Blog
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Giant, Unknown Animals Found off Antarctica
A "Sea Pig". Who hasn’t always wanted to be a marine biologist? Earth’s oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers are by far the largest untapped and ill-explored territory – which is what makes discoveries like the ones mention by this National Geographic article possible. "This sea cucumber—held by Sadie Mills of New Zealand’s National Institute of […]
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Ma.gnolia Blog: On Our New Front Doors
Ma.gnolia, my favorite social bookmarking service, recently switched from merely supporting OpenID to actually restricting all new user signups to use the authentication platform. This received a lot of attention – most good – while Matt Mullenweg (and others I’m sure) chimed in to say that this method shouldn’t be viewed as a good strategy […]
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TweetStats :: for cdevroe
TweetStats, a way to get all types of statistics for your Twitter account (or anyone else’s actually), has some interesting graphs by default. The one about interfaces (pictured), or "how you twittered" it could be called, seems to be a little inaccurate unless I’m completely mistaken. According the graph it says I’ve somehow interfaced with […]
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Billionaire College Dropouts
This list of college dropouts is particularly interesting because every single person on the list has an estimated net-worth in the billions. Most of the people on the list are vested mainly in the technology space while the only guy I don’t immediately recognize deals largely in Las Vegas real estate and hotels/casinos. "On the […]
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eBay Ink
The eBay Ink blog is a really snazzy looking corporate blog for eBay, Inc. Doing some digging I see they are using WordPress for their site, but they lack the "powered by" link anywhere in the sidebar and/or footer. Source: eBay Ink » an inside look at the wide world of eBay, Inc..
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Kissing with Ross
Want to get your team at work sick? Maybe a family member you owe a shot in the arm to? Look no further than Kissing with Ross. Source: Kissing with Ross. Via: Greg Storey.
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Pronouncing words wrong on purpose
Fun and interesting little conversation going on over at Jason Kottke’s blog where people are chatting about words they pronounce wrong on purpose. Eliza and I do this too so it is nice to see that we’re not alone. One example would be the word ‘mitta’ for miss. Like; "mitta you". Do you say any […]
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Sameer Barkawi, actor
Sameer Barkawi, actor My good friend Sameer Barkawi, who has been writing on TUG.n a little lately, has wrapped up shooting on what will be his movie debut. Sameer plays a homeless man. When Sameer came to visit us last month his hair was getting really long (not too much of a surprise if you […]
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The Grapes Of Wrath
Mirco-review: Excellent story but a very tough read. So tough, for me at least, that I didn’t finish it.
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The Paradox of Perfectionism
Rob Goodlatte on letting go and not being so much of a perfectionist: "Stop being a perfectionist—just throw it out there and see what happens. It’s simple advice, but something that I’ve been ignoring for too long. Not every blog post will be your opus, not every design will be your masterpiece. Stressing over every […]
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Getting geeky on the OtakuGeneration.net podcast
It should come as no surprise to anyone reading this that I’m a geek. Sometimes I’m successful in hiding that fact and, well other times not so much. Well today I’m pleased to say that I got my geek on, on show #147 of the OtakuGeneration.net podcast. Weighing in at over 120Mb, this podcast is […]
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iPod box dock
From the "An oldie but a goodie" department. In March of 2005 I saved myself $30 by not buying an iPod dock and building my own out of the box that the iPod came in. I remember this getting on tons of sites and spreading pretty quickly. "I thought it was a fun project, and […]
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Life Poster 2.0?
Looking through Keegan’s now aptly named "The Great Springfield Coffee Tour" photoset I came across a link to theworkshop 308. On their site they have great photos showing off some of their unique products and I saw this photo (pictured) which reminded me of the Life Posters we used to put together. I’m wondering now […]
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Milkshake by Eliza
Eliza made some milkshakes. Serious shake.
