: games gametheory journal)

I would not be disappointed if…

I would not be disappointed if the "word" "webinar" decided to take a long, long walk off a cliff, never to be seen again.

links for 2008-02-28

E-Hobo.com
It’s what you think. (OK, maybe what you fear.) 700 Hobo Names, now all illustrated for your convenience.
(tags: art awesome 700hobos 700hoboes community fun funny humor images)

links for 2008-02-26

Ticket to Ride - The Card Game
One of my favorite board games is receiving a much more portable version in the form of a card game.
(tags: game trains card ticket-to-ride)

Persona 3 FES is coming to the…

Persona 3 FES is coming to the US! At $30! Be thankful you didn’t purchase a copy of P3 at its current $70 going Ebay price.

Did anyone in the room know th…

Did anyone in the room know that phpBB 2 offered support for Access databases? I didn’t until about 45 seconds ago.

For once I think I’m the only …

For once I think I’m the only person in this house who *doesn’t* have the sniffles.

If you don’t like and enjoy Pe…

If you don’t like and enjoy Peggle, then you have no soul.

Oh, and the demise of St. Loui…

Oh, and the demise of St. Louis drivers has been highly exaggerated. The roads are fine. I’m angry I let myself get worried again.

Busy Friday. More calls than e…

Busy Friday. More calls than expected; much more to do today than on a normal Friday. Love it.

The dinner @mrsmommy made for …

The dinner @mrsmommy made for us last night was unbelievably delicious. Hope there’s some leftovers remaining tonight.

For those who might have been …

For those who might have been following, I chose PairLite as my web host, and I couldn’t be happier so far.

@hotdogsladies Late reply, but…

@hotdogsladies Late reply, but I thought my kids were the only ones who had the ability to latch onto noses. Amusing.

@majornelson You need yourself…

@majornelson You need yourself some in-ear canal headphones for just that kind of situation.

I’m beginning to think I’m loo…

I’m beginning to think I’m looking at a real possibility of a two-hour commute home this afternoon.

links for 2008-02-21

Hide user accounts from the Windows XP Welcome screen
How to hide user accounts from the Windows XP Welcome screen using a registry setting.
(tags: windows software howto wix management)

links for 2008-02-20

Women Pastors in the Lutheran Church?
List of resources both in the pro and the con side of women’s ordination from a Lutheran perspective.
(tags: ordination pastors women theology lutheran church creation)

Toshiba Officially Drops HD DVD
It’s over.
(tags: hddvd bluray format-war hi-definition movies ps3 xbox360 media)

Visual C# officially takes som…

Visual C# officially takes somewhere between an eternity and forever to install if you don’t have .NET 3.5.

OK, Twitterverse. Suggest PS3 …

OK, Twitterverse. Suggest PS3 PSN titles for me to download.

Caleb lives to torment his bro…

Caleb lives to torment his brother. In that way, he’s very much like I was when I was a kid.

And yes, I was motivated by th…

And yes, I was motivated by the recent HD-DVD news.

Yes, I now own a PS3. That mea…

Yes, I now own a PS3. That means I went from one current-gen system to all three in two years - might be a record this time.

The command to make smart quot…

The command to make smart quotes in TextWrangler is "Educate Quotes." Nice. Can we "Lobotomize Quotes"?

Is there a Windows text editor…

Is there a Windows text editor that’s even *close* to TextWrangler for the same cost (read:free)?