2010 January | Idle Musings

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Idle Musings On Google Wave

In Technology on Jan-30-2010 with
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Google Wave was built to show younger people how older people feel when they try to use the Internet.

Via @shiflett

iPad Multi-touch User Interface Video

In Design, Technology on Jan-29-2010 with
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I don’t think this is going to make me purchase one, but this is pretty darn amazing stuff.

All 101 Episodes Of Lost On Hulu

In TV on Jan-28-2010 with
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With the season premiere only a few days away, ABC has posted every episode of the show on Hulu (US only). So by my rough calculations if you want to watch all 75 hours of the show between now and then for free, have at it.

Well That Is Kind Of Surprising

In Technology on Jan-26-2010 with
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As I huge football fan I realized the actual playing of the game isn’t that much, but I had no idea it was this darn bad. According to the Wall Street Journal only 11 minutes:

So what do the networks do with the other 174 minutes in a typical broadcast? Not surprisingly, commercials take up about an hour. As many as 75 minutes, or about 60% of the total air time, excluding commercials, is spent on shots of players huddling, standing at the line of scrimmage or just generally milling about between snaps.

I mean that makes me pause and realize why more often then not I let the game go for 30 to 45 minutes on my DVR so I can fast forward.

CNN Video Panoramas

In Video on Jan-23-2010 with
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This is pretty darn cool. CNN is now posting panoramic videos that allow the user to pan around while the video plays. It almost feels like you are walking through the scene while holding the camera.

Bing Serves Up Recipes Tied To Paid Search

In Food, Video on Jan-22-2010 with
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The Cause Of Kennedy’s Life

In Politics, Video on Jan-19-2010 with
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I sure hope the folks in Massachusetts get out and vote today, or the shitty plan (but better than nothing) we could have will fold almost overnight, cause somehow 41 votes can stop 59 in our Senate.