Posted in Austin on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At the Alamo Drafthouse, IronMan (JetPack PI) made an appearance and flew around showing off his sweet jetpacks. Here is the video link, it is definitely worth watching.
Posted in Austin on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
According to an article put out by News 8 Austin, a group of 100 people from Educate Austin showed up at the AISD board of trustees meeting to petition an increase in the public school library budgets.
How much is the budget now? Annually it amounts to $2.00 per person per year. What are public schools [...]
Posted in SEO/SEM on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
WebMasterRadio.fm recently put up an interview with SES staffer Kevin Ryan in which they implied that rumors were flying that Rand Fishkin, among others, had been banned from future SES events.
In the interview it is clear that Ryan thinks Rand started the rumor himself. Ryan then dismisses the rumor as false. WebMasterRadio.fm will only say [...]
Posted in Crazy News on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
This has got to be one of the most disturbing stories I’ve ever read. This guy kidnapped his own daughter at age 18, locked her in the basement, had sex with her, fathered six children and kept her there for 24 years. 24 YEARS!!!
His wife, who lived in the normal part of the house, never [...]
Posted in Austin on April 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Austin American Statesman just published an article making the claim that there is a thing called a “Stop Snitching” sentiment that has spread to the Austin area.
The article states that “fear that people who cooperate with police will be viewed by their neighbors as snitches has more frequently affected local investigations.” There is a [...]
Posted in Tech on April 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I think this is it, the final straw on the camels back that will lead me inexorably to the purchase of an iPhone. According to TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Website), the iPhone will now have access to everything Apple in the home media department, including music, videos, podcasts, shuffle playback and more:
“An anonymous tipster tells [...]
Posted in General on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Unfortunately for many those involved in networking events, office get-togethers, social outings and other discussions, the topic of conversation often gravitate toward sports, sports events and sports news. People tend to gravitate toward common ground, especially when mingling with strangers; sadly tech news, business news or even world event news are not “common” enough.
I [...]
Posted in General on April 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Breaking news! NadMaharg.com became available on the interweb and was grabbed by yours truly. I’ve used a few aliases in my life, including those of Jonathan Davis and Nad Maharg, so I was happy to be able to register this one.
I’ve gone ahead and chosen wordpress for its’ new home and will probably abuse the [...]
