Correct me if I’m wrong – and I’m sure you fucking freetards will find something to correct – but I think Linus Tordalv started working on Linux back in 1991 when he was a high school student in his native Denmark.

—There are something like seven super nerdy jokes in there, which is why I’m glad Fake Steve is back.

Google announces Chrome OS

Aimed at Netbooks, it’s a new windowing system that runs Chrome, all on top of a linux kernel. Apps will all be web based and will run on any platform that Chrome does.

On the Internet, the average attention span is three to five minutes. We have to cater to that.

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Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, on the end of plot in porn at a time when the internet makes fulfilling your prurient desires easier than ever.

Yes, that is a New York Times link

Remember when I told you that Poeks is smart? Now there’s this.

Everything about this is fantastic. [via toldorknown]

President Obama doing his voice-over for his addition to the Disney Hall of Presidents

freshkicks:

Your shoes are usually the first thing I notice before learning your name. If we’ve spent any time together, we’ve discussed your footwear. I love me some fresh kicks. And that’s my problem.

I love the story of the find. Mostly, I like the unique thought process you went through in picking that pair. I check each story into my long term memory and recall it every time I hunt new shoes.

Picking the right shoes is the thing that stresses me out the most before leaving the house and the one thing I spend any time shopping for. I’ll study the tech specs of athletic shoes, examine the craftsmanship of casual or dressy foot garb and the design of just about any pair of kicks.

Some people obsess about fonts, cars or food. For me, it’s gotta be the shoes.

To be clear: I’m not a shoe expert, I have a problem but I’m willing to share what I’ve learned and what I find. This is why I only concern myself with men’s shoes. Sorry ladies, this is for the guys. Feel free, however to stop by if you want gift ideas for that big lug in your life.

Speaking of gifts; unless otherwise noted, many links in original Fresh Kicks posts are Amazon affiliate links. Any purchases you make help me (help you.) I’ll add other online retailers if I feel comfortable with their service and reputation. All reblogged content will not contain affiliate links.

Over the next few weeks I’ll highlight types of shoes that I call the standards (sneaker, casual, dress) starting with sneakers. Within each standard I’ll highlight a few iconic shoes within the respective category.

From time to time, I’ll try to post hints and tips on things like how to try on shoes and care and feeding of your footwarez.

So with that, welcome to Fresh Kicks. Feel free to e-mail me at freshkicks.tumblr AT gmail dot corn, anytime.

Lates.

Albert is going to help us look a little more fly. 

Is that the right word? Fly? Or is it rad?

Internet Explorer 8 - Nickelback edition

As best I can tell, this is a real thing. A hilariously stupid, real thing.

Sputnik observatory, the latest Jonathan Harris joint, looks predictably great

Very nice, application-like use of Flash. The save-able, linkable paths look interesting but my favorite flourish is the logo.

Birdfeed, a very nice Twitter client

mrgan:

Hi there! You - yes, you with the Twitter account. Check this - Birdfeed is a brand new Twitter client for your iPhone. It’s fast; it keeps a local store of your friends’ tweets so you can catch up on the twittergeist while you’re on the, err, elevator; it does all the usual fun shopwork of uploading pics, switching between multiple accounts, etc.; it’s as uncluttered as a Scandinavian rumpus room.

Birdfeed was designed by signed below and imagineered & engineered by that Jarvis Cocker of the indie Mac community, Buzz Andersen. Thanks for the memories, Buzz. And thank you for your time, gentle reader.

Feed the bird!

I’ve been a Birdfeed tester since beta 2 and it quickly became my favorite Twitter client, beta quirks and all. Now it’s a one-point-oh and full of the polish and attention to detail one would expect from Buzz and sidekick Neven. A steal at $10, get it now for $5 before Buzz comes to his senses.