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Past designs of this site; some made the cut, some didn’t
As I work on the next version of my site’s design, which is coming along quite nicely I might add, I figured now would be a good time to take a stroll through the hallways of Colin Devroe Design, Inc. and look at some of the designs of my site that had never made it […]
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Risa Fukui: The Darkness Of Graphical Papercut Reflections
Incredible Although I remember doing something similar to papercut art in school, nothing I ever did came anything close to what Risa Fukui is able to do. "Papercutting doesn’t work without a good sketch drawing and I tend to be more motivated when I draw people and animals with a feeling of vitality rather than […]
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Royal Mint: New coin designs revealed
The Royal Mint, responsible for the management of the monies created for the Royal Crown, held a competition in 2005 where they had received 4,000 unique entries to redesign their coins. The winner, Matthew Dent – graphic designer now based in London, had designed each coin in such a way that when lined up properly […]
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Unrealized architectural projects of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s
Hot on the heels of my unrealized designs for this site comes something I saw, starred, and never got back to a few months ago: Unrealized architectural projects of Moscow from the 1930s and the early 1950s. Some of the project, like the Palace of Soviets, are monumental in scale. Gorgeous stuff throughout. Source: The […]
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\”We just posted loads of clips all over the freakin’ place!\”
Ever since Viddler announced that Tubemogul now supported Viddler as a distribution point, we’ve been seeing this more and more. People that upload their video to every single video sharing site in order to gain exposure for their show, product, etc. etc. I get the point. I see the strategy. And, I can’t really blame […]
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\”We just posted loads of clips all over the freakin’ place!\”
Ever since Viddler announced that Tubemogul now supported Viddler as a distribution point, we’ve been seeing this more and more. People that upload their video to every single video sharing site in order to gain exposure for their show, product, etc. etc. I get the point. I see the strategy. And, I can’t really blame […]
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\”We just posted loads of clips all over the freakin’ place!\”
Ever since Viddler announced that Tubemogul now supported Viddler as a distribution point, we’ve been seeing this more and more. People that upload their video to every single video sharing site in order to gain exposure for their show, product, etc. etc. I get the point. I see the strategy. And, I can’t really blame […]
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\”We just posted loads of clips all over the freakin’ place!\”
Ever since Viddler announced that Tubemogul now supported Viddler as a distribution point, we’ve been seeing this more and more. People that upload their video to every single video sharing site in order to gain exposure for their show, product, etc. etc. I get the point. I see the strategy. And, I can’t really blame […]
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\”We just posted loads of clips all over the freakin’ place!\”
Ever since Viddler announced that Tubemogul now supported Viddler as a distribution point, we’ve been seeing this more and more. People that upload their video to every single video sharing site in order to gain exposure for their show, product, etc. etc. I get the point. I see the strategy. And, I can’t really blame […]
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\”We just posted loads of clips all over the freakin’ place!\”
Ever since Viddler announced that Tubemogul now supported Viddler as a distribution point, we’ve been seeing this more and more. People that upload their video to every single video sharing site in order to gain exposure for their show, product, etc. etc. I get the point. I see the strategy. And, I can’t really blame […]
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Baron Woolen Mills by Heather Armstrong
Baron Woolen Mills Heather Armstrong, also known as Dooce due to the domain name of her Web site, is an excellent photographer. I recommend perusing all of her photos – but you can start with this one. "This is an old abandoned building in Brigham City, a few blocks from the house Jon grew up […]
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Blurb
Blurb, seemingly, is a really great way to make books online using your digital photos. I haven’t tried it yet but if their site says anything about their company/books, I think you might enjoy what you get out of giving it a try. They also integrate with Flickr and are running a photo book contest […]
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Classic photos recreated with Legos
Tiananmen Square Mike Stimpson does an excellent job recreating classic photos using Legos. Some of the most notable photos include: Tiananmen Square (pictured) V.J. Day Times Square Lunch Atop a Skyscraper More please. (Source: Classics in Lego – a photoset on Flickr)
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Get a job! Use a Job Board.
Looking for a job? Might I suggest looking through the various Job Boards that have popped up over recent years? You might just find what you’re looking for. 37signals’ Job Board The 37signals’ Job Board is probably "the best one" right now. Currently there are offerings from such companies as Apple, Sony, Amazon, Best Buy, […]
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Keegan Jones is coffee shop hopping
Keegan Jones, whom I spent some time with in New York City late last year, is visiting his hometown in Missouri. He has a pretty neat idea for how he is going to spend the week. "This week I’m home in good ol’ Springfield, Missouri. Each day this week I’ll be working from a different […]
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SCR DROPCLOCK
A screensaver featuring numbers in Helvetica type falling into water in super-slow motion. I have to say that while I don’t even use a screensaver, I’m sitting here tempted to buy a license simply because of how awesome it could be. Alas, I’ll wait to read some reviews of those braver than I. (Source: SCR […]
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\”We just posted loads of clips all over the freakin’ place!\”
Ever since Viddler announced that Tubemogul now supported Viddler as a distribution point, we’ve been seeing this more and more. People that upload their video to every single video sharing site in order to gain exposure for their show, product, etc. etc. I get the point. I see the strategy. And, I can’t really blame […]
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Cabel Sasser’s C4[1] talk: Coda Confidential
Cabel Sasser, designer and co-founder of Panic, talks at the C4[1] Conference for Indie Macintosh development about the development of Coda, some of Panic’s design decisions with the application, and much much more. (Source: "C4[1] Sasser: Coda Confidential")
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iPhone in macro
More or less testing
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My brain dump after upgrading to WordPress 2.5
Can you believe how far blogging has come over the last few years? I can’t. I could go on and on about the history of blogging, how I’ve used it over the years, and where it is now that I find really surprising – but instead I just wanted to take a moment or two […]
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21 Amazing Alternate Uses for Vodka
I particularly like the 21st use: 21. If all else fails, just turn the bottle up and drink it, nothing will matter anymore anyway! (Source: 21 Amazing Alternate Uses for Vodka by The Life Hackery)
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Mmm wine
Mmm.
