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my good friend Adrian has a blog, but it’s a little different from most. he was diagnosed with leukemia less than two weeks ago and is using the blog as a diary to document his story and keep friends/family updated. he was admitted to the hospital two days after the diagnosis and is writing from there. he will be spending a total of three months in the hospital, with a week’s break every month. it’s all still pretty shocking how quickly everything has happened, but reading his posts keep me informed and in touch. he’s always been a great writer, so his posts are enjoyable, albeit emotional at times. i highly suggest you start at the beginning and join the journey. adrian, you and your family are in my prayers.

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zombies have really been expressing themselves on the Internet lately. in addition to these jazzy haikus, they’re trying to find love at Zombie Harmony.

Filed by matt at 9:45 am under Internet, Art, Literature
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i’m very sad to report that robert has taken down his site Just for Friends. it has been up and running in many different forms throughout the years, and has always been a great place for a group of us to share, discuss and, at times, press some buttons. nathan mentioned that the straw that broke the camel’s back was frustration with WordPress. regardless of the reasons, I know I will be just one of many people that will miss all that his site had to offer.

he is still sharing through FriendFeed, but that service has more of an automated content distribution feel and less discussion. he’s hoping everyone will jump on board, I know i’m willing to check it out.

Filed by matt at 10:17 am under Internet, Culture
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No, that’s not a typo. I found a new service that allows you to (legally) share a mixtape with others. You can upload up to 12 songs (mp3 only) that are no larger than 10MB to your account and the songs play through the browser. No niceties like pause, ff or rewind, but definitely a cool idea in its infancy. Without further ado, here’s my Muxtape.

Filed by matt at 8:39 pm under Music, Internet
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holy crap, this guy is amazing. i read a while back that Journey found a new lead singer on YouTube and was planning on playing some concerts. it turns out they guy they found, Arnel Pineda, used to front a Journey cover band and posted a bunch of their performances. let me be more specific, a cover band in the Philippines! they flew him over and gave him a job. I forgot about the story until I saw this stereogum post with video from their first show together. very impressive.

Filed by admin at 10:50 pm under Music, Internet
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since i’m homebound most of the time, it’s tougher to keep up with which concerts are coming to town. thankfully, some good people developed iConcertCal, a plugin for iTunes. based on bands in my music library, it shows a calendar listing which ones are coming in concert.

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First podcast thanks to podpress!

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we just discovered that one of the few things that soothes our baby is white noise. as she has been labeled “feisty” by the pediatrician, we are grasping onto anything that will avert a total meltdown. in a very timely fashion, lifehacker just posted about about this sound sleeping soundboard. it’ll be nice to create the right mix to help soothe both baby and parents.

Filed by matt at 5:55 pm under Internet, Health, Parenting
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for people who enjoy pretending to be in cognito, the ante has just been upped. apparently a tattoo shop in rhode island has started giving moustache tattoos (YouTube). or more specifically, moustache tattoos on your finger that allow you to quickly slip into disguise. i thought this was a ridiculous joke created by the Joy of Tech comic, but no, it’s true. so if you’ve ever longed for the perfect simple disguise, head to rhode island.

Filed by matt at 4:47 pm under Internet, Geek, Culture
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online mapping services have come a long way since the advent of mapquest. several different services vie to be top dog in this market, and users are reaping the benefits. the features keep rolling out, and the competition slugs on. thankfully, techcrunch has done a nice job comparing the different mapping services. the bottom line, they clearly endorse yahoo maps.

“Mapquest is the most popular mapping service but lags on features and usability. Google is the most notable and has a ubiquitous API. Windows Live Local dazzles with its creative views and features but falls short of the others in direction functionality. Mapquest offers a number of features but still is missing satellite imagery, which makes it trail the competitors in core functionality. Ask Maps is a worthy competitor but had the highest error rate of the group.

Overall, Yahoo Maps was by far the best application tested. Its fast Flash interface, multipoint directions, live traffic information, and easy send-to-mobile feature make it the hands down winner. It also features the most robust API options.”

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