Year: 2004

Via C|NET:

“Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a new set of Web-based services
allowing users of its MSN service to publish and track each other’s
blogs. 

The new free blogging service, called MSN Spaces, was
launched as a preliminary test service along with newly updated online
software for swapping instant messages and sharing photos, the world’s
largest software maker said.”

I’m not going to jump right out and use this new blogging software just because Microsoft makes it. I just think it is ironic that they continue to be late to the party when it comes to Internet tools.

“MSN Spaces users will be able to customize the layout of their blogs,
post digital pictures, create music and book lists, and also control
who has access to their blogs.”

Gee, just like all of the current blogging tools that are on the market (many of which are free and don’t restrict you to using a single service).

“Using a centralized contacts database that will be shared between
Microsoft’s MSN Hotmail free e-mail and MSN Messenger services, users
will also be able to better track new blog postings, Irving said.”

I’m not a conspiracy freak, but this “MSN Messenger/Hotmail/Passport” dominance thing is getting to be a little too much for me. The less Bill Gates knows about who I’m friends with the better as far as I’m concerned.

                  

But, I’m better than he is…and he just reads a teleprompter, and I deliver the news with panache, style, feeeeeelings…

feelingssss…
oh oh oh feeelingsss…
oh oh oh feelingsssss…
feeelingsss of loveeeeeee

Pfthh.

This must mean that today is going to be another slow news day.

Via KOMO TV:

Only in Seattle! The coffee capital of the world, could we find an artist who paints with coffee. His name is Ezju. One name. But a lot of talent. Here’s how it works:

Ezju makes 8-10 pots of coffee. “And then I boil it down to make this real thick consistency,” Ezju says. He has to brew it just right. “If you burn it, it gets all plasticy and elasticy. You can’t do anything with it,” he says.

Ezju got the idea to use coffee when a friend of his spilled coffee on a napkin. they looked at the napkin and joked ‘That’s art!’ Ezju has been using coffee for his paintings ever since. “I think it’s warm. Rather warm and inviting,” he says referring to his work.

And brown.

Uh, maybe I’m an artist too? I just replicated the same artwork shown above on my kitchen counter without even trying.

Check out more of his “art” here.

UPDATE: Ok, I admit, these are better.

       

       

That (rich) geek is finally leaving the tube. Of course, he’ll have his own reality show in a few weeks and a hit record by January right?

Jeez, I’m sick and tired of stories like this.

What a freak.

Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge set to resign today.

Today, I, PunditGuy, agree with Jeff Jarvis.

Via Sound Politics: John Fund describes Washington State’s gubernatorial re-count mess as “the latest example of why
this country needs to clean up and clarify its sloppy election systems.”