Posted on June 24th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
If you happen to be bored in France this week, you might want to attend the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)’s board meeting.
BTW - ICANN is the organization that “runs” the internet.
A few proposed changes could significantly change our beloved cloud. First, ICANN is looking at ways to [...]
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Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
LOL - ok - so super home producer FatBoy Slim - recruits David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) and makes this retro 60s “group” party video. This may be slightly NSFW - as they say… but not really…
The best part is Pong with the “middle finger” ball!! Relax - just turn up [...]
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Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
TagClouds were born out of Social Bookmaking - trying to represent relative content popularity… Here’s a tool that let’s you visualize the complexity of your world, as you define it. It’s Wordle by Jonathan Feinberg! This is terrific for spicing up a Powerpoint presentation!
BTW - no offense to anyone / anything I [...]
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Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
Driving through the small Quebec town of Portage-Du-Fort this afternoon, I came across this real-estate jewel. The seller’s marketing approach is oddly contradictory! It’s for sale (implying value), yet it’s dangerous… go away!
This got me thinking about the dozens of chats I’d had with software startups about pricing models - or lack of. [...]
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Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
Do you remember Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald? He’s the guy who traded up a red paper clip for bigger and better stuff until he finally landed a farmhouse in lovely Kipling Saskatchewan (pop, 1140).
Lately he’s been pulling a few interesting stunts like encouraging people to alter his bio on wikipedia. Apparently he [...]
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
Strange things happen when your parents decide to clean out their basement and offer up vintage junk they’d been hoarding! This past weekend, I acquired a Jackson Instruments Model 648A portable dynamic tube tester (circa 1948 - maybe). Now I’m looking for some tubes to test!!
“Tubes? What are tubes?? [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
If organic carrots are good for you, this must be better!
The micro-brew industry has had a lot of ups and downs in the past few decades: intense consolidation and killer-legislation. As with all types of products on the long tail, producers can offer innovative products to a mass of consumers, without the costs and [...]
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Posted on April 28th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
A few days ago I stopped by Walmart to buy some pool chemicals. I also picked up some bacon… Being in a rush I checked out using one of the self-serve stations. I bagged my jugs of chemicals, and bagged my bacon in a separate bag. After paying the friendly robot, [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
Of course you may have your own preferences for bottled water. It seems that companies are desperate to find new flavours. Thankfully for the protein-deprived, there’s MeatWater from DinnerInABottle . Choose from these delicious entrees: Beef Jerky, Beef Stroganof, Cheese Burger, Chicken Teriyaki, Dirty Hot Dog, Fish’n Chips, Hungarian Gulash, Italian Sausage, [...]
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Posted on April 16th, 2008 by Mitch Brisebois
Don’t get me wrong - usability testing is a good thing. Some researchers though, it seems, have too much time on their hands and grant money in their pockets.
Consider the psychologists at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Their studies have shown that kids who talk on cell phones while crossing intersections have [...]
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