Josh Smith Online

I didn’t send in this secret to Postsecret, but if it doesn’t nail a guilty pleasure of mine I don’t know what does.  Beware friends, if you leave the protective film on your gadgets I will free them.  That film is not a screen protector and Dell didn’t include a logo protector either.

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I figure in 3 weeks Microsoft will announce a press release extolling the number of 360s sold over the holidays and the number of new Xbox Live members who signed up within the last week of December. Right now however I am disappointed that it takes 15 minutes for my home page on the [...]

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Slate is reporting that many local mom and pop coffeehouses experience a boost in sales after a Starbucks opens up nearby. Starbucks is often credited with boosting the idea that sweet caffeine can cost $4.75 per cup and pervading society with the caffeine buzz mentality, but can a store next door really boost your [...]

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This evening we received our Time Warner bill which was kindly padded with 3 random DVR and HD charges and a viewing of Transformers.  After 10 minutes on hold a rep “kindly” explained that we had in fact purchased Transformers and watched 2 hours worth of it on November 30th.  the Time Warner “eyeglass” apparently [...]

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As I got back into Google Reader after a holiday hiatus I found a plethora of videos from Boing Boing.  I hpe you enjoy them as much as I do.The Backwards Song Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbkNxYaULBw

Baby giving “Evil Eye” on Command
Team Fortress 2 Trivia Griefing
I hope to get back to regular posting soon.

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Tobias Buckell, author of Crystal Rain and Ragamuffin is currently holding a contest to find music for the trailer promoting his new novel Sly Mongoose. He shares his recommendation for listening as,
My dream layover track would be the first 1.39 of Trent Razner of Nine Inch Nails “Just Like You Imagined” (if you have [...]

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This morning several movies shared their beginings with the world.  I am planning on seeing all of them.   Unfortunately I Am Legend’s opening scene is stuck in Yahoo Movies and Cloverfield’s first 5 minutes are embeddable in about anything other than Wordpress or plain html (good job guys).  The Dark Knight’s opening minutes are in [...]

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19th & Wilson, an independent film company from Virginia have created several IT related spoofs of Martin Scorsese films including; The Department and TechFellas.  The team recently caught up with Scorsese as he was honored at the Kennedy Center and presented him with copies of the parodies.  Unlike many rights holders Scorsese was thrilled with [...]

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DJ Riko who is behind such internet hits as Whistler’s Delight has released the sixth of his annual Christmas Mash up collections. Mixmas 2007 is available for download from various source and in enough audio qualities to fit anyone’s needs. This mix by DJ Riko is something I look forward to each year [...]

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According to Marshall Kirkpatrick you Fix it!
I had an opportunity to comment today on the question of how a company ought to respond to bloggers who have damaged their reputation. Below are my thoughts. I’d love to read yours, too.
The best thing that companies can do in response to bloggers who have done their reputation [...]

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