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Oooooooh Yeeeeeeah!

Squishy cow and iPhone
Click the photo to see a larger version on Flickr.

Alas it’s not mine, it belongs to the Tucows Marketing Department. But as a member of that department, I’m hoping to get some time on it to test out some iPhone apps I’m writing…

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Jakob Nielsen Doesn’t Read “Global Nerdy”

Jakob Nielsen as a bartop dancer in the Coyote Ugly Saloon

Over at my tech blog Global Nerdy, I’ve got all sorts of articles that explain why:

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funny Geek

As If You Needed a Reason to Read “Global Nerdy”

Geek Squad: Awright, more free porn! (Giggety)

Want the story behind the image above? Go check out my tech blog, Global Nerdy!

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Geek It Happened to Me

Richard M. Stallman: Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks

Richard M. Stallman giving his presentation at the Kaneff Centre, University of Toronto Mississauga.
That’s a mighty fine Unix beard, sir. Not a bad Unix gut either.

Last night, I attended a presentation by Mr. Free Software himself — Richard M. Stallman — titled Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks. I took photos and notes, and you can check them out at Global Nerdy.

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funny Geek

Internet Safety Guidelines

Here’s something that’s been sitting in my “post this to the blog” folder for some time: Internet Safety Guidelines. Enjoy, and remember — it’s funny because it’s true.

Internet Safety Guidelines
Graphic courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

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More from That Pre-Keynote Performance at RailsConf

Here’s a great shot that New York-based Ruby guy Sebastian Delmont posted to Flickr — it’s of that pre-keynote performance that I did with RailsConf organizer Chad Fowler:

Joey deVilla and Chad Fowler performing the pre-keynote number at RailsConf 2007.
Click the image to see it on its Flickr page

Texas-based Ruby guy Sean McMains took a video of the whole performance:

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Geek

Tucows: Avoiding "Center of the World" Syndrome" and Making Our Services Easier to Sell

Journey to the Center of the Earth

There’s a “sea change” going on at Tucows (where I function as the company’s Technical Evangelist) and Product Manager Grant Spradling has written an article covering some of its aspects in an article titled A New Direction for Enablers: Making our Services Easier to Sell. He talks about “Center of the World” syndrome — something which “caused us to believe it was our responsibility to define the way you would run your business” — and our new approach, where our services fit better with your business.