Follow the Rabbit Hole
August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments
The other day I posted that I got an award and that, after much reflective thought, I passed it on to two blogs. One of those blogs was Two Slashes who had this to say about the whole thing:
As you might have guessed, I can see similarities between this award making its rounds and the chain letters my mother ever-so-happily forwards (directly into my Spam folder, mind you
) or the tripe you might find on MySpace, sans the “death penalty” for not forwarding it to anyone. (I hope Justin doesn’t have to stab me with a spork under a blue moon in the middle of November for not passing this on.)
…
(On the other hand, though, there are some great opportunities for a “Six Degrees” game here. I’m just not motivated enough to follow through with it, though.)
No sporking on my end. In fact, I was just motivated enough to see how far back I could chase the chain mail (what a great analogy!). So, if you are daring enough, join me as I chase this award throughout the depths of the internet.
Oh My Seven gave me the award.
It’s 3 o’clock in the morning! gave her the award.
Free and Flawed gave him the award.
I’m a mom in real life gave her the award.
Two Knit Monkeys gave her the award.
Two Dogs Running gave her the award.
Unmitigated gave her the award.
Dogs and Jeans gave her the award.
The Blarney Spot gave him the award.
my2boyz gave him the award.
Diaries of a Domestic Goddess gave her the award.
A Daily Dose of Toni gave her the award.
MammaDawg gave her the award after creating it!
So there you have it. I found the bottom of the rabbit hole. Did I learn something along the journey? Yes. There are a lot of middle-aged women writing blogs on the internet. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing.
Yearbook Yourself
August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments
So there is this little website out there that lets you, quite frankly, Yearbook Yourself. While the site seems like something VH1 would put together, it’s a fun little time waster where you can throw up a picture of yourself, move it a bit, and then see yourself in glorious yearbook style photos of yesteryear. Actually, much to Rachelskirts chagrin, the pictures kind of look like something you’d find in a Classmates.com spam email.
Behold, Justin Cox through the years:
Me in 1952. I was super awesome!
Me in 1960. I later went on to run the Harvard Chess Club.
Me in 1970. Perhaps I was the long lost son of Red Forman.
Me in 1982. Something tells me I couldn't be this groovy if I tried.
Me in 2001. No caption needed.
How awesome am I?
Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
October 15th is Blog Action Day, a day where bloggers around the globe commit to talk about a single issue facing the planet. This year’s topic is Poverty. This site will be one of thousands participating. If you have a blog I suggest you commit your blog to join the conversation.
Have any suggestions for what I should focus on for my Blog Action Day discussion or have a blog that will be participating? Let me know in the comments below.
Why is GMail still in beta?
August 18, 2008 | 4 Comments
I don’t really understand why GMail is still considered a beta application.
Years ago when I first joined GMail — right at the point where people were selling invites on eBay — it made sense as a beta. New members were limited by the number of invites that Google gave out, servers were being tested (I assume), etc. That would certainly constitute a beta service.
But then the issued invites began to grow… 50… 100. Then all of a sudden you could sign up by requesting a text message. And then, one day, you could sign up on the web page itself. But the beta mark still remained.
Now, a few years later, it’s still there for seemingly no apparent reason. Are they still testing their system? Is Google considering a sweet GMail Final? Sure, they are constantly adding new features through the GMail Labs, but once it’s out of beta it doesn’t mean that mean development stops. Maybe Google’s just keeping the beta label for the hell of it. I don’t know. It doesn’t make any sense to me.
Have an idea why GMail is still in beta, share it in the comments below.
1982 in Pictures
August 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
Today I noticed OhMySeven has an oddly named post. Just a simple 1982. Having been born in 1982 I was curious. Evidently it’s one of those web games that goes around the blogging world. This one lists pictures found on a Flickr search of your birth year. Since I needed some content and because this one was actually interesting I decided to play.
Sweet Van Halen Guitar by vintageguitarz
Johnny Mac at the Wimbledon Final by ~Its_Me!
Sharp MZ-700 by Sameli
Cool huh?