Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Second Life Video + US Presidential Inauguration =



Wait for it.....


Wait for it.....




(Thank @torley for the "ugh")

Coming to the DSM-V in 2012....

Do you think they'll call it Virtual Reality Dissociative Disorder? Internet addiction sounds too mundane. Anyway, the Chinese have started what will no doubt hit the next DSM......

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Tired of the official SL Browser?

Thanks to @torley for the list of "unofficial" SL browsers. I've tried the Onrez browser, now I have a few to toy with!

Whitehouse 2.0

You have to love that the Obama coders lost no time in getting up a jazzed-up presidential website, complete with blog and soon...a YouTube Channel!

Can't wait to see how the Office of Public Liaison wields the power of Web 2.0....

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Have I Mentioned That I LOVE Camille Paglia?

I have been reading Paglia since grad school, when she was lambasting the MLA, both in speech and in articles. I just about choked on my water while reading her piece at salon.com today. She is speaking about the absurdity of some of Dick Cavett's criticism of Sarah Palin's speech habits, and expanding that to the treatment she received from what she describes as the "bunch of tittering lemmings the urban elite have become", when out of nowhere she decides to have a field day with Katie Couric! Priceless.

What are you still doing here? Go check it out!

Friday, January 9, 2009

How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website

For those of you who find links beyond annoying but also aren't a code wizard, Amit Agarwal has come to your rescue! He has put together a list of tips and tricks to embed most things you would want to embed on a website.

What a great Friday morning!

And you all realize that I'm NOT a morning person, right? I have just been introduced to the glory that is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, and now I'm bummed that I have to wait to get my next fix!