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Jonathan Coulton

From the “brilliant stuff that couldn’t happen without the internet” pile comes singer and songwriter Jonathan Coulton. I don’t know the whole backstory, but apparently he was a programmer who had wanted to be a songwriter. So he put up a blog and wrote a song a week for a large number of weeks. Now [...]

Posted 12 April 2008 Adam § , § Comments (0)

Internet Things I’m Currently Enjoying

Some fun things around the net: * [Zero Punctuation](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation) Video Game Reviews. I don’t really play video games here in London (and only really Wii Sports back home), but I have enough of a video game past to appreciate video game humor. And Yahtzee is probably the best of the best in terms of searing, [...]

Posted 29 March 2008 Adam § § Comments (4)

Awesome Google Tricks

Normally, I would be embarrassed to be posting to the blog on a Friday without classes in London, but I’m battling a chest cold and my voice sounds like I’ve been smoking for 40 years. Plus, it’s only 4ºC out. As much as I want to get out there, not smart. So here’s some new [...]

Posted 01 February 2008 Adam § , , § Comments (1)

Links for 22 October

Some interesting things on the web: * [The rooms where writers write.](http://books.guardian.co.uk/writersrooms) I’m embarrassed to say that I know very few of these authors. My favorites are Carmen Gill’s, Seamus Heaney’s, and David Hare’s. What are yours? * [Uncertain Principles: What is String Theory.](http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2007/08/what_is_string_theory.php) Almost comprehensible. * [I Use This!](http://osx.iusethis.com/ ) Indispensable compendium of Mac [...]

Posted 22 October 2007 Adam § , § Comments (0)