I just Twittered about my current web implementation issues. Since I like to keep the number and frequency of my Twitters low so as not to overly annoy, here are some things I would have Twittered today:
VMware on this laptop is slow enough that I could probably save time just installing / uninstalling Internet Explorer 6 and 7.
WFH is better than WFW because I can read videogame blogs in my downtime instead of e-mail. And I can drink beer.
Hoping that Safari’s textarea resizing makes it to other browsers so that I’m not wasting my time.
Enjoyable, yes, but it kinda scares me since I totally clicked through without reading it (as always). Now I am legally bound not to taunt happy fun ball.
(Thx to that Wikipedia article for the EULA note. Thx to Dan for reminding me about happy fun ball.)
I was surprised and happy to see MicroPlace, eBay’s wholly-owned subsidiary for investing in microcredit, in ads plastered all over 1UP.com. Interesting demographic targeting, but I hope they have success with it.
Microcredit in general is a great idea, but by securitizing it, MicroPlace gives you a whole lot of leverage for your contribution. Your “donation” is not seeing your money for 18–36 months and getting 1.5-3% annual interest. (Though actually that rate is looking not that bad in today’s economy.) Therefore, one can afford to put more money into the system than if it were just a gift, which means the organizations have more to loan out.
This is important enough to call out in a post. From Eurogamer’s Mario Kart Wii Review:
Multiplayer is Mario Kart's lifeblood, and as you'd expect, the Wii version offers a very solid set of options: two- to four-player split-screen, online racing with up to two players per machine, team racing, battle modes, and the excellent Mario Kart Channel for keeping track of your friends, ghost data, online rankings and Nintendo-created competitions. The Channel goes some way to making up for the Wii's lack of voice chat or proper social features, such as a centralised friends list.
Emphasis mine. Can you add more emphasis? I want more:
online racing with up to two players per machine
Zomg. Zomg zomg zomg.
Be careful. Cait and I draft each other like an unscrupulous speed-skating team.
I play board games and video games, and sing sea shanties when I can. I like shiny things and tech things and cat macros. I am aware of all Internet traditions.
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