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SOPA/PIPA

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:21:43 +0000

Yesterday was the great “black out” of many of your favorite internet sites. Sites like Reddit and Wikipedia both blacked out their site for most of the day. When I first heard the idea for an internet black out I was sure it would fail. Not enough people (every day internet users) would be effected by a handful of sites not working. I really thought the only way to make a big impact would be if sites like google and amazon didnt loading and just threw a 404 error for a day. This would wake people up as to how much they rely and count on the internets. In the end what I didn’t foresee was the mass media coverage. It was everywhere yesterday, with many of the news/blogs following up today. Glad to see this issue getting some main stream media play. Hopefully this will bury this shit for good. Though I am sure in some dark room somewhere in a bunker the powers that be are working on the next rediculous idea to stop the internet from being the internet. Best of luck assholes.

SOPA/PIPA

Blekko Search

admin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:28:53 +0000

Very cool new search engine that uses slash (/) tags to search. Check it out!

blekko search

Pacey-Con

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:59:46 +0000

Pacey-Con with Joshua Jackson from Joshua Jackson

If you are a Dawson fan and even better a Josh Jackson fan you are going to love this video. Pacey for President!

Man Crush – Hugh Jackman

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:19:47 +0000

Cool Add for Tea with the man, Jackman dancing.

Rhetoric Nation Audio Podcast

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:18:00 +0000

I finally started my long talked about audio podcast. It is called Rhetoric Nation which is the name I picked last year when I was going to launch the cast as an all politics talk show. However I have been a bit sour on the political front this last six months and I wanted to broaden the scope of the show to all things interesting to me. I kept the name for two reasons, one I like it and the other I own the domain for two years.

So what can you expect to hear on this podcast? Me and me and a lot more of me. It will cover my views and opinions on a wide range of topics. I am hoping to have guests join me and listeners participate as the show progresses.

The show will record live on Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific on my tinychat channel – www.tinychat.com/jimkirks please join me so you can heckle me live. Check the rhetoricnation.com site for upcoming topics. You will be able to listen/download the show on Mondays on the main site and through iTunes.

Please take a listen to the first show and tell me what you think. I know, I talk a lot.

http://www.rhetoricnation.com

Foursquare anywhere

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:26:37 +0000

What is Foursquare you ask? Read this - Foursquare.

For the rest of you who are in the know but living in Cities not yet supported, good news today. Foursquare is available worldwide for your check-in enjoyment.

Now you can play Foursquare anywhere | The Social – CNET News.

Backupify Free

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:44:37 +0000

Here is a service I have wanted to try in the past but didnt want to pay. They have a special offer now through Jan 31st. Sign up and get it free – forever!!

Going to give it try. Let me know if you have an account or get one and what you think.

Backupify drops paywall; backs up your data from Twitter, Facebook, and Gmail | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com .

Tweet in Klingon

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:40:43 +0000

AWESOME! Go now and give it a try.

Tweet in Klingon.

The Sun 4.0 – Must have of 2009

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:31:32 +0000

Makes you want to go buy a newspaper and read it with friends. I am not going to lie I miss the paper sometimes. This vid is genius!

The Pirate Bay Tracker Shuts Down for Good

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:53:00 +0000

This is a sad, sad day for torrent fans all over the globe. The Pirate Bay torrent site will shut down for good this week. Last month we had a taste of what this would be like when they were down for a couple of weeks. It was tough as the rest of the torrent tracker sites pale in comparison. TPB’s ease of use and the wonderfully comedic comment section has always made TPB my favorite. Just like when Napster went away the adjustment will be painful but something new will arise to take its place. Maybe it will be even better. (crossing fingers)

Have a favorite torrent site? Let me know.

via The Pirate Bay Tracker Shuts Down for Good | TorrentFreak .

Live Qik Stream

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:56:43 +0000

I have installed the cool Qik live streaming App on my iPhone. What does this mean for you? Well you will get to watch me live from time to time. Most likely though you will be able to watch video I took live, days or hours ago. It is a really cool service and if you happen to catch me live you can chat in real time. See the new link on the right side of the page to see whats new.

Look for my live twitter notifications. Follow me on twitter –> twitter.com/jimkirks

Clip Show on a PS3

admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:07:43 +0000

A close and personal friend to the show as The Clip Show streaming to his PS3. Never seen myself on such a big screen!! Check it out.

Twitter/Friendfeed App.

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:40:35 +0000

Those of you who are looking for that perfect “always on” twitter/friendfeed application to follow all your very important friends on both services, good news. There is a bit of a battle going on for this space and there are a couple of different competitors. The two top dogs are Alert Thingy (my choice) and Twhirl which was recently bought by the kids at seesmic. Now if you have no idea what friendfeed and twitter are all about either go find out (links provided).

Ok so if you are like me and you have been looking for a small application to follow both streams, go now and download Alert Thingy. It runs on the adobe air platform and works on both MAC and PC. It is awesome and the newest version not only lets you follow both services but it gives you the ability to upload to Flickr as well. KICK ASS!! Let me know what you think.

links: my twitter; my friendfeed; alert thingy.

ps: love the name – Alert Thingy

Dr. Tiki Rolled Me.

admin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:51:42 +0000

The best one yet. It felt good for the first time to get the Roll. Please enjoy

Jim guests on the Psychic

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:19:14 +0000

Cinema Psychic

Star Trek Trailer 2008

admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:55:08 +0000

In the front end of Cloverfield they have released a teaser trailer for the new Star Trek film. I have my whole body crossed that this director can save the franchise.

He knows the question…

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:41:08 +0000

Give this one a watch.

ZEFRANK RETURNS! (one time only?)

admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:38:04 +0000

I forgot just how much I love this guy. Hard to believe he has been away nearly 7 months now. In honor of the writers strike he returns to give us some up close face time and his take on the strike. He even throws us a bit of news commentary. All hail Ze!

She looks like a bunch of coat hangers in a dryer!

admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:20:43 +0000

Hands down brilliant! I dont know what it is about British dudes who talk fast and display any sort of dry wit but it gets me in the funny bone. It is a bit long and may not be exciting to a non-gamer. Thanks CRB for the link!

Mr. Deity

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:02:13 +0000

From Crackle: Mr. Deity and the Intel – Season 2, Ep 1

Easily one of the best shows on the net right now. This is the first episode of season two and it is good to have them back. If by some strange chance you didnt see season one, I have provided a link. I am at a lose as to why these guys do not have a TV deal yet?

Mr. Deity