Nik Cubrilovic

Guess What My Favorite Keyboard & Mouse Is

The Logitech MX series is just perfect. I have been using the MX5000 and the earlier variants for over 5 years now and they simply rock. The new 5500 isn't as good, and the older 5000 works perfectly on OS X, Windows, UNIX etc. without the extra software or dongle (if you buy one, throw that extra stuff out and just pair them natively). As per the screenshot, I have 3 sets in diff locations, and they just work as soon as I get in range (who said bluetooth sucks, it is up to the vendor to make it work well).

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Review of New iPhone Killer

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Google For Men

A lot easier than Facebook For Men:

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Facebook For Men

Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook as a way to meet women. I am not sure how well that worked out for him (the meeting women part), but there was a definite oversight in what features would be required after you actually meet women. Features such as:

• Ability to be 'In a relationship' with somebody and only they can see that
• Ability to have multiple of the above
• Automatically block all communication between those who you are 'In a relationship' with
• A clear warning and confirmation when setting 'In a relationship' for somebody who has previously held that status
• For the confirmation to include a list of links to messages to/from that person
• Only being able to set 'In a relationship' for somebody a maximum of 3 times
• A 'default' relationship status of 'Single' for everybody else, including search results
• Hide all wall posts, friend connections, pokes, peeks, thrown sheep, virtual love hearts etc. to anybody of opposite sex from anybody in 'Relationship status' list
• For profile pictures, read image EXIF data and clearly display date taken (in red if older than 12 months)
• Under profile picture, display a 'more likely looks like' widget showing highlites of photo albums (from friends or tagged only)
• Display metadata and markup against profiles and search results for women that only men can see (the 'bathroom stall' widget)
• Remove the entire 'romance' section in virtual goods
• Ability to insert messages at a prior date to anybody in 'Relationship status' list
• Ability to edit any old messages to anybody in 'Relationship status' list
• Optional hide event attendance from anybody in 'Relationship status' list (and automatically post a predefined message to wall during event time)
• Display only very positive Horoscope readings to anybody in relationship list
• Mobile version homepage to default to profile pictures of all those in relationship list, with first names clearly in bold underneath
• Ability to schedule automatic messages based on templates ('thinking of you', 'miss you' etc.)
• Automatically leave comment 'i agree', 'ye!', 'awwww' etc. to any quiz taken by anybody in relationship list
• Automatically comment 'you look so good', 'you look great', 'love what you are wearing' etc. to any new photos published by anybody in relationship list
• Automatically comment 'we look great together' in any photo tagged with both you and anybody in relationship list
• Automatically comment 'awwww whats wrong honey' on any wall post from anybody in relationship list that is posted +/- 3-5 days of.... well, you know.....  (wait.. do you? if you do, put that above birthdays on the homepage)
• Automatically message or wall post 'guess what tomorrow is :)' day prior to date of addition to anybody to relationship list
• Automatically message or post 'happy anniversary! can't wait to see you, sorry I am busy with work tonight' on anniversary date of addition of any person in relationship list
• When confirming attendance at an event, prompt alert if anybody previously on relationship list is also attending or has been invited. Prompt warning if any such person is confirmed or invited to an event within 5 miles of the event you are confirming attendance to.
• Simple intelligence when writing messages to anybody on relationship lists that detects contradictions (eg. 'Facebook has detected that you previously told Amy that you ..')
• When a person is removed from the relationship list, include a 'nuke' option that erases all messages, wall posts etc.  and automatically removes all mutual friends
• For anybody previously in relationship list who had the 'nuke' option applied, in their search results for my profile display Hometown as the nearest tourist beach location that is the direct opposite GPS co-ordinate of their current location, display relationship status as 'Married', set mood as 'super happy' and display latest wall post as 'just finished putting my kids to bed and watching an episode of Sex In The City with my wife (great show!) before spending the remainder of the evening in deep conversation with her'.

Coming up: Advanced search, and more

(props to Paul Carr, currently writing a business plan based on the above, for suggestions and sanity check (result was negative))

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muse

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HTTP Status Codes Updated

Propose new HTTP status codes, for the modern web:

• 208 - SORTA-OK - the page half-loaded because it included too many widgets
• 209 - MAYBEE-OK - no idea what this is, you work it out
• 210 - POSSIBLY-OK - did you get that? double-check and let me know
• 308 - LUNCH - back after lunch
• 309 - OUTTODAY - ok, so lunch turned into a few drinks.. then i met this girl at the bar and we sorta got talking. back tomorrow!
• 310 - NOTHERE - i am screening calls, leave a message
• 311 - RERICK - re-direct to Rick Astley youtube clip
• 427 - NOTFOUND - wordpress no longer configured properly because insipired blogger gave up after 7 hours
• 428 - BADBROWSER - you are still using IE 5.0, seriously? i gotta get this, there is no way the other servers are going to believe me when i tell them about it
• 510 - EHLO? - try port 25, dooce
• 511 - ATT - you are on AT&T, surprised you got this far
• 512 - NODIGG - no digg users kthx

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Choose Open

Choose Apple. Choose a brand. Choose a lifestyle. Choose a following, Choose a fucking overpriced large monitor, Choose the accessories, stereo headphones, funny sockets and what is no longer mp3.

Choose shiny colors, a fancy store and extended warranty. Choose the 'genius'. Choose the cool guy in the ads. Choose your friends.

Choose to switch and buy the matching carrier bag. Choose from the applications they say are ok. Choose their phone and wonder where the coverage and battery life went. Choose sitting in the office listening to content that should otherwise be free. Choose being satisfied at the end of it all, after you spend hours fucking with the resolution when connecting your mini to a TV. Choose telling a friend you bought a new laptop, and not mentioning the extra memory that came at an outrageous fee. Choose what could be the future. Choose Apple.

But why would I want to do a thing like that?

I chose not to choose Apple: I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who need reasons when you've got an open alternative?

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