http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ en-us marcusrbrown@thegimmick.com 2005-06-20T09:06:40-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://content.salary.monster.com/articles/habits/ Some of these obivous, but that's not say they aren't worth considering.... 627@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-06-20T09:06:40-06:00 http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7330268/starwars?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple3&rnd=1118417410812&has-player=unknown This is a great glimpse into the cultural milieu that surrounded the original Star Wars in 1977. It's hard to imagine Lucas was ever 33 years old.... 624@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-06-10T10:45:45-06:00 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&e=2&u=/ap/20050519/ap_on_bi_ge/netflix_wal_mart If I were Blockbuster, I'd be worried. Netflix continues to do their core business well. I think a Wal-Mart / Netflix alliance is a great thing. Add that to the nebulous deal that Tivo and Netflix signed, and you have... 619@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-05-19T16:43:26-06:00 http://www.ahding.com/cheapgas/ Another great application of Google Maps. This page plots reported cheap gas prices on a Google map. Just in time for the summer driving season.... 616@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-05-18T13:23:31-06:00 http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/pubarticleCC.jsp?id=1113901508949 Some very amusing accounts of employment lawsuits from last year.... 605@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-05-02T11:03:37-06:00 http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BBB59BA12-6860-4D01-9DBD-12DAA62168C8%7D&siteid=mktw This deal seems to be a smart idea for both sides. AOL adds content, while XM gains exposure. I'm still waiting for someone like AOL or Microsoft to snap up XM or Sirius and really begin to realize some of... 601@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-04-12T09:31:44-06:00 http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0405/p06s03-wogn.html#arie I heard about this over the weekend. The Vatican alerted journalists about the Pope's death via a text message to their cell phones.... 600@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-04-07T11:42:32-06:00 http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5326006.html This doesn't surprise me. With so many retailers doing so-called instant rebates or just cutting the price, the whole process of copying receipts, cutting out UPC codes, and waiting months for a check has become a lot less appealing.... 598@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-04-04T15:31:42-06:00 http://www.aperfectworld.org/sears.htm I'm so glad I have no memories of the few years I was alive during the 1970s. If you're like me or have forgotten what it was like, this link brings back 1971 in all it's horrible glory. (via)... 586@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-03-21T09:33:45-06:00 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2013952 The NFL is considering adopting a rule that would prohibit blind side tackles illegal. In other words, you wouldn't be allowed to tackle a player unless he knows you're coming. Or something like that.... 584@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-03-17T08:58:12-06:00 http://www.cnn.com/interactive/world/0502/gallery.tsunami.photos/frameset.exclude.html CNN has an amazing little slideshow of some pictures of the tsunami coming ashore in Thailand. The owners of the camera were killed, but their pictures have been recovered. It's frightening.... 574@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-02-28T13:17:29-06:00 http://www.mobilepcmag.com/features/2005_03/top100gadgets.html A great list from Mobile PC. I've owned too many of these. I still own some of them. I wish I still had the Intellivision my parents gave away when I was six.... 563@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-02-18T15:33:36-06:00 http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_life_050216.html Umm ... Shouldn't this be bigger news if it's true?... 561@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-02-17T10:27:12-06:00 http://maps.google.com/ Google tackles another arena, seemingly pretty well. It doesn't have my street, though, which seems to be a major oversight. I guess it's only a beta release.... 557@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-02-08T15:26:48-06:00 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/22/2142204 I spent too many hours downloading issues of Phrack on my dad's 14.4k modem in 1993 and then trying to apply the articles. It's sad to see them closing down after all these years.... 549@http://www.thegimmick.com/weblogs/elsewhere/ 2005-01-24T11:02:00-06:00