The Simian Downtime Analyst

While we still dig the idea of what Disqus does, it is about time for us to reevaluate the necessity of it.  To be honest, it was installed in an attempt to gain conversation.  When conversation did not happen, it didn’t bother me that no one was talking, but it felt like we put this [...]

Amber has been a tad bit occupied lately.
Random Time Lords podcast.
Me and Steven Perez discuss things that are going on.
Check it out.
Also don’t forget about the comic.

In case you have been in a black hole, here is a list of stuff you may have missed:
Google Wave
It looks awesome, but a bunch of the features already exist with a combination of services (mostly Friendfeed).
Bing
Microsoft’s “new” search engine. The name will probably work better than the Live branding.
Facebook Usernames
In a move that makes [...]

Image via Wikipedia

Sure there are plenty of posts out there on the internet covering this same topic.  For some reason there are still not enough sources.  So here is one more.
Favicon = is a small graphic that is associated with a page or Web site. (short for favorite icon, sometimes understood as favorites icon), also [...]

Free comic day is almost upon us (May 2). Until then it would be great to check out some webcomics that are always free. Here is a list of a few of my favorites.
Tech related:
Backward Compatible
Slice of Life:
One-Liners (Since this post, this has either been taken down or moved.)
Girls With Slingshots
The Outer Circle
Shortpacked!
Action:
Looking For Group
Girlyyy
Random:
Least [...]

A lyrical take on design & coding:

In this brave new world of instant gratification, it is understandable that some want to take advantage of immediate updates. In an instant message/chat situation where it is just you and a few other people, instant is great. When there is a larger number of people involved it just turns into scrolling colors after a [...]