Archive for the ‘asides’ tag
ZeFrank’s The Show To End On March 17
My post Rocketboom vlog-of-choice didn’t even get near my daily Amanda Congdon-ish geek-hotness fix, but the dude made me laugh. And think. Yes, its Ze Frank, and while you still can, view ALL his shows, as he will be ending his the show with zefrank next week (March 17).
The World’s 1st Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens at Constant F2.8
OMFG. Behold, the Sigma APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG. Not even Canon has anything this fast:

ReviewMe.com Makes Mistake
Boing Boing reports that ReviewMe.com falsely ‘claims that you can buy a review on Boing Boing for $500‘. Patrick Gavin, who runs ReviewMe.com and Text Link Ads (I subscribe to both services, and I’m a very happy customer [especially for TLA]) has replied to accusations, and pointed a loophole in their system which caused the error. Read more here. That reminds me, I haven’t cashed my single ReviewMe check yet.
Cut Scenes from The IT Crowd
Here are cut scenes from The IT Crowd. Patiently waiting for the second season (via). Oh, and IMDB verifies that the American version is currently in pre-production. Personal note: I work 99% of the time with the company’s IT personnel (I’m NOC, anyway), but there really isn’t much uber-geeky fun to see there.
