Officially Lucky ❡ a blog by Clint Ecker

“Once you killz a cow…” via fuckyeahladygaga

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:10:07 -0600

“Once you killz a cow…” via fuckyeahladygaga

NPR: Why Clicking Isn't Enough: Unblock Reasonable Ads

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:08 -0600

NPR: Why Clicking Isn't Enough: Unblock Reasonable Ads:

Ken’s op-ed on NPR’s All Things Considered. The audio should air sometime today and be available online around 7pm EST.

Who is this sexy man? HOW-TO: Whitelist Ars Technica in Ad Block...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:07:15 -0600

Who is this sexy man?

HOW-TO: Whitelist Ars Technica in Ad Block Plus and NoScript on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Holy shit this is hilarious! — Princess Trololololeia (via...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:28:06 -0600

Holy shit this is hilarious! — Princess Trololololeia (via SweetDaddyPeaches)

The Joy of Tech comic… Hurting the one you surf?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:46:51 -0600

The Joy of Tech comic… Hurting the one you surf?

Marco.org: News flash

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:26:15 -0600

Marco.org: News flash:

A rational and reasonable post from Marco. This is why Marco is one of the coolest dudes online:

A popular blog truncated its RSS feeds to boost site pageviews. It’s like last week, when The Atlantic changed to partial-content RSS feeds. And that was like every other week, when some publisher did something that some readers didn’t like to make a few more cents.

Google Maps Adds Directions for Cyclists

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:12 -0600

Google Maps Adds Directions for Cyclists:

On Wednesday, the company is answering the call, offering biking routes in 150 American cities in Google Maps. Google plans to unveil the service during the National Bike Summit in Washington. The event will be followed by a group ride at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Tex.

Nieman Journalism Lab: How Ars Technica’s “experiment” with ad-blocking readers built on its community’s affection for the site

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:18:05 -0600

Nieman Journalism Lab: How Ars Technica’s “experiment” with ad-blocking readers built on its community’s affection for the site:

“What we weren’t expecting is so many people were blocking ads and didn’t even know it,” he said. “It left a lot of people very confused. They started digging around, wasting an hour trying to fix their broken computer.” There was nothing on the site to explain to readers why content had been blocked.

WSJ: To Block or Not to Block Online Ads

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:50:55 -0600

WSJ: To Block or Not to Block Online Ads:

An article about the shenanigans I pulled last Friday on WSJ.com:

A Conde Nast site’s attempt this weekend to block users who block ads presents yet another question about the painful transition from traditional to online media — what to do about anti-ad software.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:10:23 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:38:00 -0600

Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love:

Did you know that blocking ads truly hurts the websites you visit? We recently learned that many of our readers did not know this, so I’m going to explain why.

From Ars. Also 1165 comments, all of which and a lot of which I have replied to x_x

Digg: 500+ comments and 1000+ diggs
Reddit: 284 upvotes + 706 comments and 102 upvotes + 455 comments
Hacker News: 132 points and 175 comments
Slashdot: 738 comments

Found any other good discussions happening elsewhere on the web? Email me if you do.

Heart-shaped biscuits and gravy (via 704 Race)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:36:40 -0600

Heart-shaped biscuits and gravy (via 704 Race)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:48:18 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21)

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:02:57 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Wow! Hubble Spots Rare Triple Eclipse on Jupiter (2004.03.28)...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:54:56 -0600

Wow! Hubble Spots Rare Triple Eclipse on Jupiter (2004.03.28) (via djxatlanta)

Judging Stimulus by Job Data Reveals Success

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:52:08 -0600

Judging Stimulus by Job Data Reveals Success:

Huh!

Imagine if, one year ago, Congress had passed a stimulus bill that really worked.

Let’s say this bill had started spending money within a matter of weeks and had rapidly helped the economy. Let’s also imagine it was large enough to have had a huge impact on jobs — employing something like two million people who would otherwise be unemployed right now.

If that had happened, what would the economy look like today?

Well, it would look almost exactly as it does now. Because those nice descriptions of the stimulus that I just gave aren’t hypothetical. They are descriptions of the actual bill.

I must say I do make a fine burrito. Contains: * Potato* Onion*...

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:31:01 -0600

I must say I do make a fine burrito. Contains:

* Potato
* Onion
* Bell pepper
* Chili Powder
* Jalapeño
* Egg
* Turkey Sausage

A conversation Dan Wineman and John Gruber have every month because they apparently have never heard of Yelp ;)

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:03:59 -0600

A conversation Dan Wineman and John Gruber have every month because they apparently have never heard of Yelp ;):

via DaringFireball

A breakdown of user’s ages on different “social...

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:02:40 -0600

A breakdown of user’s ages on different “social networks”

nickdouglas:

Study: Ages of social network users | Royal Pingdom

Data from Google Ad Planner

Interesting stats on the average user’s age on different...

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:02:20 -0600

Interesting stats on the average user’s age on different “social networks”

nickdouglas:

Study: Ages of social network users | Royal Pingdom

Data from Google Ad Planner