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Archive for July, 2006

What IT Pros Hate About Users

Posted by bennop on July 26, 2006

Users are an interesting bunch. While most are very nice and understand that everything in the world isn
�t perfect, many demand miracles. Why six somewhat universal IT gripes? Why not?

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Leo Laporte posts his thoughts on the “Digg vs Netscape” controversy

Posted by bennop on July 26, 2006

From Leo’s blog: “The question is, do the top 10 contributors on a social networking site determine its success or failure? Of course not… Digg is what it is because of the entire community that participates there… Losing any 10 contributors would make no difference at all”

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“Be An Expert On Anything” by Stephen Colbert

Posted by bennop on July 26, 2006

Stephen Colbert won’t be taking the advice offered in this guide. He has dedicated his career to passing himself off as an expert on anything.
Among the highlights:
#6: Speak from the balls, not from the diaphragm
#7: Don’t be afraid to make things up

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CNN attempts to decive the USA.

Posted by bennop on July 15, 2006

Just as important as what is reported on the news is what is omitted. This isn
�t the first time CNN has chosen to omit certain facts in order to sway the public opinion on a certain issue.

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What Del.icio.us Taught Me

Posted by bennop on July 15, 2006

In fact, let
�s have a short list of all the recent lists I�ve come across on del.icio.us:
Top 3 Lists
1. 13 things that do not make sense
2. 10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage Will Ruin Society
3. 10 Most Expensive Cars
But really watch the videos

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How the world will end.

Posted by bennop on July 15, 2006

Watch it. It’s Hilarious.

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20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Sleep

Posted by bennop on July 8, 2006

#16 – Dreaming is connected to bursts of electrical activity that blow through the brain stem every 90 minutes during REM sleep. Over a lifetime, an average person spends more than six years dreaming, clocking more than 136,000 in all.

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Stephen Hawking’s receives over 10,000 Replies on Yahoo Answers

Posted by bennop on July 8, 2006

Stephen Hawking asks a question at “Yahoo Answers,” and within a few hours, receives over 10,000 replies

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The Best Whiteboard on the Internet

Posted by bennop on July 8, 2006

This is one of those great tools that the Internet was
born to host! A free white board that you can easily invite people to collaborate with.
With a plethora of features and no membership required.
Great for small businesses, not for profits and just people that want to share
ideas.

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Busted for wearing a peace T-shirt; America has gone insane!

Posted by bennop on July 8, 2006

Mike Ferner served as a Navy corpsman during Vietnam War. He was aressted for wearing a t-shirt while sitting down by himself, drinking a cup of coffee. Some Americans have obviously totally lost the plot.

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