June 2008 Archives
I can now watch any movie available via Netflix’s “WatchNow” on the TV in my living room via the Xbox 360, streamed from Netflix:
It just works. Completely. Wow.
The only niggle was that I had to make IE7 my default browser on the Vista box for this to work…
[Tip’O’Hat to Lifehacker for the info.]
Matthew Harding and Google’s very own Melissa Nixon are back with this year’s installment of Where the hell is Matt?.
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
There’s a nice little piece from the Huffington Post too:
When something comes along that’s unabashedly goofy, it feels like someone opened up a window and let the breeze in. This isn’t to say that Dancing doesn’t have its few small grace notes - you’ll know ‘em when you see ‘em - but they’re so offhand and relaxed, so utterly in tune with the giddy spirit of the piece, that they sweep you right along. It’s a funky little surprise, ingenuous and sweet-tempered and utterly original. See if you don’t agree.
Enjoy.
I’ll be at the Seattle Conference on Scalability this Saturday - looks like it’s gonna be interesting.
If you’re going along, seek me out and say hi!
Looks like we’re in the middle of an extensive power outage - most of Kirkland appears to be off the grid.

Candles? Check!
Cold beer? Check (for now)!
Two fully charged MacBook Pro batteries? Check!
EVDO? Check!
Time to code…


