August 2008
43 posts
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AgentQuery :: Find the Agent Who Will Find You a Publisher
Preditors & Editors
The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy
The Daily Show's Obama Bio-Vid →
This Daily Show video is simply brilliant and hilarious. I like that Jon and the crew are making an effort to call Obama on his hype even though they obviously don’t want an extension of the current…
Links for 2008-08-29 [del.icio.us] →
Sync Files, Backup Data, Remote File Access for PC, Mac, Mobile Phone - SugarSync
Links for 2008-08-28 [del.icio.us] →
EcoDriving USA
Nice site put together to outline ecofriendly driving tips.
Aviary - Dashboard
Online Image editor.
Customer Street SEO Articles & Help
AdAge Talks Kyle Piccolo →
Nice article by Daisy Whitney about Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist. Whitney interviewed me and my fellow Kyle Piccolo creator Neil Turitz to get the full scoop on the show’s origin…
Links for 2008-08-26 [del.icio.us] →
Need some comic-book therapy? - Pop Candy - USATODAY.com
Nice article about Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist
‘Kyle Piccolo’ Doles Out Some Box Office Therapy - Tubefilter News
Nice article…
How Does Barack Obama Stack Up From the Dad... →
DadLabs ep 377 DadLabs evaluates the presidential candidates from the “dad” perspective. In this episode we take a look at how Obama stacks up on family issues like education, healthcare, and family…
Join the New Child Actor's Guild! →
Tired of living in the sewers? Tired of getting shoddy bit parts on tired old sitcoms? Tired of killing for money? Then the New Child Actor’s Guild is for you! Jon Provost (aka Timmy from Lassie) has…
Links for 2008-08-22 [del.icio.us] →
Filemark Maker - iPhone Bookmark Document Storage
Filemarks let you store high res images, text files, and PDFs on an iPhone! Very very cool.
Readdle — iPhone book reader and file storage
An…
Links for 2008-08-20 [del.icio.us] →
OpenClip - Open Source iPhone Copy & Paste
An interesting solution to the copy/paste issue on the iPhone - or lack thereof.
Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene
Amazing…
Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro Writing Hobbit... →
Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro have officially announced that they’re writing The Hobbit and its follow-up themselves. I never thought so much buzz could come from an announcement about…
McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama -... →
In a sharp turnaround, Sen. John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Obama and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy. Obama’s support among Democrats fell 9% this month to 74%. He…
Samsung Omnia i900 Unboxing: Greatest. Packaging.... →
I don’t usually give a shit about unboxing videos, but this is some seriously impressive packaging for Samsung’s new phone.
How to put the "final touches" on potty training. →
Just because you’ve put away the diapers, doesn’t mean that your child is potty trained. The “final touches” of potty training, learning to wipe and re-clothe, can actually take more than one…
How to Prep a Potty Training Kid for a Night Out →
Should parents become shut-ins when the children are potty training? Probably. But if you insist on having a life outside the home, then you should prepare carefully before venturing out with your…
How to use a Russian Doll to Teach Potty Training →
In this hilarious Daditude episode, Arden teaches Owen a thing or two about going potty with the help of a honey bear and Russian nesting dolls. It’s the debut of a new art form: Potty Puppetry. How…
War Games (Episode 14) →
Arriving at the old Swambler set ghost town, Chase and David get split up by roving child actors. This isn’t the worst of David’s problems, however, as he not only bumps into someone he’d rather…
Links for 2008-08-19 [del.icio.us] →
FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments
Hmmm. What is this “FAIL” phenomenon that I seem to have missed?
FAIL FOODS FOODS THAT FAIL
More in the world of FAIL I just…
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faceAPI
Very cool face tracking system that just uses a web cam
uvLayer - web
Interesting UI for browsing and searching videos but odd in that i would never think to go here to use this…
McCain Cheated? Proof He Knew the Questions Ahead... →
Updated with video link. But one of them DID have the questions ahead of time, as proven below. The following is evidence that either McCain was NOT in a quiet room during Obama’s interview OR that…
Spokesman Admits McCain Broke Forum Rules →
He lied,AGAIN.
Links for 2008-08-17 [del.icio.us] →
Welcome to michaeldimotta.com
Great young artist we met at the MOCCA Art Festival in 2008.
