Tag: BOINGBOING

What could be more compelling than documenting the lives of characters from the video game The Sims? Okay, it doesn't sound all that compelling, and there are many examples on the web of it being done poorly. But once in awhile someone comes along and does something that seems like a bad idea in such spectacular fashion that it truly becomes noteworthy. Alice and Kev is a blog by Robin Burkinshaw ...

According an online survey/test performed by a group called IQLeague, MacPPC users who browse the interwebs with Firefox are the smartest web users alive. Alexander Uslontsev says: "IQLeague guys have some kind of online IQ test on their site and they group IQ scores of all visitors by different geographical locations (city, country, etc.) Here is an interesting part - they also group IQ Scores ...

Boing Boing posted a link to an amusing little video called Supermarket 2.0. The acting's nothing too special, and I can't help but wonder how this supermarket stays open with just 3 customers. But the concept is pure geek comedy gold. The store is completely web 2.0 compliant. glumbert.com - Supermarket 2.0 There are tags on all the products (H20, transparent, etc for water), RSS feeds for ...

With every launch of a new Microsoft operating system comes two things: New error messages A new ubiquitous advertising campaign. Apparently fed up with the new "Wow" advertising campaign that has hit the streets of Prague, Czech painter Jeremiah Palecek created a set of print-your-own Vista error message stickers. He's designed an easy to print sheet so that users can buy a pack of ...

We've been bemoaning the DMCA a lot around Download Squad lately, but here's a tale with a happy -- if schadenfreude -- ending. Michael Crook has become famous around the blog-o-sphere; As a thorn in the side of some high profile blogs. It all started when Crook landed in the hotseat on the popular Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes for his hoax web campaign to reduce the pay of US Troops. ...

Today, October 3, has been declared the International Day Against DRM, a day for those who believe DRM is no good for consumers, no good for business, and no good for artists and other content creators to stand up and say no. DefectiveByDesign.org is your Day Against DRM headquarters and has ten things you can do today to spread the word, and Boing Boing has even more. Even if you don't think DRM ...

Some of the news that's fit to blog from around the world and throughout the day. Here's your daily bits of news... A new community tech preview of Vista should be coming out "in a few weeks" according to Josh's Windows Weblog. Speaking of Microsoft, you can download a trial version of BizTalk Server 2006 if you're into that sorta stuff. BetaNews reports MobiTV is partnering with ...