A group of talented folks do their version of Super Mario Bros. for television program India’s Got Talent . Don’t remember Bowser wielding a laser gun, and Tag-Team Luigi harnessing the power of the moon. Mario recreation on India’s Got Talent [Boing Boing] Read more here: India’s Got Mario Talent [Clips]

Posted by CNYRadio.com in Ithaca/Cortland, Utica-Rome, Watertown on July 13th, 2009 NATIONWIDE — If you catch the top-of-hour news on WIBX/Utica, WTNY/Watertown, WHCU/Ithaca or any other CBS affiliate, you’ll notice something missing today: those quick little “chirp” tones that had been part of the newscasts for more than three decades.CNYRadio.com first learned about the change through one of the local radio personalities we’re following on Twitter — who re-tweeted the message from WCBS afternoon anchor Steve Scott:End of an era: Familiar chirp tone from CBS Radio goes away Monday after 30+ years.

Note: I wrote this in about 15 minutes as part of a contest at Boing Boing Gadgets.  I wanted to post it here in case any of you enjoy it.  The rules were simply: flash fiction, about gadgets.  This is what my mind gravitated to… “You’ve gotta try my toothbrush,” Jeff said breathlessly, shoving the shiny plastic tube between Laney and her cereal.  She made every effort to not kill him on the spot.

Just finished Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It’s Becoming, and Why It Matters  by Scott Rosenberg ( http://www.wordyard.com ) the co-founder of  Salon.com . It is definitely a must read. Writing present or quasi-present history is a difficult genre and any author will always be suspected of lacking the distance necessary to separate out the wheat from the chaff, especially in a world where everybody craves for celebrity status.