Entries from April 2008
Some links for April 28th through April 30th…
CHAMPIONS: Remembering the New Wold Order“Excellent video piece.” — from QP’s
The 10 Worst HDTV Scams, Lies and Video Ripoffs“This is the HD Guru’s™ 2008 list of ripoffs a prospective buyer needs to be aware of before choosing an HDTV.”
Public Domain“Public Domain is the fourth in the Bones Brigade [...]
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Tags: daily links
Is this our “Welcome to Mexico”? Overhead+ @ 15 seconds. Damn !!
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Tags: surf + skate + snow
You can now follow along with Jenny’s ’statements’ on twitter.
“jenny holzer is famous for her short statements, formally called ‘truisms’. some are common myths while others are just phrases on random subjects in the form of slogans. ” — http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/holzer.html
http://twitter.com/jennyholzer | Jenny on Wikipedia
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Tags: computers + internet · hacks · zen
Linda karting
New purchase — Grand Theft Karto. So fun!
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Tags: computers + internet · games
Twistori pulls in 6 x “I ___”’s from the twitter-verse in stream across your screen. Visit and watch for a bit.
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Tags: computers + internet · hacks · zen
Some links for April 18th through April 28th…
» CommentLuv Wordpress Plugin > FiddyP“Comments are a wonderful thing to receive on your blog, adding the dofollow plugin is one way to reward but why not place a link to their last post under their comment, with CommentLuv, you can do that automatically!”
» This is How You [...]
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Tags: daily links
Excellent and entertaining presentation from Clay Shirky (thanks Johan !).
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Tags: computers + internet · daily links · hacks · zen
I’ve bought a lot of skateboard magazines over the years. As I’ve mentioned before; these magazines provided an escape from the rural area that I started skating in — they connected me with so many other likewise people and opened my mind to a lot of culture I might have never seen.
Luckily I still have [...]
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Tags: design · montreal and the world · surf + skate + snow
Great rare photo. Click here for the larger version.
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Tags: tivo + movies + music
The Patagonia blog always has these stories of great outdoor adventure; this one struck me due to it being in Canada and the difficulty of the route; Really living what they preach and what their business is; inspiring.
“In March I went up to the Canadian Rockies, one of my favorite mountain ranges, and spent a [...]
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Tags: daily links · surf + skate + snow
High Res Super Mario 3
Nothing beats getting a new super hi-res TV; then playing an emulated 1998 video game as your first test of how fun it is !!
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Tags: computers + internet · games · tivo + movies + music
Due to posting to multiple accounts (personal and being part of our work account) in Twitter; it’s extremely handy to know the available Twitter shortcuts…
ON: turns phone notifications on
OFF: turns phone notifications off
FOLLOW username: turns on notifications for a specific individual
LEAVE username: turns off notifications for a specific individual
D username: sends a private message to [...]
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Tags: computers + internet · daily links · hacks
I’m really liking these business cards by Montreal Designer Marie-Claude Doyon. (I met the guy who’s card this is @ SXSW; he talked fast and was great dinner company)
http://www.marieclaudedoyon.com/ | Vinismo
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Tags: computers + internet · design · montreal and the world
Last night was a beautiful Sunday night in Montreal.
We took a walk up St. Laurent, across St. Joseph and down St Denis back to Roy (map).
Peered into a 100 windows, window shopped some modern furniture and generally admired the city we live in. We took some snaps.
Full photo set
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Tags: montreal and the world · zen
Breakfast of Champions
My Friday guilty pleasure.
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Tags: montreal and the world · plank · zen