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Monthly Archives: February 2007

A Tribute to the Unsung Heroes of Digg (Bury Brigade Top 50)

I’m sure some of you have noticed a big story today of how David LeMieux uncovered the name of Digg users executing buries through a Digg flaw thanks to Muhammad Saleem’s report. The flaw was patched shortly giving David access to 1700+ buries including the user name and stories buried. Unfortunately, it’s a [...]

links for 2007-02-27

Data Shows English Blogosphere Has Peaked
Some casual observers would also agree.
(tags: blogs)

Foreign Policy Association: The Prospects for Russian Democracy (transcript/video)
Garry Kasparov speaks out against Russia. Have we exhausted all resources? This is probably bigger than any threat posed by China.
(tags: russia foreign policy)

How Many Founders Does A Startup Need?
Twos company, three’s a crowd.
(tags: [...]

5 Reasons Why I’m Getting Sick and Tired of Lists

By 2008 all our knowledge will be converted into lists and the bits that don’t fit it will be discarded. Here are 5 reasons why I’m getting sick of them.
5. I’ve Seen them All
I’m guilty of spreading the filth too but really, I’ve seen every possible type of list over this last month that [...]

5 Reasons Why I’m Getting Sick and Tired of Lists

By 2008 all our knowledge will be converted into lists and the bits that don’t fit it will be discarded. Here are 5 reasons why I’m getting sick of them.
5. I’ve Seen them All
I’m guilty of spreading the filth too but really, I’ve seen every possible type of list over this last month that [...]

links for 2007-02-26

2007, the year of the tech IPO?
Things will probably start heating up from next year.
(tags: ipod)

Microsoft’s Vista-Live Strategy Already Impacting Google
Now I know why Google is fighting so hard to bring web apps to the forefront.
(tags: vista google)

Fake Steve now backed by Wired?
Typical of Apple or shall I say Steve to send their lawyers to [...]

Exclusive (for now) Interview with Digg’s Favorite Photographer Trey Ratcliff

Trey Ratcliff is an amazing photographer making a name for himself with a slew of amazing photographs that have populated Digg’s front page so much that he has been dubbed “Digg’s favorite HDR photographer”.
Some of his well known works of cityscapes at night are haunting. They look more like neo-futuristic cities rendered by the [...]

Exclusive (for now) Interview with Digg’s Favorite Photographer Trey Ratcliff

Trey Ratcliff is an amazing photographer making a name for himself with a slew of amazing photographs that have populated Digg’s front page so much that he has been dubbed “Digg’s favorite HDR photographer”.
Some of his well known works of cityscapes at night are haunting. They look more like neo-futuristic cities rendered by the [...]

Still here

For those of you worried that the internet police nabbed me, my server company, DreamHost, went down and took me with it. I’m back now and hope to be for quite a while as I got a very interesting exclusive coming up!

links for 2007-02-24

Pledgie — Helping you help others.
A new way to donate.
(tags: app)

Lighthouse
Sexy new issue tracking from two Rails (a development framework) superstars.
(tags: app)

My StumbleUpon vs Digg Experience
Another traffic comparison. However, what are the SEO implications over the even longer term?
(tags: digg stumbleupon comparison)

Did Digg Really Unban Blogs or is it a Database Malfunction?

The blogs are currently buzzing with the news that Digg has reinstated a list of domains previously banned or have they? There is still no official word on Digg’s company blog and I’m with Steve in thinking it’s some kind of a glitch. Not only are all Digg pages very slow to load, [...]