experiencefreak.com

trendcentral points to a new search engine designed by ex-google engineers. boasting many times more sites indexed and better content search capabilities. first-reviews are pretty weak, but hey that’s what “betas” are for right?
www.cuil.com
..design looks pretty fresh too ;)

amazing , stunning, frightening, disgusting. welcome to our sci-fi reality folks. as hunter used to say:

“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. “

more here, here, and here.  and proof that the bionic trend is upon us check out a cover story from The Week here:

Would you like to adopt a Dolphin? I bet you would?
Whether working on your own website, or discussing one for clients the conversation at some point will point quickly to social media applications, or community platforms. Most clients however won’t go down this road because of development costs, or complexities. Sole users, tinkerers [...]

as Hunter S. once said, when the going gets weird, the weird go pro.  This is a little weird.. Hammer, Diablo, and now…
Hi, Andy
Zappos.com CEO -Tony (zappos) is now following your updates on Twitter.
Check out Zappos.com CEO -Tony’s profile here:
http://twitter.com/zappos
Best,
Twitter
Don’t get me wrong, it’s cool to follow Tony.  What’s weird is that its cause he’s [...]

A letter from the internet:
To my dearest technology geeks, marketing entreprenuers, info-strategists, and designers.
I love you dearly. I just want you to know that. I mean, without you I wouldn’t be here. I owe you everything, but… I’m afraid I have to break up with you. Instead of working with [...]

Since we’re equal opportunity critics, let’s now turn from Michael to Steve.
Is he evil?

(His command and control of product, brand, and squashing of copycats have made him far from the king of the open source revolution.  It will interesting  to see how Doc Evil Stevie responds to his latest Mac-Hackers of Hackintosh.  Check out this [...]

um, Ok I didnt ever work with Steve. It just an ancient Lloyd Bentson reference.
But with fancy gaming pc commercials with Devo music, youth targeted ads with Flaming Lips riffs and the entertainment-focused Dell Lounge project, does Michael Dell have a little Steve Jobs envy? Apparently Forbes thinks so, but is pretty sure that [...]

.. no this is not Guitar Hero, the mobile phone edition.  Part Make magazine hackery, part Robert Moog, this rocks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqNwUqNvGuA

thanks Christine.
(Note: makes you wonder if steve jobs should embrace open source a bit more and get out of his AT&T locked phone sillyness eh?)

For all that attended SXSW, perhaps it’s time to check yourself into a clinic. Or to call your producer friend in LA to get on the next Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab, The Technorati edition. Not sure? Remember… denial is first stage of addiction and acceptance is the path to recovery. [...]

Despite all the pent up geek-anger at the whole thing, looks like there’s as many folks entertained than really put off by it all.
Wired adds to the Comic Relief:

Ideacity gives us a post-report and simply thought Sarah was a bit blabby.
Wired/Underwire takes a nap during it all, but gives us another good toon.
Mashable gives [...]