January 2008
The 10 rules of Twitter (and how I break every... →
Watch‘Star Wars’ is ‘Coming to America’ (via Cinematical) You can stop watching once the conference (with Motti, Tagge, and Tarkin) begins. Only the first half is funny and only in spots. But those few parts are worth it.
“And true to form, the one person in our party last night whom I simply can’t...”
– Pica (via reticent magpie - Another bad movie)
“Now news that The Associated Press has prepared an obituary for 26-year-old...”
– Brit’s obit sparks debate over prepping eulogies (via msnbc.com)
“Every dance move is the Robot if you can imagine an advanced enough robot.”
– Demetri Martin (via)
MILK: I Got milk.com! →
In 1994 Dan Bornstein bought (and has basically sat on) milk.com. It remains very “1994”, but for $10m, you could buy it from him.
“[My dog] won’t even play with the kong. He gives it to the cat & she...”
– Squarbles (via dog_lovers)
“To succeed as a creative professional you must permanently exist in a state of...”
– Heretic Spire, a Damn Lie - How You Make It Happen
Good job there, idiot.
-Your overweight grandfather’s stomach is not a trampoline. (Age 4) -Do not climb over a picket fence if you are significantly smaller and less pointy than a picket fence. It is indeed possible to get a 3” piece of wood lodged in your arm, and the result is unappetizing. (Age 6) -Finding a four-leaf clover is considered good luck. Eating an entire patch of clover in hopes of ingesting...
“We’ve been unable to uncover any evidence to suggest that this boy was not...”
– Lt. Wayne Smith (via JS Online) Story: Dad Made son wear Packers jersey
Austin Adventures (As told to my good friend...
I’m in Austin, TX right now and though it’s not (technically) another country, it sure seems like it. We have a big list that one of Jason’s friends made us and we got half of it done yesterday. There’s not a terrible amount of sight-seeing, lots of eating and shopping though. I bought some great cowboy boots and a terrible vintage dress with a lace top. (It was $6 I had...
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Personas for Firefox →
This is supposedly a nice way to easily theme your FF browser. I haven’t used it yet, but it sounds intriguing.
“If you want remarkable results, feed a good programmer a diet of good design.”
– Reflections of an Interface Designer
Nom nom nom.
Coworker: Hi, I just wanted to let you know that our delivery driver will be there in 5 minutes.
Customer: 5 MINUTES?! I am sitting down and eating my breakfast. They can't come until I'm done with my breakfast!
Coworker: (obviously stunned, trying to figure out if she's joking or not) Um, okay. Let me see if we can do that.
Customer: Yeah, because I will *not* let them in while I am eating my breakfast.
Coworker: Hold on just a moment. (puts her on hold)
Coworker: Hey, she said she is eating breakfast.
Driver: Are you serious?
Coworker: Yeah, she said she won't take the delivery until she is done eating.
Driver: Uh, well I guess I'll have to go back later.
Coworker: Sorry for the wait. [no answer] Ma'am? Are you still there?
Customer: I said I was eating my breakfast. I was chewing my cereal.
Coworker: (WTF, she is eating CEREAL and she can't be interrupted?!) Oh, I'm sorry.
Customer: Mhm.
Coworker: My driver said he can come back later.
Customer: [CLICK]
“I’ve actually got 6 CDs right now that I’m basically in love with...”
– Me
toypography →
wooden blocks in the shapes of letter fragments to encourage kids to play with letters early in life. whoa, i want a set. thanks livejamie for finding this! — nikography
Edit Google Maps: You know your neighborhood... →
Google’s marketing of their new user-driven geocoding correction Edit Google Maps has targeted people wanting to correct the location of their own house address. Definitely more relevant to the average punter than simply correcting any old Google Maps geocoding result. — toolmantim
“The WI Governor’s e-mail address is governor@wisconsin.gov. I like that....”
– Josh Schultz (via Twitter)
“I’m sick of people saying “oh, [the Radiohead In Rainbows strategy]...”
– Jakob Lodwick (via The Catbirdseat)
“As a general quality of life improvement we will be adding new functionality in...”
– 2008 State of the Game - City of Heroes/Villains
Basking in the Stink of Life
Me: Frutiger smells so bad.
Chelsea: haha! She needs a bath. It's been a while.
Me: She's probably happy with her stinkiness. She's thinking "Finally, I don't smell like Apples anymore."
Chelsea: haha. Like Justin basking in the stink of his own farts.
Me: Exactly.
Chelsea: Justin and Frutiger are gross.
“Cloverfield is coming. I’m getting excited! Not because I love JJ Abrams stuff...”
– Paul Scheer Reminds me of this Married to the Sea comic.
The Download Card
You know, the idea of a download card is not a bad idea…in the right context. Imagine going to a show and seeing a band and then wanting their music aftewards. Many, many, many bands don’t have the resources to record, mix, master and then PRESS and PRINT the album and artwork. It makes sense for small budget bands to pay for plastic cards to sell at their shows instead of investing in...
Why It Won’t Work →
Kid #1: Or, in the time it takes me to jump through all those hoops, I could just download all 37 of those albums off of Pirate Bay. Kid #2: Or, I could just scratch off the back at the store, record the pin number, go home and download the album through a Tor connection, so you can’t trace my IP number. Kid #1: Also, what’s with this first slate of artists? Celine Dion? Backstreet Boys? Kenny...
“Cheerful bottom, so bright and clean.”
– Toto: Rainbow on BannerBlog Turn your ad blockers off and check out this banner.
Orangina : Naturellement Pulpeuse →
They’re using fury porn to sell Orangina. —Neil And petal porn. You have to click the link, click the button, and then click the fridge to watch the movie. Then you have to click the cards to view the subsequent character. It’s probably not worth it, but if you need to waste some time…