Archive for January 1st, 2008

The 2007 site stats report »

By William M. Hartnett on Jan 1, 2008 in meta, site stats | 2 Comments

Resolution for 2008: Adhere even more lazily to widely accepted rules of “good blogging.” Thought- and/or commenting-provoking lists? Not around these parts. Have another picture of Pokeweed. Stay focused on a single topic? More videos of sweet cars and Japanese people dressed as Star Wars characters dancing to Motown hits, I say. Here’s the year-end [...]

December 2007 stats report »

By William M. Hartnett on Jan 1, 2008 in meta, site stats | 0 Comments

Had a little traffic bump at the end of the year, but I’m busy watching football and honestly just can’t be bothered to check why. On to the December stats, from Google Analytics and FeedBurner. Lifetime stats start Feb. 13, 2007.

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More Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros: HBO version lyrics (July 20, 2007)
Bird’s eye view [...]

The 2007 mileage report »

By William M. Hartnett on Jan 1, 2008 in oddities | 0 Comments

I’m obsessed with tracking my mileage. I’ve even been known to record my mileage in rental cars. Here then, for no very good reason, is the year-end mileage report for my 2001 1.8T manual transmission Volkswagen Jetta, with comparisons over 2006:
Miles driven: 7,263.1 (+15.5 percent)
Gallons burned: 248.424 (+4.1 percent)
Miles per gallon: 29.237 (+11.0 percent)
Average price [...]

links for 2008-01-01 »

By William M. Hartnett on Jan 1, 2008 in daily links | 0 Comments

iPod Touch does VoIP - CrunchGear
Ooooh, ahhhhh.
(tags: apple ipod-touch voip)

A look at the Live Maps high-res cameras - LiveSide
216 megapixel camera for aerial photography. Yes, please.
(tags: virtual-earth microsoft camera)

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