Social Media Updates for 2009-11-29
- http://blaugh.com/?randomcomic #
- Cyber Monday Coupons and Deals – http://bit.ly/tcvfO #
- Cyber Monday Deals – http://bit.ly/HCw44 #
- Cyber Monday Sales – http://bit.ly/41l70y #
- http://www.effectgenerator.com/ #
- Just discovered the @Cinemin – looks way too good to be true. http://go.tagjag.com/cinemin – do you have one? #
- Been looking for a great HDTV deal this weekend. I need a new one and don't want to spend much (32" to 42"). Ideas? Brands? #
- Business propositions that come from people with Hotmail, Gmail, or AOL email addresses are promptly discarded. #
- http://www.iphoneappscoasters.com/ – Want! #
- http://mynimi.net/ is an easy way to bring Compiz Fusion effects to the Windows desktop (and it's free). #
- Hanging with the @OmniTechNews boys: http://live.pirillo.com/ [Stop by and say hello!] #
- Amazon currently offering 1,339 MP3s for free: http://go.tagjag.com/freemp3 [Download now!] #
- How Often Do You Check Your Email? – http://bit.ly/7UmyGq #
- Magic Mouse Review – http://bit.ly/6vsvp7 #
- Skype Phone Without PC – http://bit.ly/8U8Ebx #
- Pause for a Cause – http://bit.ly/5MDQgf #
- MPEG Streamclip Screencast – http://bit.ly/5lwPo4 #
- RT @HipsforHire: "Artists are not interested in sense. They're interested in the senses." (Uncle Wu from "The Painter of Shanghai") #
- Nerds rule the world! [ @jaleel_white ] #
- 1Password 3 is out now (and 20% off)! http://bit.ly/7WFe8o #
- When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. [Charles A. Beard] #
- Top Ten Things to do in Nottingham, England – http://bit.ly/4skWEJ #
- "Not a big bang, but a big bounce…" http://bit.ly/537JxM [What does Professor Hawking say?] #
- Giving away a RebelSerpent to one person who uses: http://bit.ly/5p6qPW [Good luck!] #
- The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it. [ Bill Nye @thescienceguy ] #
- Smoking nullifies Apple warranty. http://bit.ly/4S0Egd [And sometimes fresh breath, but that's another story.] #
- Talking about #BlackFriday deals: http://live.pirillo.com/ [And http://coupons.lockergnome.com/ sales, too!] #
- When things get too heavy, just call me helium. [Jimi Hendrix] #
- Microsoft teams with NComputing to push further into education markets. http://bit.ly/7TL3gq [They have ways of making you learn!] #
- If you make an ass out of yourself, there will always be someone to ride you. [Bruce Lee] #
- Still no free version of ZoneAlarm Firewall for Windows 7. http://bit.ly/4zVrdP [Disappointing for some, though there are options...] #
- The official @TigerWoods Twitter account is a total FAIL. #
- Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties. [Gail Sheehy] #
- Lying is the actor's job, not the politician's. http://bit.ly/6zndhv [But you wouldn't know it...] #
- Inkscape book available for free! http://bit.ly/5N78H8 #
- Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them. [Chaim Weizmann] #
- Microsoft @ Saks Fifth Avenue? Surely, you're joking! http://bit.ly/63nEJe #
- Black Friday Coupons – http://bit.ly/7t2G6s #
- Apple's #BlackFriday sales are live: http://go.tagjag.com/apple#aff #
- I'll take live calls for #BlackFriday: http://coupons.lockergnome.com – Stay Tuned (to share all the great deals you've found). #
- Thanksgiving Recipes – http://bit.ly/7pDAXh #
- Current Geek Squad Agent Corrects the Truth: http://bit.ly/5WKXyW #
- Popularity does not imply accuracy. #
- *gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble* #
- Are You Going Shopping on Black Friday? – http://bit.ly/7ixjrc #
- iPhone Comics – http://bit.ly/7MnQAF #
- I'm thankful for ___________. #
- Some of my Fave Tech Bloggers: @parislemon, @Rizzn, @DuncanRiley, @LouisGray, @MarshallK, @JolieODell, @Zee, @MikeTRose, @BenParr #
- Bed bugs — they're back! http://bit.ly/4BH6g3 [Something else to be thankful for?] #
- Smile! #
- Microsoft releases security vulnerability alert. http://bit.ly/6×2RFj ["Better late than never!"] #
- The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. [Gloria Steinem] #
