I thought, man! You don’t see this screen often from Google. But then I noticed the logo and all was calmed. One must remember the small “BETA” that is as integral to the Google logo as a merged Photoshop layer. It’s a crutch and a warning, though most people undoubtedly forget about it when it’s… Continue reading To Err is Beta
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Google Speaks H4x0r
It turns out that one of Google’s many language options is “H4x0r.” Now the l33t have somewhere to conduct there searches besides astalavista.box.sk. Among some other humorous ones were Elmer Fudd, the Swedish Chef, Klingon, and Pig Latin. From a purely geeky perspective, I dug the Latin language option too. Being somewhat of a linguist… Continue reading Google Speaks H4x0r
Ninja Training
That’s it…I’m quitting my job and joining Team Ryouko for proper ninja training. These guys are out of control! I’ve rarely seen such a collection of martial artists as these. Just check out some of their demonstrational videos and discover for yourself who pwns whom – pirates or ninjas. Google Videos: Ninja Training Team Ryouko… Continue reading Ninja Training
Chuck Norris Facts
Chuck Norris was every boy’s idol in the 80’s. The dude could take on Vietnam himself without a scratch. Today – Chuck’s legend lives on through the collected facts of decades. A quick search for Chuck Norris facts in Google will give you a ridiculous assortment of information. There are plays on Mr. T and… Continue reading Chuck Norris Facts
Technorati to be Assimilated
Niall Kennedy’s blog spoke recently of a rumor regarding Technorati’s sale ‘to a large search company.’ The thought is interesting enough, though not as extraordinary as you might think. The ‘large search company’ would most likely be Google or Yahoo – in that order. Yahoo is certainly trying position itself in the industry as the… Continue reading Technorati to be Assimilated
NNTP 2 RSS (Techie)
I found an invaluable thing recently. Google’s old beta site for their groups allows access to newsgroups via RSS. There isn’t a link anywhere to indicate this, but it’s available if you can construct the URI. Just enter http://groups-beta.google.com/group/group.name/feed/topics.xml into your aggregator, where group.name is the newsgroup your interested in (and exists in Google’s webified… Continue reading NNTP 2 RSS (Techie)
BoingBoing TidBits
Via BoingBoing, we learn of the Watsui Cow’s rather well-endowed head. Link Suprisingly, there’s very little information discovered about the watsui cattle through a quick google.com search. I also checked the Wikipedia, but nothing there either. I’d write something if only I had found a relevant source. Also, this rather funny sign:
GMail Users – Exploit that GB
GMail Drive 1.02 GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google GMail account and enables you to save and retrieve files stored on your GMail account directly from inside Windows Explorer. GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your computer under the My Computer folder, where you can create new folders,… Continue reading GMail Users – Exploit that GB
Win XP Starter Edition Images
NeoWin.net informs us of a new edition of Windows XP (though I’m certain there were other more official sources), the Starter Edition (SE). SE is an ambiguous cloud of hype that many industries implore. It could be anything from “Second Edition” to “Special Edition” or “Sales Executive.” By maintaining the “SE” non-clarification however, a company… Continue reading Win XP Starter Edition Images
The Hive Group’s Google Search
The Hive Group has created an excellent display of their technology. They’ve integrated their incredible data array handling with Google’s search technology. Together, you get exhaustive searches displayed reasonably (and variably) on one screen. No need to click through multiple pages of Google results!