Month: May 2009

how do you CONNECT with people?

On By Rick McIn blogs, friends, internet2 Comments

One of the best articles I’ve seen lately was published on a blog about “greatness” called Baekdal.com.

It gives an overview of the history and rapid evolution of information technology.

Here’s a sample slice from where we’re at right now.

marketflow10

People get information from TV, websites, blogs and social network sites. Oh, and the old people still cling to newspapers and magazines.

… But 2009 is also going to be the start of the next revolution. Because everything we know is about to change. …

The first and most dramatic change is the concept of Social News. Social news is quickly taking over our need for staying up-to-date with what goes on in the world. News is no longer being reported by journalists, now it comes from everyone. And it is being reported directly from the source to you – bypassing the traditional media channels.

I highly recommend you check out Baekdal – Where is Everyone?

I think the graphic is wrong, by the way.

Social News (e.g. Twitter) is not nearly as much the NEXT BIG THING as is shown above.

Some future evolution of Facebook or Friendfeed is the best way to CONNECT with people that’s been invented so far. Twitter is already a subset of those two vastly superior systems now.

(via bluepeak)

Texas builds Border Wall to keep out Americans

On By Rick McIn humourLeave a comment

Calling it an essential step toward securing the Texas border and protecting his people’s way of life, Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday the completion of a 1,953-mile wall designed to keep out millions of unwanted Americans.

According to Perry, the 75-foot-high barricade running along the northern boundary is the culmination of more than 160 years of escalating tensions between Texas and the United States. …

Texas-wall-map-redo

… Thus far, a majority of Texas citizens support the border wall, with nearly 8 million signing up to join a coalition of Minutemen that will guard the fence. …

“Round ’em up and get ’em out,” Carlile added. “Go back to Seattle or whatever you call it.”

Since the wall’s completion, there has been no official comment from Washington. However, sources close to President Obama said that upon being informed of Gov. Perry’s announcement the commander in chief muttered, “Thank God.”

The Onion – Texas Constructs U.S. Border Wall To Keep Out Unwanted Americans

I am not a Geek

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… a rallying cry for geeks around the world to stand proud and unite. Embrace your inner geek and be the geek who keeps on giving!

Click PLAY or watch the viral geek video on YouTube.

Geek Advancement

no new Freddy Mercury here

On By Rick McIn music, TVLeave a comment

My brother is a big fan of American Idol. And a practiced vocalist himself.

He calls this season of the hit TV show the best ever. And says that the finalists were certainly the best ever.

American-Idol

Kris Allen won out over Adam Lambert in a somewhat surprising finish.

Is Adam Lambert a “world wide star”?

He might be.

Though their duet with members of Queen was praised by MTV, to my untrained ear it was obvious we have NOT discovered a new Freddy Mercury.

I don’t watch Idol. I don’t watch Dancing with the Stars … except this year as Shawn Johnson was entered. Her win was good publicity for gymnastics.

The only reality TV show of this genre I like is So You Think You Can Dance.

print friendly internet

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I just added a feature to the right hand navigation.

In Firefox on my Mac, it doesn’t seem to work.
Safari on my Mac works a little better. But not perfectly.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The company noted my problem. And is working on a FIX. Thanks. I’ll wait on that.

UPDATE – Looks like it does not yet work on WordPress.com sites like this one. I took it out for now.

picture is unrelated – FUNNY

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If you thought awkwardfamilyphotos.com was funny, check out pictureisunrelated.com

People send in their

… most mind bogglingly, eye-crossingly WTF photos. …

A couple of samples:

wtf-pics-hide-the-corn

wtf-pics-grocery-run

pictureisunrelated.com

Norway wins Eurovision Song Contest

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100 million Europeans watched the TV broadcasts of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

It’s big.

The Contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956 and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world.

Though there are many critics, the winner this year was clear.

Youthful Alexander Rybak from Norway.

Click PLAY or watch his performance on YouTube.

(via Gadling)

look and feel of RickMcCharles.com

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I’ve been playing around with some settings on this site.

The major change was to increase the size of the font in the main post. (Old folks like me have trouble reading small words on screen.)

Most browsers have excellent ZOOM functions. But many users don’t know about them.

I zoom in and out of pages constantly using keyboard shortcuts.