http://www.techneuroti.com Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:05:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have never been as supremely bored as I am with the Loren Feldman v. Shel Israel non-drama. I would rather watch public service announcements. We CAN come together as a community to put an end to the madness. I implore you: Don't post updates on Twitter about this Ignore the endless ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/04/11/give-it-a-rest/ If you know anything about rickrolling, then you've heard enough of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" in the past week, which is I guess the point of rickrolling. A number of people have been proposing alternative tunes for rickrolling, so I thought I would offer my nominations for ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/04/05/my-rickrolling-top-20-hall-of-shame/ Back when I had my crappy Motorola Razr, its only redeeming characteristic was its awesome ringtone, the one on Chev Chelios' (Jason Statham) phone in the movie Crank. I got an iPhone in December, and I've been missing that ringtone, but thanks to a hint from a friend on Facebook I ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/04/04/crank-ringtone-for-iphone/ Ostensibly bitter rivals Loren Feldman, of 1938 Media, and Shel Israel, co-author of Naked Conversations, tied the knot last night in a private, discreet ceremony at Las Vegas's famed Candlelight Wedding Chapel. The two had been staging a fight on Twitter, and on their respective blogs, but insiders say this ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/04/01/bitter-blog-enemies-feldman-and-israel-tie-the-knot-in-quiet-vegas-ceremony/ Some people use Twitter to share links to recent blog posts and news items, both their own and those posted by others. Some use it to talk about the weather and Elliot Spitzer. Still others use it to view news feeds, playlists, and other syndicated, periodic content. I fall into ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/03/26/suggested-twitter-feature-tabbed-channels/ I talk too much. And I spend too much time on Twitter. So I'm not tweeting today. Since I am not a bird, I never thought I would compose that sentence. I had dinner this evening in San Jose with some nice folks, including Florian Seroussi, CEO of Celtrek, and Pat ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/03/18/twitterless-tuesday/ Reuters is reporting today that "Linden Lab Chief Executive Philip Rosedale said on Friday the company he founded has begun a search for a new CEO with more operational and management expertise." Techneuroti was unable to confirm at press time that Rosedale planned to formalize the announcement in a Second Life ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/03/14/linden-lab-ceo-to-step-down/ Here is a screenshot from a game of Scrabulous (Facebook online Scrabble) in which a single word, deshypothequiez, scores 1797 points. My French is rudimentary, and I don't know the rules by which this particular game was played, but impressive nonetheless. And remind me never to play Augustin, though I think ... http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/02/21/1797-point-scrabble-word/ This post has been removed in accordance with the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act. http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/02/18/mom-always-liked-my-brother-best/ Thanks to my BFF The Everywhere Girl for the pointer to these great hints for new parents: http://www.techneuroti.com/2008/02/16/bringing-up-baby/