Friday, September 30, 2005
Why you shouldn’t test gas milage with emissions technology from decades ago
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Shining Trailer Remixed - this is really cool. The trailer from “The Shining” re-cut as a “heartwarming story”. Really, you need to download this.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Is It Better to Buy or Rent? - apparently, I’m not poor, I’m a savvy financial whiz. Buying a house is for suckas!
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Picture of the Day - say buh-bye to “The Hammer”
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Reasons to Hate Hipsters: #129 - what a jackass. If this isn’t good invective material, I don’t know what is.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Moodgrapher - Scientists in Amsterdam track and plot the average mood of LiveJournal users; they do predictions as well.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Fear the Day Star - a t-shirt that’s right up Derrick’s alley.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
A letter to the aspiring DJ next door - “While you have good taste and a good feel for consistency of tempos, you really do need to work on smoother crossfades. That last one sounded really amateur, especially when you followed it with a shout-out of ‘Hey Boston, how you feeling tonight?’”
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Winning Souls to Christ in The World of Warcraft - “It is such a rush to kill other players who refuse to accept Jesus Christ as Lord,” says one gamer. “I feel like I can really practice my faith the way God intended it.” Interesting to see how public debates shape out in [...]
Saturday, September 24, 2005
OK, I like playing DDR. My old roommate, Matt is quite good, and has the sweet metal-arcade style pads. I decided I’d like to start playing at home, so a week or two ago, I ordered a DDR pad, based on Sean’s recommendation. It arrived today, and, being the thorough guy I [...]
Friday, September 23, 2005
Things that never happen to me, but should: #330
Friday, September 23, 2005
Google’s AdWords and Vegas Tactics - seems that Google AdWords algorithm isn’t as value-neutral as they claim.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Nintendo’s Genre Innovation Strategy - a long, but very thoughtful look at what makes for various kinds of success in the video game industry, from branding strategies the the creation of new genres.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
The Bush administration doesn’t like Posse Comitatus
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Funny Billboard Defacement in SF - right above Zeitgeist, a lovely picture of our Beloved Leader.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Lots of Hipster PDA Goodness - for all you index-card lovers out there.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
A Realistic Assessment of How Many 12-Year-Olds I Could Beat Up Before They Overtook Me - this vaguely reminds me of the famous “how many naked Tims would it take to kill…”
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Touched by His Noodly Appendage - interview with the Prophet of Pastafarianism
Monday, September 19, 2005
Venn Diagram of “Things that are bad” - this is old, but still funny
Monday, September 19, 2005
A fair and balanced guide to choosing between New York and San Francisco.