Monthly Archives: June 2008

Starbucks Card Wifi Access Working…

June 5, 2008 – 17:36

Looks like the free 2 hours of wifi at starbucks is real. I just walked into a Starbucks in Soho, bought a $5 starbucks card, setup my account at starbucks.com, and got on the web. For free, unless you count the $5 of credit on my starbucks card as payment. The speed is pretty decent, [...]

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Thrillist has the information? Has the green, at least…

June 4, 2008 – 23:50

Thrillist! Hiro Ballroom! Stacks of fake money!
I suppose it was appropriate that the first song I heard as I walked into Thrillist’s Internet Week party was Nada Surf’s “Popular“… Place was packed, cash was flying. Nick has more pictures over on RandomNightOut.com

 

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Obtrusive Advertising - TBS Pauses Family Guy mid-show

June 4, 2008 – 13:11

This must be the some of the worst, most obtrusive advertising I’ve seen in a long time. Last night while watching Family Guy, TBS ran a lower-third banner ad, which paused the whole show, to draw attention to the advertisement. Seriously TBS? Pausing the programming to get in more ad time? This is a serious [...]

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Visual Magnetic Fields - Magnetic Movie

June 3, 2008 – 23:51

Coolest video/cg I’ve seen this week. With a combination of science and 3d Animation, Scientists from NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratory made this nifty movie which brings to life complex magnetic fields. Take a look and read the back story.

Finally, make sure to turn the sound up. In addition to the trippy visuals, the crackle and pop of [...]

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