It’s the risk you run when using stock photos. Apparently, Microsoft accidentally used a stock image containing what appears to be an iBook.
**original image**
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Someone noticed, posted to a forum, and forced the designers to alter the photo to make the computer less Appley:
**altered image**
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This past Friday night I was able to check out [Prefuse 73](http://www.prefuse73.com/) at the Middle East in Cambridge.
Apparently Scott and co. were running into some technical difficulties. They announced that something was broken, and so they had to change their set a bit. While I couldn’t see exactly what was the matter, it […]
Just recently set up a [last.fm account](http://www.last.fm/user/jarrodtrainque) (formerly Audioscrobbler) to keep track of some music-related statistics.
Here’s how it works: you sign up and download a plugin that tracks what you listen to, and automagically posts the data to your last.fm account.
Organizing is done by tagging your music (like flickr, del.icio.us, etc).
Once your account is […]
Found this today: Startup School
> Are you a hacker who has thought about one day starting a startup? Then you’re invited to a free, one-day startup school this October 15 in the Science Center B lecture hall, Harvard University.
[Guest speakers](http://startupschool.org/speakers.html) list looks cool, and includes the VP of engineering at Yahoo! as well as Stephen […]
Just noticed this today: If you search google for “answer to life, the universe, and everything”, Google calculator responds with:
> answer to life, the universe, and everything = 42
This answer comes from the Douglas’ Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe.
> According to the Hitchhiker’s Guide, researchers from a pan-dimensional, hyper-intelligent race of beings, […]
I got an email today from Ebo Eppenga saying he ported my Simple List Script to Outlook web access.
> By doing this I can fill the to-do list from anywhere around the globe and open it in my Outlook, just as easy!
Screenshot of his work:
(click to enlarge).
As far as I know, this is the first […]
*A man walks into a talent agency…*
This past weekend I went to see the documentary movie [The Aristocrats](http://imdb.com/title/tt0436078/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9dGhlIGFyaXN0b2NyYXRzfGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1).
Background: Among comedians, there’s this inside joke where the punchline is “The Aristocrats.” It’s not a particularly funny joke, but it has evolved into somewhat of an in-joke within comedian circles.
What makes this joke interesting is that […]
So I’ve decided I need a new cell phone. My functional requirements are the following:
* qwerty keyboard
* must grab various email accounts (POP3 Gmail & Yahoo, as well as hotmail).
* web browser
* SMS text messaging capabilities
* speakerphone
* bluetooth enabled
* unlimited nights and weekends
* minimum peak minutes (~500/mo)
* about $60 a month total
I’ve been […]
> Summary: an easy way for Wordpress users to update and customize their blog with del.icio.us daily blog postings, including auto-creation of mini-posts & customized post titles
If you use [Wordpress](http://wordpress.org) for your blog and are a [del.icio.us](http://del.icio.us) user, you have a couple of different options for integrating your del.icio.us links into your blog.
One way […]
public toilet in copley
Originally uploaded by jarrodtrainque.
This weekend I checked out one of those self-cleaning public toilets in Copley Square, Boston. This one was on Boylston street, near the Boston Public Library.
Contrary to the picture, it was actually quite pleasant-smelling and clean.
Verdict: a […]
