Better Facebook looks pretty cool. It adds like a zillion features and tweaks to Facebook. Facebook has interface issues, to say the least, so it’s nice to see there’s a way to make it work better without having to wait for Zuckerberg and Co. to make the site work well on its own. Have you […]
Valley Girl in 82 Tweets
Last night I “live-tweeted” the movie Valley Girl (1983), starring Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman, as I watched it in full for the first time (on DVD). I really enjoyed the movie, and had fun tweeting along with it. Here’s what came out, unedited: 22:34:51 Watching “Valley Girl”. I know, I’m like, such a fad […]
If Google Search Results Had a Sense of Humor
Online humor site Cracked.com has compiled a series of quite funny simulated Google searches: If Google Search Results Had a Sense of Humor Enjoy!
Lance Uncategorized Fun graphics, toys, & gizmos, Humor
Atlas Shrugged Movie Trailer
Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Atlas Shrugged Part 1 movie: I’m pretty excited about this. I have a long history with Atlas Shrugged, as do many people, and a lot of us have been nervous about how a movie would come out when it finally did. This looks promising, which is nice considering that […]
New scene released from Atlas Shrugged Part 1
The Atlas Shrugged movie people have released a short uncut scene: I’m still impressed by the overall quality so far, considering the tiny budget and super-rushed production schedule. What do you think? (By the way, you can request that Atlas be screened in your town here.) Here’s the full trailer for the movie in case […]
Lance Uncategorized Filmmaking, Politics and Government, Social Media
Cool Rave-y Casio Keyboard Settings
This is a very short audio snippet that turned up in my recent voice recording mining session. It’s me discovering a cool set of settings on my new-at-the-time Casio keyboard (a WK-210 model, for what it’s worth). It might be interesting if you like cool sounds, or if you want an inside look at me […]
Deep in the Archives
I’ve been digging around in my archive of voice recordings, which is one reason why I haven’t been posting quite as much as I should here. (A power outage and a major toothache are the other reasons.) Even though it always feels odd and indulgent, I have to force myself to work my way through […]
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Free Online Photo Editing Tools
Light Stalking has featured a bunch of online image editors that sound really promising: 5 Of The Best Free Online Tools for Quick Photo Editing. Do you have a preferred online image editor that you use?
Lance Uncategorized Fun graphics, toys, & gizmos, Web Design and Blogging, Web Dev Tools
5 things you didn’t know you could do with Twitter
The Next Web has highlighted 5 things you didn’t know you could do with Twitter. in a recent post. the 5 things are: plan your meals, track your packages, post to Evernote, add to Google Calendar, and track your weight loss. Pretty neat.Check out the post for details on how those work. I didn’t necessarily […]
I have somehow opened up a channel of clairvoyance to the world of show business
It would be outrageous to claim that I have somehow opened up a channel of clairvoyance to the world of show business. So I’m not going to claim that. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Consider this: On January 12, actor Josh Malina was bemoaning his career woes on Twitter (a recurring theme for […]
OTB Caption Contest
I entered the Outside the Beltway Thursday Caption Contest this week. I’m hoping the prize is like a million dollars or something, but regardless of any money or fame that may come from my entry, I achieved “first commenter” status for sure. And no one can ever take that away from me. Once I win, […]
Subscribing to My Feed
Subscribing to my blog’s feed is more accessible and easier than it has been in the past. First, I added a more prominent RSS icon, which you can see over to the right. Then I added a Feedburner-based email subscription signup form. So now it’s easier than ever to set yourself up with regular updates […]