But a Moment

Tomorrow is July 8th.  It’s not a holiday, it’s just a Wednesday, but it’s also a historical event.  Tomorrow, at a little past 12:34 pm, will be the moment the world can call 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9.  More precisely it will be 12:34 and 56 seconds on 7/8/09.  How cool is that?

It’s not going to screw up any computers like the fabled Y2K, it’s just fun.  So get out your most technologically advanced timepiece, and celebrate a historic moment that comes around once in forever, just because it’s cool.

Signes Sealed Delivered

I know I never get my mail on time.  I get comics and magazines a week late and who know how long it’s taking those letters to reach my mail box.

Well now there is a solution (sort of) DAG Design Lab has introduced the times post card.  It’s exactly what it sounds like, a post card you can mail with a count up clock attached.  It’s not useful or anything, just amusing.  I wish they’d attach clocks to my magazine subscriptions rather than my post cards, but it’s a start.  We’ve got email for simple messages, lets time what we can only get by post.  If print media wants to continue to compete with the internet then maybe a time test and a result of more timely delivery wouldn’t be a bad plan.

It’s that lack of time again

It’s no small secret that the computer can hinder work (homework in particular) as much as it can enhance it.  In honor of the numerous procrastinators everywhere here are my top three choices for tools of procrastination (at least at the moment):

1) Facebook.  This should be no surprise to most people.  Beyond updating one’s own profile, fooling with any of the, what feels like billions, of available applications, there’s also the ever time wasting habit of “facebook stalking”.  In other words, surfing through the pages of friends and acquaintances to check out any new dirt in areas including (but not limited to) status, pictures, and relationship.  With a plethora of possibilities facebook is all but procrastination heaven.

2) Imdb.  That’s right, the internet movie database.  I’m a movie buff, so it’s not for everyone, but for me, it’s a key visit when I need a little (or a not so little) break.  Beyond the gossip centered news section I can search for information on upcoming movies or on favorite stars future projects.  If I’m really settling in for a long visit the “Trivia” link is always entertaining at the top of a stars page, so too is the “Goofs” link for certain movies.  A little quote browsing too can pass the time nicely.

3) MacBrickout.  I tend to change my procrastination game from time to time, but now it’s MacBrickout.  It’s addictive (as most of my procrastination oriented games are) and is also downloadable, which makes it particularly convenient when a wireless internet connection is unavailable.  It’s a simple premise, anyone can play.  Slide a paddle along the bottom of the screen (like pong) to keep a ball bouncing and clear all the bricks to pass to the next level.  To make it even more interesting capsules and bubbles fall from the ceiling that can do anything from raise your score to cause your paddle to disappear.  The shareware version can be downloaded for free.