Chris Pirillo

A Locker Full of Gnomies

Chris Pirillo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:29:06 +0000

Fridays are always fun around LockerGnome World Headquarters. It closes off a week of steady TLDRs (and gives me a chance to recharge my batteries so we can do it all again next week), and Diana and I usually have our date night. This week, my parents are still in town, and my Dad was [...]

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Would You Vote Through Social Media?

Chris Pirillo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:13:48 +0000

So it’s an election year, and it’s always fun to imagine ways we could use technology to move the democratic process along — at least beyond how we used it last time around. By the next one (provided the end-of-the-world nuts aren’t correct about this year’s dire...

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Facebook Stock? Now I Know How Much My Privacy is (Not) Worth

Chris Pirillo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:33 +0000

Beef! It’s what’s for dinner. Sure, I know that Wednesday is supposed to be Prince Spaghetti Day, but sometimes you just need to sink your teeth into a once-living bovine to feel alive, you know? Nothing against spaghetti or its great assortment of extended pasta relations, but noodles...

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I Love Software! I Admit It!

Chris Pirillo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:15:15 +0000

No matter what operating system I’m using, I’m kind of a software addict. I love it. And I’m not going to promise to quit, because I don’t want to. You can’t make me! No interventions, please. I’m unrepentant. And as you’ll see as you read on, we talked a...

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Scoldarobics: Finger Wagging Burns Calories (And Makes You Feel Better)

Chris Pirillo — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:03:31 +0000

“Monday Monday, so good to me. Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be…” And what do we ever hope for from a Monday? Do we attack it with gusto, not willing to give up the spirit of the weekend so easily, or do we hide in the back and hope it doesn’t [...]

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Social Media Updates for 2012-01-30

Chris Pirillo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:05:00 +0000

Welcome to Gnomies @thefemgeek! – http://t.co/9FAtAUVi # Can solar power, steam, and mirrors change the world? – http://t.co/c04DMRU0 # Welcome to Gnomies @harryslotwiner! – http://t.co/tXN6Varb # Have you followed these 10 tips to improve your YouTube channel? –...

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Is Your Hourly Rate More Than Free?

Chris Pirillo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:40:58 +0000

Wouldn’t life be grand if we didn’t have to pay bills, buy food for our tables (or buy tables, for that matter), or shell out cashmoney for shelter to keep our heads from being rained or snowed upon when the weather’s being less than kind? Heck, it would be nice if we could live...

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In the Mumbleverse, I Bathe in Minifigs

Chris Pirillo — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:34:39 +0000

Do you hear those voices in my head, or is it just me? They kind of sound like a chorus composed of the offspring of Ethel Merman and Billy Laughlin gulping down a balloon full of helium. Oh. It is just me? That’s unsettling. Recently, I mentioned that we were working on this project, but...

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What Do You Get when You Mix Espresso and Red Wine?

Chris Pirillo — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:07:08 +0000

Mixing uppers and downers, as any self-respecting drug addict will tell you, is totally awesome… or really dangerous. One of those things; I can’t quite recall, as I’ve been drinking alternating sips of espresso and red wine. Wheee! Ahhh. Wheee! Ahhh. I’m not sure if this...

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Should It Be Legal to Marry Software in the State of Washington?

Chris Pirillo — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:28:11 +0000

It’s a taunt heard on kindergarten playgrounds around the world in some form or another every day. “If you love [enter whatever inanimate object here] so much, why don’t you marry it?” In our house, we love quite a few kinds of software (and operating systems), but...

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I’m Not a Fairy or a Wookiee Warrior – I’m a Gnome

Chris Pirillo — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:36 +0000

As many of our regular TLDR viewers and readers know, Thursday and Friday were rife with bad luck for many of us here in the winter-clad hills of Issaquah. Power was down (along with spirits) and didn’t return — for me, anyway — until Saturday. And I’m one of the lucky ones;...

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Social Media Updates for 2012-01-23

Chris Pirillo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:05:00 +0000

These #Twitter tips can help make a good social media campaign even better. http://t.co/mfvZqWHH # Looking for a good #iPad #news app? Here are 10 of the best. http://t.co/pbZKNXNP # Have you ever been burned while #buying a #used piece of equipment? http://t.co/YeLwtsdm Here are five things to...

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Does Chris Pirillo Dream of Electric Sheep?

Chris Pirillo — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:08:50 +0000

Actually, anything electric would be nice right about now. It’s day two (or three? I’m losing count) of being without power, and I think I’m about to crack. Please send magic wire lightning to my house, toot sweet! So what happened with TLDR? After all, it’s not The...

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When Life Gives You Snow, Make Sno-cones!

Chris Pirillo — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:28:03 +0000

Being without power doesn’t have to mean you’re powerless. Today, for example, when the weird Washington weather knocked out my electricity, I just pulled out the generator. Granted, it’s not an ideal way to keep the juice going for long periods of time, but it’s sure nice...

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Congressional Pirates Stole My Light Bulbs! Down with SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA!

Chris Pirillo — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:57:17 +0000

It can be hoped that, a year from now when people are wondering why we chose to broadcast from a dark studio today, SOPA [Stop Online Piracy Act], PIPA [Protect IP Act], and ACTA [Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement] will be distant memories of poorly thought out legislation that never came to...

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