I am the ghost of groovymother.com. Woooooo!
This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Entries for week beginning August 15, 2010
➠ August 21, 2010
➠ August 20, 2010
➠ August 19, 2010
Would you like to block ‘Cow Clicker’?
Spotted on a wall at Facebook HQ.
They've been swayed: Huge hammock rocks - The Boston Globe
The first-ever Awesome Foundation grant recipient gets a front page photo & story on the Boston Globe. This is what AWESOME can do for you.
➠ August 17, 2010
US Patent 6368227 - Method of swinging on a swing
WHAT broken patent system?
➠ August 16, 2010
Kindle and iPad Displays: Up close and personal
The striking difference between the iPad LCD screen and the Kindle’s e-ink at 400x magnification.
"Hallowed Ground"
“A few photos of stuff the same distance from the World Trade Center as the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’”
The whole thing would be funny if it wasn’t so frustratingly based on unashamed bigotry.
Adobe partners with Typekit to bring legendary typefaces to the web
Amazing! Garamond, Cooper Black and Myriad just became web-safe fonts.
(First person to use Trajan on a website gets a crotch-punch, though)
➠ August 15, 2010
The Pac-Man Dossier
Relentlessly thorough documentation of the history, design and strategy of Pac-Man.
It’s official: I bought art.
Upgraded to the 16"x20" print of Mike Monteiro's art, and have enclosed it in a suitably ornate frame.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.