Zak Smith
Artist Zak Smith’s web site. Saw some prints from his “100 Girls and 100 Octopuses” book…
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Personal Time Budgeting - Part 1 | Agile Personal Development
How to Use Personal Budgeting Methods to Find the Right Balance in Life | Agile Personal Development
Toggl - Time tracking -…
Links for 2008-08-15 [del.icio.us] →
So What is “Feed to JavaScript”?
Moree RSS to web page tools. Still have not found something that’s just right.
Feedity - Create RSS Feed for Any Webpage, Free!
xFruits - Compose your…
Links for 2008-08-14 [del.icio.us] →
Embedded Javascript RSS Translator
Another step along the RSS to HTML highway.
JavaScript RSS Box Viewer 2.1a
Yet another step along the RSS to HTML highway.
20 Extremely Skillful Uses of Color in Web Design... →
Many sites “play it safe” when choosing colors. Brilliant colors have to be carefully controlled to avoid looking amateur. I’ve selected these 20 sites for excellent use of color along with their…
10 Reasons No One Cares About Wonder Woman →
DC Comics is giving Wonder Woman a big push these days. But here are ten reasons why nobody really cares about Wonder Woman, even if they say they do. At best, people care about all the things that…
A Very Curious George →
DadLabs - Owen puts his very unique spin on this classic tale of monkeyshines. Interpretive dance meets Krusty meets Jane Goodall. Who wants to head in to the reading nook? Okay, you go ahead. I’ll…
Parents Online: Privacy and Your Kids →
DadLabs - Parents are blogging, posting pictures and videos, participating in communities like DadLabs.com, but where do you draw the line? What is appropriate in terms of sharing images and stories…
Facebook in Real Life! Take a look. →
Yep that’s right. Its Facebook in real life. Is it a total disaster or something really helpful? Well take a look and see for yourself.
Joss Whedon's Batman Movie That Never Was →
The center off all things cult worship, Joss Whedon, opened up to MTV Splash about his Batman pitch to Warner Brothers, pre-Christopher Nolan. “It wasn’t what they did but the vibe was very similar,”…
Links for 2008-08-11 [del.icio.us] →
Chore Wars :: Earning Experience Points for Housework
How cool! Referenced in a Wired article on Weight Watchers as RPG - this site makes a game of housework.
Games Without Frontiers: Fun Way…
Scientists stop the ageing process →
Scientists have stopped the ageing process in an entire organ for the first time, a study released today says.
Bush: ‘I don’t see America having problems.’ →
BUSH: First of all, I don’t see America having problems. I see America as a nation that is a world leader that has got great values.
Lucky Really Needs You →
xgobobeanx - Jill sends out a heartfelt video about how Lucky, her dog stricken with heart disease, is doing. Visit http://www.xgobobeanx.com for more.
Fun Way to Lose Weight: Turn Dieting Into an RPG →
A friend of mine recently slimmed down on Weight Watchers. She joined two months ago, and in just a couple of weeks, she’d shed 10 pounds. She’d been trying for a year to lose weight, but nothing…
Caring For Your Kid's Eyes →
DadLabs - Here in the Lab we’re taking a look at the third line from the bottom, and squinting a bit. In this video get the basics of what you need to know about caring for your child’s eye health….
Links for 2008-08-10 [del.icio.us] →
『OctaveEngine』製品Webサイト プロメテックソフトウェア株式会社
This is so cool. Just go get it and play!
Break a Leg - Ghosts, Mimes and Partridges... →
While Francesca and Claudio take some unusual steps to fund the “Haunted Hotel,” David, Chase and Larry have a run-in with a certain Partridge who is dangerously close to the Child Actor’s Guild….
Hot Doll Learns to Drink →
The dog days of summer getting too hot for you? It is for the hot doll. How is she supposed to cool off? The only way a hot doll should, by creating a delicious beverage that is not only refreshing,…
Family Travel: Retro Road Trips →
DadLabs - The Lab. Considering a “staycation” this year? Don’t let gas prices put a crimp in your family travel creativity. Go retro! Consider an overnight road trip to some of the kitchy, goofy,…
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Ask Metafilter | Community Weblog
Noah’s Restaurant - Serving Stonington Borough Great Food Since 1979
ESCA NYC
Plotbot: Collaborative Screenwriting
Cool tool. Still an offline mode…
Links for 2008-08-02 [del.icio.us] →
AppleInsider | Ten step guide to sharing your iPhone’s connection with NetShare
Movie mistakes - goofs, bloopers, pictures, quotes and trivia from thousands of movies
