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Archive for March, 2007

What the heck IS that THING?!: Episode V

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, International, Newspapers, Photos, What is that? | 5 Comments »

Here's another fun installment of everyone's favorite blog game show, "What the heck IS THAT thing?!?"  Today's photo comes from South Korea, at a protest demonstration: Quick quiz: This protester is ... Read more..

TV to aid panda potency

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Posted in Entertainment, International, Movies, Pandas, Television, Zoos, animals, mating, technology | No Comments »

The Associated Press story begins: "Chuang Chuang the panda (seen above) has been spending his days in front of a big screen television watching panda porn." I don't think there's anything ... Read more..

Why no HD-DVD or Wi-fi on the XBox 360 Elite?

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Posted in Broadband, Business, Computers, Consumer issues, Digital Life, Downloads, Entertainment, Gadgets and toys, HDMI, HDTV, Microsoft, News, PS3, Playstation, Sony, The Future, Video games, Wi-Fi, Windows, Xbox 360, technology | No Comments »

That is one smokin' black gaming console right there! [digg=http://digg.com/gaming_news/Did_Microsoft_screw_up_by_not_including_HD_DVD_Wi_Fi_on_XBOX_360_Elite]  Microsoft announced yesterday night that a new version of their popular Xbox 360 system will get an "Elite" (or "L33T") version. The ... Read more..

‘Ask A Ninja’ interviews Ferrell, Heder

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Ask A Ninja, Celebrities, Comedy, Digital Life, Entertainment, Hollywood, Movies, News, Podcasts, Sports, YouTube, ice skating, video | No Comments »

One of my favorite podcasts is "Ask A Ninja," starring the Ninja. He somehow killed a reporter and found his way into the press junket for "Blades of Glory," ... Read more..

HUGE sports news: UFC and Pride FC to merge!

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Contests, Entertainment, Fighting, Fights, Financial, Merger, News, Sports, Website | 3 Comments »

Ultimate fighting fans, you're the big winner today. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has bought Pride FC, a rival group, for about $70M, according to ESPN.com.  The UFC, now in ... Read more..

It’s a Twitter Tuesday!: More cool stuff

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Computers, E-mail, Gadgets and toys, Internet, Inventions, Social Networking, Twitter, technology | 2 Comments »

Pulse .... check! Breathing ... check! Still hooked on Twitter ... check! Here's the latest on the Obvious micro-blogging application (join my Twitter group here): TWITTER BY MAIL: Found ... Read more..

If we go silent, the terrorists win

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Boycott, Crime, Internet, Kathy Sierra, Law, News, Online anonymity, Personal, Robert Scoble, Social Networking, Terrorism, Website, technology, threats | 1 Comment »

I had never read Kathy Sierra's blog "Creating Passionate Users" until today. And I wish that I could have found it under better circumstances. The blogosphere is aflood with news ... Read more..

Memo: Fear the geese, newspaper workers!

Monday, March 26th, 2007 Posted in Journalism, News, Newspapers, Ohio, Weird Stuff, animals, attacks, geese | 2 Comments »

As journalists, we face hazards that make our job a difficult one. [digg=http://digg.com/offbeat_news/When_Geese_Attack_Ohio_newspaper_workers_given_tips_to_dodge_bird_attacks]We take verbal lashing from angry politicians/parents/editors. We risk our lives in bullet-ridden war zones (some giving their lives). We risk ... Read more..

29 percent of Americans can’t read this post…

Monday, March 26th, 2007 Posted in Broadband, Business, Communication, Computers, Entertainment, Internet, News, Polls, Television, technology | 1 Comment »

...Not because they are illiterate (well, unless they live in D.C.), but because they don't have Internet access and choose not to get it. A recent poll, the second annual National ... Read more..

Twitter mania on a Monday

Monday, March 26th, 2007 Posted in Blogging, Computers, Digital Life, Downloads, Entertainment, Internet, Inventions, Life, Second Life, Social Networking, Twitter, Website, software, technology | 1 Comment »

Yeah, I'm still hooked on Twitter. My HardDriveLife Twitter followers continue to grow, and I'm always looking for the newest thing using the Twitter RSS and APIs. So, here's some ... Read more..