Our children’s librarians have been raving about this book and passing it around the library. I’ve got to say I agree – it’s hilarious! (And yes, I see the irony in posting the YouTube video promoting a book that shows the advantages of old tech over new tech!)
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Friday Fun Link – An Environmentally Friendly Reference Desk
Plus it’s a good way to re-use weeded books instead of having to pulp them! (via Pages Bookstore Facebook Feed)
Friday Fun Link – Swarmation
Swarmation is a collaborative Flash game where you control a single pixel in a grid (as do each of the other people playing the game.) Without any way to communicate, the goal is to create various shapes in conjunction with the other pixels within a certain time limit. Surprisingly addictive! (Tip: A good strategy is […]
Friday Fun Link – The Perfect Five
Every week (or so), The Perfect Five features five songs – one Hyped, one Covered, one Classic, one Remixed and one Loved. A great place to discover new music.
Friday Fun Link – Load “$”,8, 1
Commodore is apparently releasing a new computer with modern specs but featuring the old-style casings. As the C64 was the first computer I worked on *way* back in grade six, I think I may just have to put in a request to Santa Claus! Here’s a really quick nerd test – do the following two […]
Friday Fun Link – Joseph Gordon Levitt Is The Internet’s New Boyfriend
Joseph Gordon Levitt, child star of “3rd Rock From the Son” and blossoming movie star ranging from indy-hits like “(500) Days of Summer” to this summer’s cerebral blockbuster, “Inception” is also apparently a big Web 2.0, open-source, open-collaboration advocate. Five years ago, he formed an online studio called HitRECord.org where anyone can contribute, remix and […]
Friday Fun Link – 10 Best Condiments in the World Right Now
Some I’ve heard of, some I haven’t and man, I love me some rooster hot sauce!
Friday Fun Link – 15 Most Addictive Web Sites Ever
Yep, they are.
Friday Repeat Link – How *Does* A Google Query Work?
I posted this three years ago (!) but the question recently popped back into my head and since I find the answer truly awe-inspiring in that “how many stars are there in the galaxy?” kinda way, I'm going to post it again. I suspect the process has remained essentially the same in those intervening three […]
Friday Fun Link – IWriteLike.me (July 15, 2010)
A new site called IWriteLike.Me claims to analyse your writing and tell you which author's style you most resemble. I tried it with a couple recent blog posts and got Dan Brown (great! ). On the other hand, when I copied in the recent article I wrote for real money and with a bit of […]