Fat Dads: TECHnically, we’re both! [beta]

One particular Fat Dad’s take on some the tech news that seems to be going around the InterWeb.

200 meter long spider web found in Texas August 31, 2007

Filed under: science — 2fatdads @ 10:43 am

200 meter long spider web found in Texas
This is a cool story that Steve posted on Digg so I had to post here too. I like spiders for killing flies and squeeters and also for giving Peter Parker his powers and all that but this story has me more than a little creeped out.
Steve added “yeah, social spiders. what if they get really organised…”

This is just too much like the movie Arachnobia… I wonder if social spiders have subversive sub cultures or if younger spiders rebel and web-grafitti by up or doing tight donuts circle instead of across the patterns like the other spiders.
Digg the story here

 

Helvetica A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit August 22, 2007

Filed under: tech, video — 2fatdads @ 12:05 pm

As a web developer, I often hear can you use something like Helvetica but not Helvetica… I know it just sounds stupid, but the truth is everyone wants a fresh clean site that looks like the Gap or Ikea but they don’t want to be mistaken (i.e. sued) for the Gap or Ikea. I really want to see this, I missed the Montreal screening in May because I simply didn’t know this documentary was being made, so now I’m gonna buy the DVD or try to find it on iTunes or Netflix.

 

So You Think You Can Dance: Laporte & Dvorak August 22, 2007

Filed under: funny, tech, video — 2fatdads @ 7:05 am

These two could give Jerry Springer a run for his money any day! You gotta love JibJab for this kind of stuff

 

Apple finally cuts canucks a deal. August 7, 2007

Filed under: Uncategorized — 2fatdads @ 11:39 pm

There has never been any doubt that this Fat Dad and his big old Canadian bacon is an Apple Fanboy. But when I saw that iLife'08 and iWork'08 are also selling for 79 loonies, same as what our southern cousins are paying in U$ greenbacks, I was floored. But it gets even better, the 20 inch iMac's are only selling for $100 more than south of the border. Man it feels good to be Canuck tonight.

 

Chocolate Rain August 2, 2007

Filed under: Uncategorized — 2fatdads @ 11:12 pm

by TayZonday

I have no idea why this is so addictive, it just is.