May 2008
65 posts
Thanks again Scoble.
Company messed up payroll, great work Robert Scoble.
Help us Obi-Wan - Holographic teleconferencing is... →
Thanks Scoble, it's all your fault.
So, my venetian blinds are broken on my sliding door at the new apartment. It’s clearly Robert Scoble’s fault. Thanks Robert. After I realized that, I thought about what else Robert has screwed up for me over the years. Here’s just a partial list. - My fish “Hear” and “Here” named after Pluggd technology died before I moved to Seattle. Thanks Scoble....
WatchBest Damn Tech Show, Period. w/ Jim from Red Lasso on Guitar. My rendition of “She Fuckin’ Hates me” by Puddle of Mudd is one to watch (during the credits!)
Hey Mozilla, pass us a Guinness →
DownloadSquad article about Firefox 3’s download day!
Why I go By Drew
My parents still call me Andrew, and I hated the nickname Andy. Always. I labeled myself Drew in my teen years. I felt like a Drew. I thought I looked like a Drew. I have emerged into a Drew. When my dad calls me Andrew, sometimes it doesn’t register. I’m used to Drew now. Before I was legally changing my name to Awesomesauce, I was thinking of changing it to Drew. I sign...
oompa loompa, googly goo.
Evan: doood
google knows how to throw a party
me: oh jesus
Evan: there is a chocolate fountain
“@drewolanoff Today will soon be a yesterday that can’t be recovered. Why...”
– figmentations (in reply to my tweet: ” people. help me out. give me some reasons to not hate today.” Please don’t ask me why I like Twitter, I think this speaks for itself :)
Oh shit. →
Space station’s sole toilet out of order. Ain’t that a bitch. So like what do they do? Liquid drano would simply float away. Who clogged it up? What did they eat? How embarassing. UPDATE: Fortunately, the solid waste collecting part is functioning normally. Whew.
Crowdshaping - Definition
Crowdshaping - The act of reshuffling a gathering of people at a media event to downplay or accentuate certain demographics for the purpose of sending a particular message. Michelle Obama’s staff was caught crowdshaping at a recent Carnegie-Mellon appearance. In fact, one coordinator was even heard to say, “We need more white people here!” (via urban dictionary)
John Culberson streams the Mars Phoenix landing... →
WatchI never understood ultrafanboyism either.
“1. “Wouldn’t it be easy to…” (the hidden cost of change)
2. “This shouldn’t...”
– The top 5 red flags of software development (via jamiew)
Crowdshaping - A dangerous trend
Trend - The general direction in which something tends to move. I’ve been watching this particular trend for about a year now, and it troubles me personally. I’m going to write a series of posts on the topic in the next few weeks. Think Social Engineering, but worse. More soon on Crowdshaping on the web.
the pope and your mom on twitter.
me: leo laporte follows me
adam: the pope follows me
me: your mother follows me
adam: DONT TALK ABOUT JUDY OSTROW
http://twitter.com/yoda →
I Love Movie Quotes
So here are some of the top movie quotes about love according to a Fandango survey: Chosen by men Chosen by women My favorite love live in a movie was delivered by John Cusack in Say Anything… “One question: do you need… someone, or do you need me?… Forget it, I don’t really care.” Love is love. Sometimes you don’t need to know the why’s and the...
ReadBurner Breaks Sheit.
Today at ReadBurner, we added a bunch of new features, and changed the way that shared stories are displayed on the site. Check out Duncany Riley’s coverage on Inquisitr here. Also, check out the ReadBurner official blog post here. Let us know what you think! w00t!
Why Mark Zuckerberg will be the next face of...
The following is pure conjecture, and is backed up by zero journalistic evidence. Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft. We love to hate you so. You’ve done some things right, especially in the business world. But online and with the consumers who will drive your company into the future at the top? Not so much. Bill Gates was your golden child. He’s on his way out. No matter what...
Weekend At Barry's (Cafe) this Sunday!
Sunday will be our first “new media” “unmedia” meetup at Barry’s Cafe in Delaware County. We’re going to meetup there at 12 noon, but feel free to get there before or during. I plan on being there from 11am on. Bring board games, stories to tell, anything non techie is great! Let’s take a break from the crazy cyberworld we live in and get to know each...
