It’s just a simple website which compares the size of Earth with various other planets and stars. Definitely worth a look.

http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm

Here is the first image. But that’s just the beginning.

Poor bastards.

Finally!

I guess I’m done. It’s been nice knowing all of you. I’m going outside now.

Top ten ways to know you’re a PC snob.

From GameSpy

Geek pics.

Twitter is sort of a cross between a blog and an away message. Unlike a blog, you can only post 140 characters at a time. You have the ability to post entries, or tweets as they are so affectionately called, via the web, a cell phone (sms), an IM client, or from a variety of desktop applications. Twitter asks the very simple question, “What are you doing?”. All you have to do is answer that question. It’s strange, I know. It’s even more strange that people are doing it. Not a few people mind you, but thousands. People use it to keep tabs on their friends. Organizations may use it to keep interested parties up to date. Some people even use Twitter to campaign for the Presidency.

I know, still a little strange. In fact, be sure to bookmark this page, because you’re probably going to dismiss Twitter pretty quickly. I know I did. It’s the natural Twitter cycle — a couple of weeks will pass and every time you hear the word twitter your ears will perk up. You’ll start hearing about it more and more, until finally, curiosity gets the best of you. You’ll sign up, you’ll post your first tweet, and you’ll be hooked. It’s usually around a 2 to 4 week process. At that time make sure to come back here for a list of some pretty handy Twitter resources.

Ah good, you’re back.

Let’s start with twittervision. This site pretty much sums up the Twitter experience. It grabs tweets from the public Twitter timeline and places them on Google maps in real-time. It’s addicting all by itself.

Remember those desktop apps I referred to up above? They allow you to post tweets and receive updates right on your desktop. You can choose to receive updates from the public timeline or limit it to people in your friends list. There are a few different applications to choose from, depending on what operating system you are running. Let me make it easy for you:

Twitter Desktop Applications

• Twitterific - for Mac users
• Twitteroo - for Windows users.
• gTwitter - for Linux users.

Recommended reading:

I really enjoyed the Twitter write-up over at Kottke.org. Check it out if you get a chance. While you’re it, another good article to read is Hacking Twitter for Fun and Profit. Good stuff there.

Some extra tidbits:

The founder of Twitter, Evan Williams, was also the co-founder of Blogger.com and more recently Odeo.com. Blogger.com was eventually acquired by Google and Odeo.com has since been put up for sale. From what I understand, Evan’s company Obvious Corp wants to focus all it’s time and energy on Twitter. That’s good for you Twitterholics.

And there you have it. Now go give it a try. You can look me up at twitter.com/skyecade. Just in case you want to know what I had for breakfast,… or what movie I’m watching,… or what pants I decided to wear,… or what project I’m working on,…or what I’m thinking about at any given moment, etc…

How much cooler is that?

Secondly, YouTube has discretely implemented a new feature which allows you to record videos directly to their site via your webcam. No software is needed, other than a web browser.

Check out the full article on Ars Technica.

• TurboTanks
  This game is like a stripped down version of Combat for Atari.
• The Ultimate Face
  I spent way too much time on this website trying to create an exact replica of my face.
• Cool Mosaic
  This is a neat Mosaic. You really get the sense of infinity here.
• Dungeon Escape
  A simple little action game, but still very addicting.
• Treasure Box
  I can’t even describe this game. It’s pretty damn cool though.
• Java Sand
  Sand. Lots and lots of sand.
• Lightning Pool
  Speed pool. Really addicting.
• Escapa
  I hate this stupid, stupid game…
• Stick Arena
  Here’s a cool multiplayer shooter. Takes a little getting used to.
• Bert is Evil
  I know this a old, but I was looking through my del.icio.us tags and I saw this. It’s just too funny.

Okay, there you have it. Don’t blame me if you get fired.

On an unrelated note, you guys may also want to check out this post from Buzz Patrol. I won’t tell you what it is, but I’ll give you some hints. It has to do with awards, Scarlett Johansson, and cleavage.

Seriously though, the last three weeks have been a bit disruptive to my normal routine. I’m finally starting to get back on track tjough. And the good news is, I’m putting the final touches on phrostbyte. And even better news, I was able to build a computer from the parts I salvaged from my original three computers. A fairly decent computer at that.

Well I have a lot to say and hopefully the time to say it soon. Be back in a jiff.

**on a side note, that”s the first time I ever used the word jiff in a written sentence.

“A sense of humor is a strong male quality, a sign of good intellect” Those crazy Ruskies. I’m hilarious and wicked smat.

I’ll be seeing this on Thursday. Prepare for my full review…

This is a great interview with Tim O’Reilly by Wired. Make sure you read the “O’Rielly:What is Web 2.0″ article I posted last week before you read this one. It’s worth it.

I’ve been a fan of Ubuntu Kubuntu since I learned about it last year. Here is an interesting interview with Mark Shuttleworth about various topics concerning Ubuntu. Originally from slashdot.