Friday, February 23, 2007
Shins, Common, Fiona Apple: Fulbright Judges - let’s not forget that MTV is also involved.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Autumn and the Plot Against Me: The mysterious origins of a Windows desktop image.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
George Takei’s Answer to Tim - they love you Tim, they love you.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Download YouTube and other online videos - cool service transcodes the flash videos (FLV) hosted on sites like YouTube into downloadable PC formats. It’s pretty sweet. The source has been released under the LGPL as well.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Jean-Paul Sartre, 911 Operator
Thursday, February 15, 2007
The game is not worth the candle.
The game is not worth the candle.
What we would get from this undertaking is not worth the effort we would have to put into it. The saying alludes to a game of cards in which the stakes are smaller than the cost of burning a candle for light by [...]
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Top 10 Law Firm Interview Questions - two things: (1) I love craigslist, (2) I’m so glad I have a job for next summer.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Useless Account
Every direction you turn you’re forced to create yet another account. Most of the time it’s for one of those throw-away web startups created 10 times a day, but occasionaly it’s worth the effort. . . . When it’s that important, you can’t afford to drop the ball. With a useless account you can [...]
Thursday, February 8, 2007
New William Gibson Novel!
New book: Yay!
Here we go. I turned in corrected proofs last week. I don’t know when advanced reading copies will go out, but soon.
Available in August: Boo!
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Karaoke for your iPod
Everything you love about karaoke - without the two-drink minimum.
Personally, I have to disagree. I love the two-drink minimum as well.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Language, truth… and wine
If a chardonnay tastes a bit like a peach, what then does the peach taste like? A chardonnay? And if so, what does either taste like? If you must describe the Van Loveren 2001 limited edition Merlot as being “chocolatelyâ€, does it mean that chocolate tastes like the Van Loveren Merlot? [...]
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Lists of unsolved problems - you know, in case you were looking for one.
Loaded - an argument for liberal support of the right to bear arms. Interesting read. Originally from Harpers, but not on the Harpers website.
Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America are like a man whose appetite for a steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians.