I few weeks ago I accidentally helped break the Google Earth story and got linked from Slashdot, which resulted in an inundation of visits to this site. People have been asking what that's like. Take a look: You can see it all. The left half of the graph is my initial pitifully low traffic. On May 28th, you can see a bit of a bump where Google Blogoscoped linked to me. … [Read more...] about Portrait of A Slashdotting
Ripley Again
My wife pointed out I haven't done any Friday Catblogging in a while, so here's a picture of Ripley:Ripley On the Couch … [Read more...] about Ripley Again
Greatness
Over at AOL Television, they're running a show called Greatest American on which they're trying to pick...well I'm sure you get it. I've avoided many such lists in the past, like the AFI's list of the greatest 100 films, because if I do care about the subject, I have my own opinions, and if I don't care then I don't care. However, the best of these lists are always more about … [Read more...] about Greatness
Google Earth, Second Beta
Update: Looking for the latest Google Earth beta? Go here. Google has released a new version of the Google Earth beta. This is version 3.0.0178, replacing bersion 3.0.0149. I described the first beta here. Also, Stephen DesRoches has a nice review. No new features, they say, but a few fixes: No more crashing on exit from full-screen mode. Edited placemarks are correctly … [Read more...] about Google Earth, Second Beta
The Michael Jackson Trial
(Because I am becoming a site statistics whore.) Public Defender Dude has asked people to post their predictions about the Michael Jackson case. Here's my prediction: Having read as little as possible about the case, I nevertheless boldly lead the way by predicting he will be found guilty of at least one count of administering an intoxicating agent, but he will moonwalk his … [Read more...] about The Michael Jackson Trial