So I got this idea around 11:59 PM night before last. I thought it would be fun to take some of my photos and turn them into iPhone wallpaper. (It’s not overly complicated but I’m going to make it sound difficult so that you’ll be like “awww, that was nice of him” but it really wasn’t that hard.)

They’re here. They’re free. Take as many as you like.

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If I told you that the athletic department found 14 minutes of highlight-worthy clips of the 2010 football effort of Southern Miss would you call me crazy?

If any of you are reading from Seattle, I hope you’re headed to the GeekWire launch party tonight.

I was number 516,91, which means nothing.

The crew at foursquare was kind enough to put up a graphic showing global growth over the last two years.

“Well, I don’t love it,” Phil Knight said at the time, “but maybe it will grow on me.”

Aside from the McDonalds arches, the script of Coca-Cola, and the Christian cross, I cannot think of a more timeless and recognizable symbol in the world than the Nike swoosh.

Read the full article over at OregonLive.com.

“It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It’s not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention.”

The entire speech is brilliant, and Conan’s simple, short seriousness in the last few minutes is what makes this a memorable, attention span-holding speech that resounds with this generation.

Via Vincos and TechCrunch.

We just got back from The Netherlands where Hyves is all the rage. Still, even without The Netherlands, it’s Facebook’s world, y’all.