FlickFilosopher on your iPhone

Apparently some folks are reading my stuff on their iPhones, and further apparently, it’s possible for sites to offer custom icons — like a favicon for the iPhone. So I made one, and here it is in action on the iPhone of reader Clayj, who alerted me to this important new opportunity to promote myself: … more…

watch it: where Internet memes go to die

It’s not often that you can pinpoint the moment when an Internet meme reaches its pinnacle and can finally die a natural death, but it might be when the Muppets are finally invoked: (In case you don’t know what this is…) Internet nerds tickle my funny bone. (Technorati tags: Muppets, rickrolling)

Kevin Smith: Geek is forever

Fishbowl LA, in its coverage of San Diego Comic Con, notes that über geek Kevin Smith said, at the Entertainment Weekly panel: Geek culture is here to stay. And then Fishbowl goes on to snark that “I’m sure someone said that about Disco and Grunge…” which makes no sense to me. Styles of music are … more…

trailer break: ‘Quantum of Solace’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Ooo, James Bond is shadowy and mysterious! And griefstricken! And out for revenge! I bet he’s so mad he kills someone in an inventive way. Oh, and he’s gonna be shirtless. Quantum of Solace opens November 7. (Technorati tags: James Bond, 007, Quantum of Solace, trailer)