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Throwin’ chips
All in?
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Viddler breakfast
Jason made the Viddler team, at least those of us near the office today, some breakfast.
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Chippewa Lake Park, today
Chippewa Lake, a now abandoned theme park in Ohio, was once a booming park full of ride enthusiasts and families on vacation. Now it is a rundown, dilapidated and overgrown patch of woods. Sort of like a deep sea shipwreck turned coral reef. This photoset by Flickr user Brian B. shows the current state of […]
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Chris M. Johnson wants to bring it all together too
Chris M. Johnson is also going to start to consolidate his "stuff": "One of the problems with all the new and wonderful applications that are coming about as part of the Web 2.0 movement is that information is spread out all over the internet. It can become quite easy to find yourself stretched thin when […]
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Jeremy Wheaton Photography
Jeremy Wheaton, brother of Wil Wheaton ([writer](http://books.google.com/books?as_auth=Wil Wheaton&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=author-navigational&hl=en), actor), recently won a prize for one of his photos ([this one actually](http://www.jeremywheaton.com/slides/old fence.html)). After bouncing around on his site for a little while, I must say that I agree with his brother Wil – he is very good.
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Love – by Eliza Devroe
Eliza Devroe, my wife, captured a nice photo at a 50th Anniversary party that we attended this past weekend. I’m linking to this photo for two reasons. I think it is a wonderful photo. I wanted to test how I plan to link to photos in the future. Great shot babe. (Source: Love on Flickr […]
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Peel away wine labels
Finally! Someone has made some progress in innovation of wine labels. This one allows for a peel away portion to help you remember the wine later on. I know that a lot of people carefully peel away wine labels, or do it "Catch me if you can" style, but now you won’t need to. Neat […]
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Poll: Should my site send Twitter notifications?
Ironically you may be reading this note because you clicked on a link from my Twitter account. My site is setup to post links to Twitter, every 15 minutes, if there was a new post here on my site. I try to add a little context by adding the category before the Twitter status (e.g. […]
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Rick Astley interviewed about \”Rickrolling\”
Rick Astley, interviewed by the LA Times, talks about "Rickrolling": "I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it,†Astley said. “But that’s what brilliant about the Internet." Yes, that is what is brilliant about the Internet, Rickrolling. (Source:Web Scout – Online Entertainment and Culture […]
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Rick Astley interviewed about \”Rickrolling\”
Rick Astley, interviewed by the LA Times, talks about "Rickrolling": "I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it,†Astley said. “But that’s what brilliant about the Internet." Yes, that is what is brilliant about the Internet, Rickrolling. (Source:Web Scout – Online Entertainment and Culture […]
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Rick Astley interviewed about \”Rickrolling\”
Rick Astley, interviewed by the LA Times, talks about "Rickrolling": "I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it,†Astley said. “But that’s what brilliant about the Internet." Yes, that is what is brilliant about the Internet, Rickrolling. (Source:Web Scout – Online Entertainment and Culture […]
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Rick Astley interviewed about \”Rickrolling\”
Rick Astley, interviewed by the LA Times, talks about "Rickrolling": "I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it,†Astley said. “But that’s what brilliant about the Internet." Yes, that is what is brilliant about the Internet, Rickrolling. (Source:Web Scout – Online Entertainment and Culture […]
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Rick Astley interviewed about \”Rickrolling\”
Rick Astley, interviewed by the LA Times, talks about "Rickrolling": "I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it,†Astley said. “But that’s what brilliant about the Internet." Yes, that is what is brilliant about the Internet, Rickrolling. (Source:Web Scout – Online Entertainment and Culture […]
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Rick Astley interviewed about \”Rickrolling\”
Rick Astley, interviewed by the LA Times, talks about "Rickrolling": "I think it’s just one of those odd things where something gets picked up and people run with it,†Astley said. “But that’s what brilliant about the Internet." Yes, that is what is brilliant about the Internet, Rickrolling. (Source:Web Scout – Online Entertainment and Culture […]
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