Quoted: As a quick review to create GZip content on the server generically I created a couple simple static utility functions that can be called from anywhere to dynamically encode dynamic ASP.NET content:

Quoted: The official unveiling is tonight, but we have the first images of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo now, attached to its mothership, Eve. SpaceShipTwo is the first commercial passenger spacecraft in history, and it is oh-so-beautiful.

Quoted: Disney is revving up to remake one of its most expensive science-fiction endeavors, The Black Hole. The minds behind Tron Legacy are involved, but can they duplicate the PG-rated terror of the original?

Quoted: Called Cliqset FeedProxy, the service consumes user activity feeds from more than 70 online services like Twitter, WordPress, Tumblr, Last.fm, Yelp and LibraryThing and then produces an outbound feed that's compliant with the ActivityStreams standard format.

Damn hippies.

Quoted: Staffers for Mike McGinn, Seattle's mayor-elect, have asked the city's technology department to explore the possibility of switching the mayor's office from Windows PCs to Macs to let them stick with the technology they've been using, according to a post by Eli Sanders of the Stranger.

Quoted: The Fab Four did not set the video game world on fire with the launch of The Beatles Rock Band. The game was one of the most overhyped in game history, with a buildup that was similar to last year’s Spore, which sold millions of units but was still a disappointment.

Quoted: There are two key points about Wolfram Alpha’s iPhone app: 1) It is pretty cool, and very nicely done. 2) They’re insane for trying to sell it for $50.

Quoted: U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu publicly complimented Apple, PG&E and the other companies that have recently resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its opposition to greenhouse gas restrictions.