April 2008
193 posts
Google Finally Launches Offline Access for Docs →
Google announced today that they would be adding the ability for users to work offline in their popular web office suite Google Docs. Offline support will be powered by the Google Gears…
“For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.”
– David, King in Jerusalem
March 2008
212 posts
April 1st, The Annual Day Without Google - Can You... →
Our network blog has just announced an annual ‘Day Without Google’, starting tomorrow April 1st. ASE editor Charles Knight writes: “All we’re asking is that for One Day you try one of the Top…
WatchFrom the creators of the Waldo Ultimatum, it’s a commercial for the classic 70s board game that everyone forgot. “…but not so fast! First you have to roll the dice and see how many fingers get shoved in your mouth!”
“typical democrat: stealing from the pockets of the workers”
– My “friend” in response to my Gchat away message: I just donated $100 of my parents’ money to Obama. I cannot wait till they get their credit card statement! Bahahahaha. (via sarahcroberts)
Here's a major problem in society that no one... →
Yeah, when I think of society’s major problems right now, dumb vidoes hit the top of that list.
Bacon - Is There Anything It Can't Do? →
Eating just one sausage or around three rashers of bacon a day can increase the risk of developing bowel cancer by a fifth, an expert warned.
WatchPregtember. sarahcroberts: hesafriendofmine: I am so afraid of this. Like, you DO NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND.
Ten amazing facts about your brain →
Humour is hard to define, but we know it when we see it. One theory suggests that humour consists of a surprise - we don’t end up where we thought we were going - followed by a reinterpretation of what came earlier to make it fit the new perspective. To make it a joke instead of a logic puzzle, the result needs to be a coherent story that isn’t strictly sensible in everyday terms....
“I can say whatever I want about blind people. They’re not going to read...”
– Will Arnet, Radar Magazine interview
Firefox 4 Will Push Edges of Browser Definition →
Chris Blanc writes “Mozilla Lab’s push is to blur the edges of the browser, to make it both more tightly integrated with the computer it’s running on, and also more hooked into Web services. So…
Followup: 'Wombat rape victim' cried wolf →
In a follow-up call, he made the wombat claim - and demanded immediate help from officers, only to call back shortly afterwards asking to drop the complaint. He told the operator: “I’ll retract the rape complaint from the wombat, because he’s pulled out.”
Google chat with my mother while I am sitting next... →
mom: I love this pic of you me: what pic? with the cupcakes? mom: no…the one that is tied to gmail chat me: oh that’s old mom: very cute me: from Cori’s wedding you can talk to me mom: how…
Her: i just walked into the bathroom and noticed i lost one of my earrings
Her: i look like a pirate
“The “people you may know” function on facebook is six reminders of...”
– jdickerson
10 Ways History’s Finest Kept Their Focus at Work... →
Adobe Puts Free Photoshop Online →
Amit Agarwal writes “Adobe today launched a basic version of Adobe Photoshop available for free online. Photoshop Express will be completely Web-based so consumers can use it with any type of…
OpenOffice.org 2.4 Released →
ahziem writes “The multiplatform, multilingual office suite OpenOffice.org has announced the release of version 2.4. New features include 5 PDF export enhancements, text to columns in Calc,…
Man Claims to Speak 'Australian' After Allegedly... →
A New Zealand man has been sentenced to community service after telling police he was raped by a wombat and the experience had made him speak “Australian”. Arthur Ross Cradock, 48, from the South Island town of Motueka, called police on February 11 and told them he was being raped at his home by the wombat and he needed help, The Nelson Mail newspaper reported.
AgileAgenda is the best use I've seen of Adobe... →
(Sorry, Twhirl.)
Last100: The Making of Network Torrent →
Our network blog Last100 has an interesting story about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s recent experiment with offering a legal torrent download of one of its original primetime…
