http://blog.turnthescrew.com Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:20:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back before the great database meltdown I used to have a Friday Funnies category.  I thought it might be time to resurrect this fun, useless category.  Without further adieu: Fun stuff I’ve found in my travels this week, pithy comments included. http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/12/Nirvana_baby_recreates_album_cover__17_years_later - but wait…he’s fully clothed? http://antigayblacklist.com/ - douschebags. http://shouldiusetablesforlayout.com/ - view ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/11/cw-46-friday-funnies/ Zoinks!  Look at all these unread articles that are simply piling up in my RSS feed reader.  How the heck am I going to read all of these?  You know…I wish there was just something that could make a minimal footprint and still give me all the tasty RSS feed ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/11/snackr-%e2%80%93-renewing-my-faith-in-rss/ Ok, really quick one here, but I think this is pure genius.  Whether you're standing in the Red Line or the Blue Line next Tuesday matters not to me.  The important thing is that you vote. With that said, Brian sent this over to me a few days ago, and I ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/10/wassup-2008/ MTV Networks/Viacom joined the growing number of businesses that have stood to be counted in the war against California Proposition 8.  The company has officially joined the Equality Business Advisory Council to show their opposition to Prop 8.  California Proposition 8 stands to eliminate the fundamental right of same-sex couples ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/10/mtvviacom-support-%e2%80%98no-to-prop-8%e2%80%99/ Autumn is truly one of my most favorite times of the year.  Especially for photography.  Mother nature puts on her best display, and exchanges her normally green canvas for a vibrant red, orange, and yellow display.  Applying visual and color theory to this new palette reveals that red, orange and ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/10/6-tips-to-shooting-better-fall-photos/ It’s that time of the year again.  The evening air takes on a crispness to it.  The days begin to grow shorter, and leaves begin the annual cycle of changing color, and dropping to the ground.  Autumn.  Autumn also means one of my most favorite holidays: Halloween! From candy to costumes, ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/10/midori-ads-a-ghoulish-glow-to-your-halloween/ A real quick one here that I just wanted to point out to my follow geeks readers: Win $250 of ThinkGeek Stuff AND Your Very Own Zombie Horde to Protect it! Win a Zombie Horde and a $250 TG Gift Cert! Unless you're one of those crazy minimalists, everybody likes free stuff. So ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/10/follow-thinkgeek-enter-to-win-a-250-gift-certificate/ C’mon…we’ve all been there.  I know, it’s tough to admit, but we’ve all done a bit of drunk dialing somewhere around 3am, because you REEEEAAALLLY want to talk to him/her right now, and just because you’re awake and blitzt, they’d be more than happy to take your call right now.  ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/10/google-now-with-beer-goggles/ Hey kids!  It’s just about that time of the year to start thinking about….wait for it…..wait for it…..yes, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas.  Now, if you’re like my mother, Christmas is pretty much as all year thing, as I believe she starts her holiday shopping sometime around mid-june/early ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/10/atms-to-spit-out-amazoncom-gift-cards/ According to a recent report by the NPD Group, baby boomers are a key demographic segment for digital products and marketing.  The study, “Entertainment Trends in America” reveiled that Baby Boomers who stream video are 15% more likely to buy a CD, DVD, or movie tickets (I can only guess ... http://blog.turnthescrew.com/2008/09/boomers-going-digital/