Category: Linklog

Shelley Powers states her case for the abolition of Trackbacks and the introduction of Tagbacks. Personally I don’t see this idea flying at all, but what the hell do I know? You can see other points of view via the bbintroducingtagback tag.

Britain’s Ellen MacArthur has completed her single-handed round-the-world voyage in record-breaking time. It took her 71 days and 13 hours, beating the previous record by 1 day and 9 hours (approx.)

Jason Kottke offers up some new lyrics for Alanis Morrisette’s decidedly un-ironic “Ironic.”
“It’s like 10,000 shots, when all you need is the cure.
Like thinking you’re going to die then finding out for sure.
And isn’t it bubonic…don’t you think?”

Bloglines has apparently been sold to AskJeeves. Another fine idea goes down the cash cow road, What’s next I wonder?

WordPress 1.5 goes Gamma. RAAAAH! BLOG SMASH!!!! Incidentally, I’m now running the latest gamma release, I now have the upgrade down to such a fine art, I only have to edit 3 hardcoded files to keep things looking pretty around here.

The best buzzer beater in the history of buzzer beaters. Even better than Rex Chapman for the Phoenix Suns against the Seattle Supersonics in 1997. Read the remarkable story here.

Punxsutawney Phil, The Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators and Weather Prophet Extraordinary saw his shadow today, meaning it’s an extra 6 weeks of winter. No surprise really… He sees his shadow more often than not, meanwhile the Georgia Groundhog predicts an early spring… In your face Punxsutawney Phil!

Animal Rights activist sells her skin for charity. That’s all kinds of creepy, even if it only is a little tattoo…

ESPN’s “Sports Guy” Bill Simmons is running a round the clock blog on the lead up the Super Bowl XXXIX. Sure to be a fun read… Plus the chances are high for a McDonalds “I’d Hit It!” advert (ohhh, cross posting shenanigans).

Budweiser Presents: Wardrope Malfunction… It’s the Super Bowl advert the NFL and FOX didn’t want you to see.

“Double Cheeseburger? I’d hit it…” So, is McDonalds is promoting hott man-on-sammich action in it’s latest ad campaign? I’m lovin’ it! [via]

It seems Disney is having trouble finding people to work on Toy Story 3. Without Pixar behind it, it just wouldn’t be the same, and the whole thing reeks of Disney looking to make a quick buck. [via]

Erika’d: To hide somethinig in a place so well, it can never be found again. Made famous by the actions of Erika Walker-Arnold. *snicker*

Blake Ross reveals the serious behind-the-scenes work involved with Firefox. “The best part of Firefox is that even as it’s skyrocketed to the top, it’s never really grown out of its humble roots as a skunkworks project that was by and large coordinated on caffeine highs at Denny’s. It has, in short, never quite grown up.” [via]

Craig at Flip Flop Flyin’ takes a look at his life asking the question “what if…” Personally, I find the football spin off timeline to be most humourous, especially the repeated beating of Manchester United. [via]