- Make geeky baked beans part of your holiday feast. http://bit.ly/6UI4Tl [Jellybeans bake poorly, though. Make sure you get the right kind!] #
- PC Matic from @PCOptimize is $10 with coupon PCMATIC2009: http://go.tagjag.com/pcpitstop [Offer ends 12/1/2009.] #
- He had seen too much of the cosmos to have any great faith in man's ability to understand it. [Poul Anderson] #
- We just hit 25,000 registered geeks: http://geeks.pirillo.com/ [Are YOU a geek, too?] #
- Tips for holiday travel. http://bit.ly/82WabS ["Wheels up!"] #
- We need a hit, so here I go. [Joe DiMaggio] #
- Two more newspapers fail to understand current events. http://bit.ly/821iHj [Sometimes, the herd culls itself.] #
- Happiness is, itself, a kind of gratitude. [Joseph Wood Krutch] #
- Ubuntu-inflicted Paper Cuts more soothing than they sound. http://bit.ly/78Uz4s ["'tis a mere scratch!"] #
- He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave. [Andrew Carnegie] #
- Modern Warfare 2 airport level sparks controversy. http://bit.ly/7YtG63 [Lost luggage mode infuriatingly realistic.] #
- The BBC remains free online. http://bit.ly/6omubB [Murdoch family reportedly "howling mad."] #
- Sustainable seafood production isn't always so sustainable. http://bit.ly/8pOR6v [Wild vs. farmed aren't the only considerations.] #
- Black Friday Deals – http://bit.ly/50BXxk #
- MP4 Video Player (Hardware) only $19.95: http://bit.ly/5lmnCk #ad [also includes FM transmitter] #
- What are You Having for Thanksgiving Dinner? – http://bit.ly/6d8rFw #
- Black Friday Sales – http://bit.ly/4O0PQ1 #
- The purpose of fun is to have it. #
- A Playful Path is the shortest road to happiness. #
- http://tweetrad.io/ #
- Online Backup Service Review – http://bit.ly/8s9Dn4 #
- http://www.leftoverart.org/ #
- 10 best celebrity computer ads of the 1980s: http://bit.ly/8TkM5s [I remember some of these!] #
- A real estate book for Google? http://bit.ly/8NnjgB #
- Another naysayer gets it half wrong. http://bit.ly/6SAg3E [Linux could be more popular, but...] #
- Ex-Geek Squad Agent Tells the Truth: http://bit.ly/79JRit [No surprises here.] #
- The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody: http://bit.ly/4A7JJ5 [1080p] #
- Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QXZJkLwR4I [Trailer] #
- Government investigation doesn't stop online retailers from scamming customers. http://bit.ly/8TTgoY #
- Coupons and Google Maps. http://bit.ly/4suqb5 [Perforations are up to you.] #
- Dell still having problems as shares plummet. http://bit.ly/4F3MCV #
- "Sci-Fi was my high." [Forrest J. Ackerman] #
- Avoiding Black Friday? http://bit.ly/6PXQY9 [Could make for a blue Monday.] #
- "I avoid food that wobbles." [Billy Connolly] #
- Managers play video games while worker bees work. http://bit.ly/4Sqf5t [It shouldn't take a full raid to bring a slacker boss down.] #
- And now, a word from the Libertarian party about healthcare. http://bit.ly/81qvGm [Is that word an expletive, by chance?] #
- "Everything in moderation – including moderation." #
- Attention Facebook users: Don't click da' button, baby! http://bit.ly/6WL3kB [Duh button?] #
- Two don'ts make a d'oh! http://bit.ly/4R80Qf [A deer? A female deer?] #
- "Poor Pinocchio, I am sorry for you … because you are a marionette and, what is much worse, you have a wooden head." [Carlo Collodi] #
- What's the next big thing? http://bit.ly/7HxTmp #
- Black Friday and Cyber Monday Software Coupons – http://bit.ly/6i3xSq #
- What do You Want for the Holidays? – http://bit.ly/8QdpKf #
- HP Photosmart Premium Review – http://bit.ly/5S8cla #
- Killing time murders opportunities. #
- Sony DSC-WX1 Review – http://bit.ly/52xfwx #
- What is Dropbox? – http://bit.ly/6UjgEf #
- A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. #
- All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound? #
- When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot – but I always found them. #
- Gonna try to record some videos for YouTube here: http://live.pirillo.com/ [Provided my voice keeps up.] #
