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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Why I’m dropping Slashdot from my reader

The discussion threads that begin, “I’m a network admin who oversees a 10,000 node server farm. Does anyone have a suggestion for…” The utility of book reviews don’t make sense in a world with Amazon Their content to ad size ratio is laughable. The site design looks 10 years old. Their posts read like an [...]

Qu’est ce qui gravite autour de la terre?

You can learn a little French and mock them at the same time! Now… watch these people jump off of cliffs all flying squirrel style. wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo. Now please watch this awesome looking water jet pack!

Use Gmail’s Multiple Inboxes for power and success

Step by step to using Multiple Inboxes in Gmail: Click on “Settings” in upper right of the string. Click on the “Labs” tab. Scroll down to “Multiple Inboxes” and activate. Scroll to bottom of page and click “Save Changes” Click back on “Settings” Click on the new “Multiple Inboxes” tab. Select the “Above the inbox” [...]

It’s Killing Time

Killing Time by me and Billy Sugarfix. Special thanks to Rick Rubin.

George Bush’s Ice Cream Flavors

Ben & Jerry created “Yes Pecan!” ice cream flavor to honor Obama. They then asked people to fill in the blank to the following statement: For George W. we created “_________.” Here are some of their favorite responses: Grape Depression Abu Grape Cluster Fudge Nut’n Accomplished Iraqi Road Chock ‘n Awe WireTapioca Impeach Cobbler Guantanamallow [...]

Obama ‘Hope’ Copyright Musings

The Associated Press is demanding an undisclosed amount of money from Shepard Fairey, the creator of the near-ubiquitous “HOPE” poster [Wireds article]. “Fair use” has got to be one of the trickiest bits of copyright law especially when, in this case, the work also neatly falls into the “derivative works” classification. Wikipedia has a nice [...]

Tree houses in Madison Square Park?

Green light anti zombie squad

This dude is getting mike Carey to sign all his Lucifer comics

Both of those crates… How is this kind of thing handled? Do you do it but with the biggest eye roll In the world?

Don Draper’s corner office

405 Madison avenue is the location of the exterior shots of Mad Men’s Sterling Cooper.


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