is a simple little flash game involving an indestructible dude, and lots and lots of bombs. The idea is to get him across the screen into some kind of transportation portal. By setting off bombs.
That's it. I guess you could say it's explosive fun for everyone. But you wouldn't want to do that now, would you?
It's old news, and I don't really think anyone who tried it out was surprised to see it stomped on.
What did surprise me was seeing an open source version for people who wanted to run their own. Opentape is a way for you to host your own mixtapes on the web. With all of the risks that implies.
8tracks on the other hand is a hosted site that lets you create 30 minute mixes you can share. It uses a flash player, and I actually like it a bit better because it doesn't automatically include a track listing. That means that each mix can be it's own little surprise.
out and about and realised you really needed access to some file back on your computer at home?
Or maybe you have had a brilliant idea while on the subway and want to jot the idea down but you don't have a pen and paper. Or maybe you're like me and just keep losing the papers?
Then you might want to consider putting together a personal nerve center. Or, even better, a portable nerve center.
This was an idea I have been playing around with ever since I realized that Gmail on my normal SE phone was actually pretty good. I thought about setting up a seperate Gmail account to use to mail myself notes and ideas, weblinks and other things I might want to collect. The advantage was that I could get at it from almost anywhere, it was highly searchable, and using POP or IMAP access, it would be easy to back up across multiple machines.
Of course, I never actually got around to writing up my idea into a nice guide for others to enjoy.
The web (and humanity) being what it is, it turns out I didn't need to, because someone else has already done it. He calls it the PNC and has expanded on the idea to enclude encrypted backups and portable apps on USB sticks to keep everything nice and tidy.
Of course, some of you probably alread just SSH into your home computer and get want you want, but for the rest of us, or those who don't want to leave a computer on all the time, or maybe just want to be able to turn a non smart phone into something useable, this PNC thing is a pretty nice starting point.
Bloggers have done a pretty good job of establishing themselves as a media force to be reckoned with.
But what's happening here?
I have to admit, I have a pretty hard time tracking the Austrian blogoshpere (yes I hate that word). My connections have improved a bit over the last year, but I still feel like I'm not having the most success. Of course, it might also be because no major blogging personality has been able to develop a large enough following yet.
Right now I only have two functioning and completely open blogs dedicated entirely to the elections and politics on my list. Neuwal.com is the most recent, and features things like live blogging of debates, polls, and general media coverage.
Politikblogs on the other hand follows other bloggers, syndicating their entries dealing with Austrian politics. None of my usual suspects are on that list, so it might be a nice way to discover some new bloggers.
I actually ran into one political site that requires registration to access it. I have to admit, I don't understand the logic behind something like that, but since it's one of the blogs being syndicated by Politikblogs, I guess it doesn't matter. You should still be able to read the posts there.
A few of the parties have discovered Twitter, but they don't really seem to have a handle on that information form yet, so I will spare you the links. Those who are really curious will be able to find the information if they need it.
If any of you have founf any other readable independant sites, please let me know. There are a handful of others who would appreciate the information.
I had a goldfish. He lived in a sort of squashed bowl with brightly colored rocks and a diver who bubbled.
These days that would count as animal abuse.
Aside from the fact that goldfish actually need loads of space and don't like to live alone, the aesthetics of my first foray into fishkeeping probably should have been a capital offense. The times have changed though, and most countries have outlawed fishbowls. They haven't outlawed bad taste yet, but at least it's possible to find some alternatives.
The international aquascaping scene has been booming. The web has taken the works of asian designers across the planet, and the quality and expectations of hobby fish fans have benefitted because of it.
One page that made me break with my bubblers ad plastic skulls was from the Creative Aquascape Union. The gallery of their members works had me gasping for breath. The aquariums displayed were poetic, sensual, wistful and just generally amazing.
must be catnip for sports photographers. I can imagine it would be pretty hard NOT to have a handful of incredible shots after pointing your glass at some of the worlds best athletes during their go for the gold.
And now that the games are over, and everyone has had a bit of time to go through the mountains of data that has been produced, some of the best-of posts have started popping up. There is one massive photo thread with some absolutely astounding pics that give you a slightly different glimpse of the Olympics than you might have been exposed to if you only experienced it through the mass media.
Some are great because of the photographer, and some are great because of the subject, but all of them are worth taking a look at.
UPDATE:
The fotos in that thread seem to be from a Stern article. If you want to see them one at a time and have a chance to vote on them, you can do that here Die Schönsten Bilder aus Peking
They also give the appropriate credits so you can see who did what. Most of the time.
Wien | 30.8.2008 | 16:02 