- Follow @ListWatcher to automatically be notified when you are added to / removed from a Twitter List. #
- When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say? #
- To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. #
- Thought Microsoft was turning over a new leaf? http://bit.ly/7m4t8h [Think again!] #
- RT @Twitter_Tips: TweetDeck adding LinkedIn support! http://j.mp/7DBEm9 #
- I "love" the holier-than-thou attitude some content producers have regarding advertising. How the fuck did I become the whipping boy? #
- Auto-approval hits the App Store. http://bit.ly/71Dq0J [But "no algorithm ... near as good as a real person."] #
- The only turkeys I see around Thanksgiving are driving SUVs as though they were Sherman tanks. #
- Parking in Seattle is harrier than Chewbacca dipped in Rogaine. #
- Some family gatherings are less fun than pulling teeth. http://bit.ly/8E7qy0 [Maybe they should incorporate laughing gas?] #
- Cell phone service activation tip: look out for commission hogs! http://bit.ly/7I8Kl0 [Sooie!] #
- I swear, my car's GPS just called me an "idiot" for missing my turn for the fifth time. #
- Are premium vendors going the way of the dodo? http://bit.ly/7mDTKi [If they go the way of the coelacanth, we'll see them coming back.] #
- If you try to fail… and succeed… which have you done? #
- Source code for Google Chromium released. http://bit.ly/5l3iRo #
- Why hasn't @Scobleizer responded to @rizzn yet? http://bit.ly/8pTYK9 [In-Stream Twitter Ads: You’re Already Doing Them] #
- As I said before, I never repeat myself. #
- Is this your billboard? http://bit.ly/7iTnGO [It's revolutionary!] #
- I want patience – AND I WANT IT NOW!!! #
- Things you can only say at Thanksgiving: "Talk about a huge breast!" #
- Yet another exploit for older versions of Internet Explorer discovered. http://bit.ly/81vNkJ [It makes you think you're drinking decaf.] #
- Is Tronix Country another BlueHippo? http://bit.ly/63Ye6l [Maybe it's a place where old BlueHippos go to die?] #
- Windows 7 backdoor: fact or fiction? http://bit.ly/7DIPcv #
- Microsoft wokked in China. http://bit.ly/55sdTB [Wokked like a hurricane?] #
- Discover the astronomical wonders of the stars. http://bit.ly/5t4L0s [Like Danny Kaye?] #
- A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. #
- @JohnStamos – Congrats on getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but ya gotta remember to put spaces between "RT" and the @name. :) #
- My Teeth are Yellow and Falling Out – http://bit.ly/5HKNhH #
- Free ToDo Manager: http://www.artenscience.co.uk/oosoom/Home.html [via @stevechol] #
- Doesn't matter if it's on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or a blog: crybabies are crybabies. #
- Everybody, repeat after me: "We are all individuals." #
- Change is inevitable – except from vending machines. #
- For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism. #
- If at first you don't succeed, redefine success. #
- Photons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic. #
- Follow your dreams – except for that one where you're naked at work. #
- I had amnesia once. Maybe twice? #
- I don't want buns of steel. I want buns of cinnamon. #
- Let me get this straight: people who post insipid banter on Twitter are annoyed by ads? *rolls eyes* #
- I'm warning you right now: I'll be posting #blackfriday and #cybermonday coupons next week. Trying to save followers money, yo. #
- Einstein Robot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx35zMyFJ94 [via @KrystynChong] #
- My revamped Amazon Wish List: http://amzn.com/w/F2I2ETQ5R8D5 [Currently filled with nothing but Classic Star Wars LEGO.] #
- Today's Palindrome: "Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?" #
- Is Marx's tomb a communist plot? #
- Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants. #
- Social Media Updates for 2009-11-22 – http://bit.ly/8r02×6 #
- If #2 pencils are the most popular, why are they still #2? #









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