Well, not really, but Going Back to Brooklyn just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
I’m just barely unpacked from being in New York last week, and I just found out that I’ll be back there next month. I just scored a ticket to the Future of Online Advertising conference in NYC next month and I’m psyched. Time to go make some more RUWT? t-shirts.
p.s. and don’t say i never did anything for ya. if you’re interested in going use code 10p3rc for 10% off…
I feel good. Really good.
I just got back from my first vacation since I started coding last Fall and I genuinely feel great. I had skipped Thanksgiving, Christmas, and countless birthdays, but forced myself to take some time to go home and visit the family and friends, and I’m so glad I did. Five days full of homecooked Jamaican food, NYC subways, and drinking with HS friends was exactly what the doctor ordered. I’ll be tackling a couple big features in the next couple weeks. Stay tuned.
And oh yeah. I ran into Drew Brees in the security line at Newark Airport. I was thinking “That guy looks like Drew Brees but smaller”, when I realized his trademark mole…and then his trademark gorgeous wife. Realizing you’re as tall as Drew Brees? Kinda cool. Watching him waddle away from security as he struggles to put back on his belt? Strangely enjoyable.
Wow. There is an absolute revolt going on on digg.com right now. From what I’m reading, someone posted a code to decrypt HD-DVD copy protection, or something like that, and digg axed the story. Now all the 12-year-olds are going nuts.
Is this the death of digg? Doubtful. But it’s gonna be pretty fun to watch.
Have you ever seen Boris Yeltsin and Don Nelson in the same room? Cause I haven’t.
A five-guard lineup? Reeks of Boris’ handywork to me…
Do you remember the “There goes the population in Convenville!” mystery? Well it turns out new RUWT? user jtlynchjr has the answer:
The reference is to Sabres second-year winger Jason Pominville. The running joke with the PBP team is that whenever he scores the population of “Pominville” increases.
And the play-by-play guy that rocked my world is named Rick Jeanneret, the longest-tenured announcer clocking in at 36 years straight broadcasting the Sabres. But don’t think Rick is a one trick pony—no, no, check out some more choice calls care of Wikipedia.
“Top shelf, where Momma hides the cookies!” most famous recurring call
“There have been more cheap shots in this game than in a Mexican Cantina during Happy Hour!” 2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
“Pominville better open a Planned Parenthood ’cause it’s population is out of control!” reaction to Jason Pominville scoring two goals in a period
And since it’s a NHL lovefest today, the best sign of the playoffs so far.
I’ve done some more digging into the Buerhle Blunder, and fittingly it seems that the code to make alerts better for everyone kept anyone from catching the no-no. I’m pretty annoyed that RUWTbot wasn’t able to pick up the lefty’s gem, but I’m still excited about this update.
Tonight’s site update has two main pieces (not including the no-no code fix). There are updates almost every night, but this pair has been in the works for a while.
Buehrle pitched a no-hitter tonight. And we missed it.
We’ve processed 21,328 games thus far, but this was the first no-hitter. There was a bad assumption in the code, and RUWTbot never picked up on what was going on. Worst of all? I could have watched it on my TV.
The whole point of RUWT? is to catch the big games, but tonight we blew it.
The first mention I saw of a FanNation retooling was a
random comment on a TechCrunch article, but the predicted relaunch on the 16th never materialized. If you visit FanNation today, you’ll see a splash screen explaining that they’ll be down until the 23rd.
Anyone that knows me well knows I have pretty strong feelings about FanNation, so I’m extremely curious to see what the site will look like on Monday.
Hey folks, the RUWT? Toolbar got a great review from Scott Ogera over at About.com. 4½ stars out of 5? I’ll try and stop slacking.
However, I was also somewhat skeptical about this so-called “game watching robot” as well as the participation of the RUWT? community. As the days passed, my skepticism quickly morphed into a healthy mix of optimism and excitement as I began to see how well this add-on did its job. The features are definitely as advertised, and the steady growth of the community makes the RUWT? Bleachers a good place to chat up a game or race. A lot of toolbars and add-ons can give you the latest scores, but this one does so much more. more…
Use Firefox or Flock? Get the RUWT? Toolbar now!
And along with that, where’s my multi-million dollar payout?
The following post is in response to the Trash TechCrunch post on techcrunch.com…
Okay, it’s the 21st Century. As a child born in the 70s I was promised flying cars, hovering skateboards, and my own personal robot by now. So the scorecard 28 years in? Flying car? My Alma mater is pretty close. Hovering skateboard? Eh, my knees are bad. Personal Robot? Had to make my own. The list needed a 7 year grace period, but all in all, not a bad showing.
Okay, it’s April 2007. As a bootstrapped startup less than a year old, I was promised to have millions of dollars, my picture on the cover of magazines, and invited to speak at tons of conferences by now. So the score card after 7 months? Nada. Squadoosh. Even with a 30-day grace period, there is no reason why I shouldn’t have gotten my fat stacks of cash by now.
Sure, it takes Web 2.0 sites like Dodge•ball, Mee•boo, Face•book, Flick•r, Blog•lines, and Net•vibes a good year to get some duckets, but are•you•watch•ing•this is Web 5.0. A buyout should happen the day I leave alpha!
The one sliver of good news is that I plan to poetically sue the ambulance-chaser who is responsible for this travesty. That’s right, the blog you love to hate: TechCrunch. I freakin’ hand-wrapped my invitation to a life of geek groupies and an off-shore bank account, when I suggested they put “Digg” somewhere in the title of my review (cause people can’t get enough Digg-inspired sites), and they still somehow jacked this up. To keep this simple, let me lay out the facts for you:
Do you see the discrepancy here?
This is an open and shut case.
I’m gonna sue his ass back to Web 1.0.
