Wygle Wide Web

A quiet field journal of digital archaeology. Reconstructing a life from 25+ years of digital traces, with occasional help from ChatGPT when things get weird or surprising.

Day: August 29, 2009

  • Eve: Can I have a piece of cheese? Heidi: Yes you can. Eve: Thank you ma’am.

  • There were also cultural issues at Microsoft when it came to advertising. On Madison Avenue, they say that the more hands that touch an advertisement, the worse it becomes. Microsoft felt differently. “They thought the more people saw it and gave an opinion, the better it would be,” Mr. Musser said. “That’s how you develop…

  • [Josh Harris] wired a loft with Webcams to broadcast everything he and a girlfriend did (including bathroom visits). He enticed 100 people to live in an underground “bunker,” outfitted with a stylized altar, a see-through shower and a firing range. He created some of the first Webcasts through a company called Pseudo Programs. And now…

  • T-Shirt “Ninja! Heads Will Roll!” Love this shirt. Not sure if I could get away with wearing it. Source: Threadless

  • Tech Support Cheat Sheet Source: xkcd.com

  • Topless Robot – Star Trek Dog Is Boldly Going… to Poop in the Neighbor’s Yard Source: toplessrobot.com

  • The most powerful argument against the truth of Christianity is Christians GK Chesterton (via lifeinthestory)

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  • How many people are in space right now (dot com!)

    howmanyareinspace? 6 on the ISS & 7 on Space Shuttle Discovery.

  • tumblr_kp5czaakt11qzo5opo1 The Avett Brothers – Go To Sleep.