Category: linklog (Page 6 of 8)

Ars Technica takes a pragmatic but tough stance on ad blockers, turning off the website's content entirely for users who refuse to look at arstechnica.com ads. The freedom-fighers in the comments (and, I imagine, pro-ad-blocker folks like David Pogue) are mad, but Ars makes a good point from which they refuse to back down. "[If you won't whitelist our ads] please go get your news from a higher quality source. As it stands you're a net loss to us." Great read.

Eric Gales never made it big, but man, is he a talent. Check out this footage from when he was 18 (I still have this CD). The latest Eric Gales news is less exciting: http://bit.ly/dkj6ol

I was a T-Bone Wolk fan in his day. I liked Hall & Oates, and I loved him and GE Smith, who were really the best reason to watch SNL in the late 1980s. (via Titivil)

I can't tell if Penelope is a genius or a kook, but I am certain that she cracks me up. "The most popular name for upscale strippers to use is Lexus. Do you know what this tells you? Pseudonyms are for strippers."

And you thought the "Here It Goes Again" video was good? Check this out (aside: I'm waiting for Amy to tell me if it's really one take)

Mac zealots are going to ride this one for years

Fact of the Day: broadcast TV use–that is, the number of people that get their channels over the airwaves–is down to 9% of Americans

Article: "His career-defining moment came in the old Yankee Stadium in the form of an 11th-inning, Game 7 of the 2003 AL Championship Series that lifted New York past the Boston Red Sox and into the World Series." Not entirely true. I best remember him for playing basketball that off-season, screwing up his left knee, and getting his Yankee contract voided. ESPN has a habit of hiring analysts who are not very good at making smart decisions (see also: Phillips, Steve)

The entire OS is on its way into the cloud. If this works smoothly on the iPad the paradigm shift will be striking

See you there.

Great, great summation of the ReadWriteWeb Facebook hoo-ha. "And you tell the carwash manager how unhappy you are…." (via marco.org)

Interesting stats in the article, including a nice new confirmation of the old 80/20 rule

If you're not careful, the Buzz-Twitter-Facebook recursion will make your head spin

Go Amy go! Continued congrats to her and Peter and Gian and Ian and the whole team behind the Snickers spot.

Naturally, it has 24 reviews

From 1994. Contains my favorite album review sentence ever: "This seventh effort's major innovation is the loss of singer Vince Neil and the arrival of his welcome replacement, John Corabi, formerly of the Scream (me neither)."