Recording my journey past the billion suns of the Internet. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-803414-4"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @rocketpilot)http://abillionsuns.com/“I also want to mention a term people in the VC-world consider derogatory, which is “lifestyle...http://abillionsuns.com/post/19646985763http://abillionsuns.com/post/19646985763Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:43:56 +1000BusinesslifeStop handing out my fucking email address to online recruiters, you incredibly fucking stupid...http://abillionsuns.com/post/15397390238http://abillionsuns.com/post/15397390238Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:39:38 +1000fury““My new iOS app uses Facebook for logins” is the new “It only runs on...http://abillionsuns.com/post/12135889489http://abillionsuns.com/post/12135889489Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:49:07 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfcum0hdi1qz95glo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://drewb.org/post/11735823963" class="tumblr_blog">dbreunig</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em>A sign of the times:</em> <a href="http://isitold.com/">Is It Old?</a> checks a link for staleness before you share.</p></blockquote> <p>Link freshness checker. Clever.</p>http://abillionsuns.com/post/11765180783http://abillionsuns.com/post/11765180783Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:07:20 +1000linkingFixing Your Facebook Timeline Privacy : understatementblog: ol li { margin-bottom:...http://abillionsuns.com/post/10719784184http://abillionsuns.com/post/10719784184Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:41:32 +1000FacebookPrivacy“I can announce today that over the next few weeks, I and ministers from across the coalition...http://abillionsuns.com/post/8946509268http://abillionsuns.com/post/8946509268Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:16:00 +1000PoliticsHibari Mac App Store Holdup: rentzsch: On June 30 Twitter made good on their threat of requiring...http://abillionsuns.com/post/7522754880http://abillionsuns.com/post/7522754880Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:49:25 +1000AppleBoneheadsVintage photo effects: Create vintage-look photos the old-fashioned way. In Photoshop. Ahem.http://abillionsuns.com/post/6846009455http://abillionsuns.com/post/6846009455Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:33:48 +1000DesignArtPhotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkr1hfd72W1qdjpn8o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><em>Community</em> may be one of the most visually inventive sitcoms ever.</p>http://abillionsuns.com/post/5243236211http://abillionsuns.com/post/5243236211Fri, 06 May 2011 23:41:46 +1000CommunityGuideGuide: Useful plugin that sets centred guides in PSDs.http://abillionsuns.com/post/5214585080http://abillionsuns.com/post/5214585080Thu, 05 May 2011 23:14:14 +1000“Shall we roll the tape? Under Bush Sr., FEMA sucked. Under Clinton, FEMA was rehabilitated...http://abillionsuns.com/post/5129722401http://abillionsuns.com/post/5129722401Mon, 02 May 2011 21:25:28 +1000PoliticsUSACompetence<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkfrbr3q3S1qam3y3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Awesome episode.</p>http://abillionsuns.com/post/5053135188http://abillionsuns.com/post/5053135188Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:13:55 +1000CommunityEducationDrinking“This story about the Playstation Network being hacked is huge. Just trying to draw a chalk...http://abillionsuns.com/post/4998266436http://abillionsuns.com/post/4998266436Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:25:41 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh622pmXOP1qz4svdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leifpeng/5465514306/">AL09</a> (by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/leifpeng">Leif Peng</a>) via <a href="http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/02/american-legion-magazine-1951.html">Today’s Inspiration: American Legion Magazine, 1951</a>. Red (menace) bow ties are cool.</p>http://abillionsuns.com/post/3500271606http://abillionsuns.com/post/3500271606Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:23:12 +1000CommunismAcademiaRed MenaceBow Ties“Why? I suppose we’ll need an obese person as well. Maybe we need to explore...http://abillionsuns.com/post/3060813553http://abillionsuns.com/post/3060813553Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:26:49 +1000homophobiastupiditynewspaper commentsStar TrekLittle Big Details: Details matter.http://abillionsuns.com/post/2932367014http://abillionsuns.com/post/2932367014Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:37:21 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leuktrbs9a1qzyu9ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thewetmale.tumblr.com/post/2696641533/wolfgeek-instant-reblog" class="tumblr_blog">thewetmale</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://wolfgeek.tumblr.com/post/2695561983/im-a-sarcastic-bitch-sometimes" class="tumblr_blog">wolfgeek</a>:</p> <p>Instant. Reblog.</p></blockquote> <p>Word.</p>http://abillionsuns.com/post/2696895706http://abillionsuns.com/post/2696895706Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:29:05 +1000FloodingPolitics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lekrfaCow11qg4prko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://momentofellis.tumblr.com/post/2615276173/more-tea-darling-nextwave-01-directors" class="tumblr_blog">momentofellis</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“…more tea, darling” - Nextwave 01 (Director’s Cut) - art by Stuart Immonen. 2006.</p></blockquote>http://abillionsuns.com/post/2664686529http://abillionsuns.com/post/2664686529Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:18:49 +1000Warren EllisNextwave“The web is a customer service medium. “Intense moderation” in a customer service medium is...http://abillionsuns.com/post/2658849770http://abillionsuns.com/post/2658849770Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:53:11 +1000webRiSC future: The failures of the Mac App Store's UI, and that of its app, Twitter 2.0:...http://abillionsuns.com/post/2632256000http://abillionsuns.com/post/2632256000Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:52:44 +1000User Interface DesignMac OS XTwitter