Monthly Archives: September 2008

YouTube Four

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

I like Blizzard’s latest gimmick… memebait that is actually interesting. Here’s my YouTube Four, care of the very appropriately named Firefox Awesome Bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4 … and a bonus one because I can’t resist. But also because 5 is a … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Barack Obama, chris blizzard, david letterman, ellen degeneres, John McCain, matt damon, rick astley, rickroll, sarah palin, sarah silverman, talking heads | 6 Comments

WotD: surge

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

surge, noun — Throwing good after bad. Such as: money, lives, reputation, international good-will. Recent examples of use: Iraq, Wall Street, deregulation, tax cuts for the top 1%, War on Drugs.

Posted in Word of the Day | Tagged deregulation, drugs, economy, iraq, politics, surge, tax, wall street | Leave a comment

Drill Here, Drill Now?

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

Putting cynical populism, ignorance of global security and environmental vandalism into perspective… “Drill Here, Drill Now” is not even a short term solution, it’s a long term road to nowhere (via garrett). In fact, that’s precisely what returning a Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Barack Obama, election, environment, John McCain, offshore drilling, oil, USA | 33 Comments

Headless Dropbox

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

I have been playing around with the very impressive Dropbox, watching the surprisingly rapid syncing between my desktop and netbook, when I stumbled on a use case that would totally rock my socks off: I totally need a Dropbox on … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged dropbox, headless, server | 26 Comments