Kreg Steppe

Apparently someone is trying to pull a fast one on all us geeks. Even I was duped. I saw a notice that the Google Chrome OS was available and immediatly went to download it. I did take pause for a sec and notice that this was posted on a Google Sites page, “sites.google.com”, however that didn’t really stop me.

I started the download and tweeted about it. I started getting tweets back that it was a fake! So beware if you see this notice about it’s beta release.

Twitter abuzz with news of a beta Google Chrome OS. Yep, it’s a hoax.
Gizmodo posted news of a leaked Chrome OS download with a number of popular open source applications including OpenOffice, and GIMP preinstalled.

Naturally when a site like Gizmodo, posts something this bloggable, you’d expect geeks to stop whatever they’re doing and get downloading. You would be right. Twitter’s lost the plot and other respected sites including the likes of Daring Fireball reported the story (albeit inquiringly).

One look at the URL should have rung alarm bells, but you should note – this is definitely NOT a Google Chrome OS. The site has been around two weeks and all it is is GNOME with a Chrome browser, and if you’re still not convinced, the footer says “Chrome OS is not related to Google. Service provided by SUSE Studio. See the license.”

Now spread the word to these lot.

This a very creative 365 project of pictures this teenager has made and posted on Flickr. I like how even though it is a “Doll”, for lack of a better word, it is conveying emotion with nothing more than a box as a head and a minimal face. Well Done!

 
365 Days of Danboard via Bunnyrel on Flickr

Update Here is an interview with Arielle Nadel the Photographer

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Our Buddy, Author and friend of Technorama J.C. Hutchins is about to get his book 7th Son: Descent published by St. Martin’s Press later in October. To celebrate and get everyone ready J.C. started the daily podcast called 7th Son: 7 Days. For 7 days he is podcasting a day in the life of each of the main characters in the book giving you a little insight on who these guys are.

Well, I found out today that Chuck and I have a fleeting cameo. It is small, but cool. J.C. told me “if you blink you’ll miss it”. I want to see if any of our listeners of Technorama can spot it. Go and subscribe to 7th Son: 7 Days and find our cameo and be the first to call in at 206-222-2428 and let us know. We will feature you on the next Technorama. Some episodes have already aired and so you may have to download the past ones to find it. Good Luck.