by jtpratt | Oct 7, 2009 | distractions, opinions, youtube
Has YouTube finally been caught allowing copyrighted content? This post on XBiz made me think so. In the major lawsuit Viacom has against YouTube (in a case that’s dragged on for years now) they saw some online reports how show that YouTube has been exposed as...
by jtpratt | Sep 26, 2009 | distractions, youtube
Watch this Liverpool Street Station Flashmob that’s actual a planned and filmed advertisement T-Mobile. I’m a sucker for these viral web meme’s that make you smile. Can you imagine being someone in the station that day when this unwittingly happenned...
by jtpratt | Sep 25, 2009 | car tech
I just read a post about Solar Roadways that was pretty damn interesting. There’s a company called “Solar Roadway” that’s proposing we quit making Asphalt roads and replace them all with solar panels. They say that if we did this nationwide,...
by jtpratt | Sep 18, 2009 | ubuntu linux
I got the Ubuntu error in update manager “Error failed to fork pty” when I upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 8.04 to 9.04 yesterday. That was quite annoying for 2 reasons, first because the bug, whatever it is, doesn’t allow you to open a terminal...
by jtpratt | Aug 30, 2009 | cell phones, gadgets, tutorial
Hack a Palm Pre Wifi hot spot router? Yes! Remember back when the Palm Pre debuted at CES and one of the major announced features was the ability to tether via USB cable or Bluetooth? Well a few weeks before the Pre came out sprint quietly removed the feature from...