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Archive for March 2008

A walk in the woods

In links on 28 March 2008 tagged shit with no comments

Just watch it - this is what the internet is for

Cat on a hot mac keyboard

In meta, photo on 25 March 2008 tagged cat with 1 comment

Now you know who actually writes this stuff

Links

In aucklandista, links, music on 25 March 2008 with no comments

I’ve just thundered in with a coupla posts on The Aucklandista - Two short points on Auckland bookshops, and I want to ride it where I like. I reckon you should get over there and read ‘em, it’s heaps better than this blog.
Are you too nice? Do you only say ‘no’ to questions like ‘you [...]

Unplugged in Opito Bay

In geek, internet, meta, new zealand, photo on 18 March 2008 tagged rss, unplugged with 1 comment

I went off the grid for a few days with my girl. As I left the office on Friday, I wrestled with my conscience - does the laptop come or stay? With my T3G card, I get reasonable  connection pretty much anywhere - but that’s not really a holiday is it? It wound up staying.
So, [...]

Get out of your lazy bed

In photo on 13 March 2008 with 1 comment

What Now fans, get ready to be jealous, very jealous.  Here I am with the witty and charming Michele A’Court.

Gawker Media - sharpest keyboards on the interwebs

In internet, media on 10 March 2008 tagged gawker with no comments

The Observer interviews Gawker Media’s Nick Denton
Nick Denton is the blogosphere’s Baron Silas Greenback, sitting pretty in his New York loft/lair, having figured out what EVERYONE wants to know - how to make money off this here blog thing.
I’ve loved Gawkers’ hilariously insulting beatdowns on the ‘internet famous’ for brief periods at a time. I [...]