WatchAnnouncing the new ReadBurner Weekly Show - “F*ck It, We’ll do it Live”
Brightkite: Give it a try, or go fly one? →
my first downloadsquad post. yay!
She tried to hide the scars, her name reminds me...
if rocks had hands...
Rachel: I wish colleges didn't design their sites dumb
and hide their contact information
in the darkest depths of the site
me: yeah me too
used to be what i did for a living
redesigning school sites
they are idiots (at times)
Rachel: that's an understatement
if rocks had hands they may have better websites
than some of these
It's Official, I'm a Squad'r.
Today is pretty exciting for me because I get to speak out loud about some fun news. As of today I have officialy joined the downloadsquad blogger team. If you’re not sure what DS is, go check it out. What will I write about? Oh, I don’t know. Sports, Politics, Fuzzy bunny slippers? TECHNOLOGY DANGIT! (and perhaps the slippers too) Hot diggity dog. I get to join one of the...
most pointless conversation ever.
me: bah it's raining
ben: you don't carry an umbrella huh
me: no way
ben: why?
me: i used to live in seattle
ben: i hear they have good fish
i love my friends.
schmidt: who's remixing the deliverence theme song?
oh yeah, me
iSepta has landed. →
Watchmdfsmash: SNL Digital Short The Japanese Office They nailed it.
All my little plans and schemes Lost like some...
Bill O'Reilly Flips Out on Inside Edition — DANCE... →
“It is a really interesting issue. I think the web, as a whole, is terrible for...”
– John “Halcyon” Styn on my post “Give me Quality or Give me Death”. THIS is why I wrote this post. Halcyon nailed it!
Watchwelcome to the new scriggity
Give me Quality or Give me Death
The web is a funny thing. Stay stagnant too long, and you’re over. Innovate too fast, and lose focus. So what are we to do? I guess it’s different for everyone, but I’ve learned to go by the mantra “Quality over Quantity.” Cliche, isn’t it? Not cliche enough, since it’s a small minority who actually practices that. Let me explain. You’re a blogger,...
Music and Me
I heard about this today, the New American Music Union by American Eagles Outfitters, and it made me think about music. I absolutely love music. It makes me happy, it makes me focused, it keeps me in the zone, it sets me free when I need to be. Whenever things aren’t going so well and I’m bummed or stressed, for some reason the music goes by the wayside. It’s almost as if I...
“My wife is bisexual. We have sex, and I have to buy her something. Same thing...”
– My Barber.
txtng w abnr
me: dude i'm at couch tomato come on over!
abner: Alright, I'm deploying like a missing lion robot from Voltron when it's time to assemble. Not the pink one.
You can like, totally leave me video comments now!
So my favorite comment company in the world Disqus has teamed up with Seesmic to deliver integrated video comments. Hawt. We turned it on for ReadBurner (literally a toggle button), and now they’re on here as well. So if you have a Seesmic account and want to say some stuff, go for it!
Sharing Is For Everyone! ReadBurner Now Includes... →
Thank Goodness I got "The Nerve."
Though Ive tried before to tell her Of the feelings I have for her in my heart Every time that I come near her I just lose my nerve As Ive done from the start Every little thing she does is magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on Do I have to tell the story Of a thousand rainy days since we first met Its a big enough...
scriggity sister scandal! (SSS!) →
watch it unfold.
Weekend At Barry's (Cafe)
This is partly inspired by Alex’s self documented near burnout situation. I’ve been there, buddy. Unplug and do it now. I know better than anyone that you have to work, and work a lot. It’s how we do. But there comes a point where you have to stop the madness. That’s where Barry comes in. As you may know, I recently moved to a new place. Up the street is a cool...
ABC, BVDs, The East Coast Family
Ruth: I keep seeing your new (twitter) avatar out of corner of my eye as pair of BVDs! LOL, did I say your face looks like underwear? No, just the drawing!
Me: No, you totally said my face looks like underwear. May i publish this? I'm laughing my ass off!
Twitter Local - Philly →
