October 2009
Did you know?
That my wife and I have the same initials? It’s true! Ever since the name change became official, we are both C.M.M.
But wait, there’s more! We started dating on 7/12/2002, and we got engaged on 8/12/2005. We were planning to marry on 7/12/2008, but due to financial problems, had to postpone it to 5/23/2009. Interestingly enough:
7+1+2 = 10
5+2+3 = 10
And that’s not all! On...
Painfully honest local advertising.
The new president for whom we all had such high hopes went and hired Michael...
– Wall Street’s Naked Swindle - So much for change!
What really happened to Bear and Lehman is that an economic drought temporarily...
– Wall’s Streets Naked Swindle
Wall Street's Naked Swindle →
Either short-selling shouldn’t be allowed, or the SEC and Congress should be held accountable for letting things like this happen. If the cops won’t catch the criminals, that makes them criminals too.
Exploring social utility in Facebook apps →
I am writing this quick post to talk about a new direction I’ve taken with my work as Mappdev. It’s no secret that my traffic on Pop Answers has taken a dive in recent months, and recent games that…
After a long hiatus, finally got around to doing a mix this morning. Catch Electronic: Eight tracks including music by Passion Pit, Little Boots and Tiga.
The great thing about working on a platform like facebook is that the sands...
– Miles Recny sets his sarcasm gun to “kill.” Link.
At work today, our client informed us we need to pick up sales with a new...
– Dumbemployed.com
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/email/thank... →
Read the paragraph next to the RSS image. Notice it says “TigerDirect.” Is this a blunder?
iPhone app review: Chain Rxn →
This is a quick post because I’m on a speeding train right now heading home. Chain Rxn, built by my old business partner over at Zwigglers, is great. It’s the most relaxing iPhone game I’ve ever…
Who elected the warmongers in the oval office?
My Toughest Shot →
Oh, good! That frees up some of my time to watch other quality TLC shows, such...
– amoi on TLC pulls the plug on Jon & Kate Plus 8
iPhones suck because... →
LOL.
He doesn’t deserve this prize. All these problems — Iraq,...
– Issam al-Khazraji, a day laborer in Baghdad
TweepSync is now twice as awesome →
I’ve just doubled the usefulness of TweepSync, the Twitter tool I launched last week. You can now use TweepSync to see all the people who are following you that you are not following and choose…
TweepSync has been featured on Killer Startups →
My latest Twitter tool, Tweep Sync, has been featured on Killer Startups. Today I will be working on my second Twitter tool, so stay tuned for an update!
Guest post on Most Inspired →
My guest post, “Diving Into Flash Design: Notes from a Web Nerd” has been published on MostInspired.com. Check it out and leave a comment if you like it!
AFK →
I will be on my honeymoon from tomorrow morning until Wednesday afternoon and of course, AFK, as I don’t think I’ll be using the Internet much at this place. See y’all later!
Chris Rock On Roman Polanski: "It's Rape! Rape!" →
Read this, watch the video, then read all the articles linked to it.
Two new games, a very useful tool, and my new... →
It’s been a very busy couple of weeks at Mappdev HQ. Also, difficult. Let’s recap: I launched my second Flash game, Ruby Rocket, which I posted a preview of a while back. It’s a very fun, simple,…
Ashton Kutcher knows all about black people, he was married to one. Or do I have...
– hatepaperdoll on Ashton Kutcher’s “Blah Girls” is a little racist & sorta blah
Saturn is merely the latest GM brand to die as the company struggles to recover...
– So Long, Saturn