They’re lazy. Formatting a blog post as a list is a really cheap way organize it. It spares the author from having to actually put their thoughts together in a logical, coherent manner because the list automatically imposes an organizational structure on the post. You don’t have to worry about making one idea flow smoothly […]
Entries Tagged as 'Shameless link-bait'
The top 10 reasons lists on websites suck
September 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Shameless link-bait
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I’m internet-famous!
December 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Austria, Shameless link-bait, Tech-art, Technology
It’s like regular fame, only without any of the wealth, recognition, or offers of sex that usually accompany it. So Roboexotica was featured on BoingBoing Gadgets, the recently-launched BoingBoing spinoff which is kind of exactly like Gizmodo, Engadget, Gadgetizer, GadgetVenue, Wired GadgetLab, TheGadgetBlog, and Ubergizmo. Clearly, the world was crying out for a new gadget […]
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Must…write…post…
January 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Denmark, Shameless link-bait, Technology, Travel
So I’ve done a few things that merit longer, better posts, but I haven’t really written those “good” posts yet. Oh, my kingdom for a counterfactual computer (where the mere possibility of my writing such posts would mean that they were already written). In the absence of reality-bending quantum effects, I’m going to slap together […]
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The Austrians are coming!
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Austria, Hacker culture, Shameless link-bait, United States
So I’m here to shamelessly plug Monochrom’s USA tour. As previously discussed in this blog, Monochrom are awesome. Anyone in America these days should make an effort to see them. I sincerely doubt it will cost much, if anything, since Monochom’s relationship with capitalism could generously be described as ‘conflicted’. I was also thinking it […]
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Meanwhile in another blog…
March 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Shameless link-bait, Sweden
I’ve posted an interview I did with one of the Swedish hackers in Malmö a few weeks ago. I was surprised at how demanding transcription is—trying to type quickly enough to keep up with the recording, while still inserting the correct punctuation to make it readable. The word count balloons quickly, too. The formal interview […]
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