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Nip and tuck

30Sep08

I made some minor cosmetic changes to the site tonight. I added a border/background to the sidebar and adjusted some of the color properties in my stylesheet to try and unify the scheme of the site a bit. An ongoing process, to be sure. UPDATE: I also went ahead and upgraded my WordPress installation and [...]

I now Tweet

09Sep08

That’s right, ladies and gents, I’ve joined Twitter. You can follow me at twitter.com/michaelbshane. I also added a Twitter widget to the sidebar (that way –>), the reliability of which has yet to be determined. So, if you follow me here, follow me there!

So many browsers, so little time…

01May08

Do websites need to look the same in every browser? I agree with John Gruber on this one.

Army pulls the plug on robot killing machine, Armageddon delayed for 10 years or so

11Apr08

You can relax citizens, we’ve got maybe another decade or so until Skynet becomes self-aware and decides to terminate the human race. According to Popular Mechanics, Last year, three armed ground bots were deployed to Iraq. But the remote-operated SWORDS units were almost immediately pulled off the battlefield, before firing a single shot at the [...]

100/100 on the acid3 (no that’s not gibberish)

31Mar08

Webkit, everyone’s favorite open source, cutting-edge, sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat-until-the-latest-nightly-build-drops web browser engine recently scored a perfect 100/100 on the acid3 test. Yes, this post is late – so sue me, I was out of town. John Gruber got it on time, because he gets paid. How does your browser measure up? (Hint: it’s not as good).

John Gruber takes the words right out of my mouth

15Mar08

Now that Apple has finally announced details of the launch and implementation of the iPhone SDK, the internet is buzzing with debate regarding its apparent lack of support for background applications, and some developers are not happy. Their qualms are certainly understandable, but I think the proverbial big picture is what’s important here – especially [...]

The infamous Red Ring of Death strikes home

14Mar08

Yep, my Xbox 360 red-ringed today. I suppose that given the estimated failure rate of these things, I had it coming. This turn of events is quite ironic considering that moments before I attempted to turn on my Xbox 360 I was reading a Digg discussion filled with angry 360 owners ready to turn to [...]




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  • My main @flipboard query: when will I be able to add custom feeds/content, including Flickr streams? That would take this app over the top! 47 mins ago
  • Just got notification that my @flipboard is ready for Twitter and Facebook integration. Looking forward to exploring the app further now. 58 mins ago
  • Just confirmed Verizon FiOS service for my new apartment in a few weeks. See ya, shittastic cable internet! 2 hrs ago
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