Archive for February, 2008
resist the Borg
Microsoft’s hostile takeover bid of Yahoo certainly has some Flickr folks in an uproar: Flickr Rebellion Brews at Specter of M$ Acquisition. (Absolutely LOVE the photo that leads that story, btw) And I can’t say that I blame the Flickr-ers. If MS buys Yahoo, I expect all the Yahoo parts (including Flickr) will be shoehorned [...]
no fiesta for the Patriots
The Super Bowl seemed as though it was going to unfold similar to the 1986 Fiesta Bowl for the college football national championship. In that game, Penn State took a 14-10 lead late in the game. The Miami Hurricanes were driving down the field, late in the 4th quarter, and Miami QB Vinny Testaverde threw [...]
ooh, a shadow
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow again this morning, which means six more weeks of winter. Is it just me, or did January seem to go by in the blink of an eye? After getting clobbered by three major storms in mid-December that left us with nearly 3 feet of snow on the ground, I can [...]