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March 2008

links for 2008-04-01

by Ron Bieber on Monday, March 31, 2008

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Wordpress 2.5 Upgrade Painless – Really!

March 31, 2008

Yesterday I read that the 2.5 version of Wordpress was officially released. The cautious part of me wanted to wait to upgrade, but the totally paranoid and non-lazy part wanted to just get it over with. I had read a few mentions of incompatibility, but I decided to just bite the bullet [...]

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More Great Quotes, These from Serenity

March 30, 2008

We watched the movie Serenity last night, and a pulled a couple quotes that I really enjoyed out of them:

“She’s starting to damage my calm” — Jayne (guy from crew of Serenity)
“That’s my motto, or it will be if I ever have a motto.” — Mr. Universe

I’ll be looking for any situation to [...]

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Old Hardy Boys Books

March 30, 2008

Photo by rbieber
I think I had this whole set as a kid.

Jonna and I hit a local antique store yesterday to kill some time and sitting on a shelf I saw these. I am pretty sure I had every one of this set when I was a kid and would spend hours reading [...]

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links for 2008-03-29

March 28, 2008

Macworld | Hacker Super Bowl pits Mac OS vs. Linux, Vista
“It’s the most anticipated matchup in the hacker world: Linux versus Mac OS X versus Vista. Who will get hacked first?”
(tags: hacking contests)

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Favorite Tweet Fragment for Friday 3/28

March 28, 2008

Favorite tweet fragment of this morning goes to James Governer:  ”ideas are nothing, execution is everything”

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Quote of the Week by Mike Arrington

March 26, 2008

I finally got around to listening to The Gang XX tonight and thought this quote from Mike Arrington was priceless:

This is the reason why I’ve never raised money, because the one thing I don’t want to do is go to a monthly board meeting and listen endlessly to people telling me how to run my [...]

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Google @ Outback Steakhouse

March 26, 2008

Photo by whurley
So on the Outback Steakhouse coaster tonight I noticed it says "I searched for myself on Google and found nothing". Anyone else think that’s weird?

Found this while browsing around on Flickr and it made me laugh. I didn’t know Outback had “geek” coasters. Maybe only the ones in Austin [...]

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The Number 42

March 25, 2008

I ran across this Flickr Group by accident and was fascinated. Check out the Number 42 Group.

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Flattering

March 25, 2008

I received this email from a former employee today:

I was reading a book recently, called “The Goal” as I was flying to California. It is about a big turnaround in a manufacturing plant in less than 3 months.
It is a very nicely worded book. The reason I am writing this mail is because there [...]

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links for 2008-03-25

March 24, 2008

You Weren’t Meant To Have a Boss
“In practice a group of people never manage to act as if they were one person. But in a large organization divided into groups in this way, the pressure is always in that direction.”
(tags: culture corporate corporate-culture paulgraham management business)

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links for 2008-03-24

March 23, 2008

Why Apple fans hate tech reporters – Machinist – Salon.com
“On hot-button issues — the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide — we’re quick to see bias in even the most objective news.”
(tags: bias apple culture psychology journalism)

How Hard Could It Be?: Lessons I Learned in the Army, Corporate Culture Article – Inc. Article
Excellent posting on [...]

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25 Days Until Campground Opens

March 23, 2008

The campground that houses the Bieber Labs Remote Relaxation Unit opens in 25 days. Hooray!

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links for 2008-03-20

March 19, 2008

You Can’t Kill Rock ’n’ Roll – Diary of a Madman
“Dressed in a leather vest and spiked wristbands, with his signature Flying V-shaped black-and-white polka-dot guitar and feathered and frosted blond hair, Rhoads’ appearance was enough to raise eyebrows. He raised them further with his performance …”
(tags: rhoads guitar music)

Randy Rhoads Documentary – Peter Margolis
(tags: [...]

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RIP Randy Rhoads

March 19, 2008

Today is the 26th anniversary of the death of Randy Rhoads. What better way to remember him than an 8 minute guitar solo from the Quiet Riot days? You’ll find a lot of familiar pieces in this solo. Enjoy – and RIP Randy.
I also have pictures of the grave site [...]

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links for 2008-03-18

March 17, 2008

Watir – Overview
Watir is a simple open-source library for automating web browsers. It allows you to write tests that are easy to read and easy to maintain. It is optimized for simplicity and flexibility.
(tags: automation browser testing programming test ruby)

NewsGang
Steve Gillmors new blog at eweek.com
(tags: attention media twitter blogs gang)

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The New Mac

March 17, 2008

Photo by rbieber
<insert angels singing>

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links for 2008-03-16

March 15, 2008

PodShow: There Are No Layoffs, Only Jobs You No Longer Have
ouch. Hate it when that happens. Guess that “get big quick” thing just doesn’t work anymore.
(tags: web2.0 layoffs bubble)

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links for 2008-03-12

March 11, 2008

How to Tap IT’s Hidden Potential – WSJ.com
“Simply put, top executives at most companies fail to recognize the value of IT.”
(tags: toread value management technology article)

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Google Reader Shared Links

March 10, 2008

I’ve added a link to my Google Reader shared items over in the ‘Digital Life’ sidebar. These are normally updated when I’m reading news from my phone.

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