Jason's Link Blog

Mozilla Firefox breaks non-existent world record - nobody cares

Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Browsers

Remember, that whole Firefox download day thing that we got so amped up about? Us too.

Remember when their servers screwed the pooch…

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Phone booth with faux saloon doors Goodole

I really like this fun street art spotted by Torontoist. Phone booth with saloon doors (via Wooster Collective)

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Wall-E is a copyright criminal

Jesse Willis went to see the new Disney/Pixar movie Wall-E and discovered that the lovable little robot is actually a dire criminal — because he undertakes a variety of copying activities (bypassing…

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Make your own Mario masterpiece with Mario Paint Composer

Filed under: Fun, Utilities, Windows, Macintosh

Mario Paint Composer lets you do what you know you’ve wanted to do all of your life…compose music in the key of Super Mario….

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Before Abrams, The End Of The Star Trek Experience [Star Trek]

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This is very sad. I had hoped to go here someday.

If you’re the kind of romantic who’s always dreamt of taking your loved one through a Klingon Encounter or 4-D Borg…

July 1

Keeping perspective: phone charger vampire power about the same as one hot bath

David MacKay of the University of Cambridge has published a giant report comparing energy use in various scenarios, adding a exhalation-inducing bit of perspective on our daily, personal power use.

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Adobe makes Flash searchable, Flash designers rejoice

Filed under: Developer, Adobe, Google, Yahoo!, Search

Adobe’s Flash technology has long been the bane of efforts to create a Web site or application that can be indexed by…

June 30

Cheer Color Guard's Newer Scoop Wastes More Detergent, Money [Grocery Shrink Ray]

Adapting to the threat of informed consumers, the insidious Grocery Shrink Ray has mutated to enlarge select items. The Grocery Shrink Ray is seen here needlessly inflating the size of the scoop…

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Just Say 'Yes' To Telemarketers [Pranks]

Want to drive a telemarketer crazy and amuse yourself at the same time? Here’s an example of how to do it.

The secret, apparently, is to make every third or fourth yes mean something…

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$5,000 raised to help replace dead ducks

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“ What a sight — Westdale Mall, a ghost-town shell of what it had been in the 1980s — once again bustling with activity… New life comes to Westdale Mall | GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

June 26

Wired on Google Android

Wired has a fantastic write-up of Google Android’s origins, methodology and ultimate plans for world domination. I think the piece reaches its narrative peak by the second t page,…

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Toothpaste for Dinner - 26 June 2008